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Taz Skylar

Writer

Represented by:

Alec Drysdale

Taz is a writer/actor – son to a Sierra Leonean/Lebanese father and a Yorkshire mother and raised in Tenerife. He can be seen starring as one of the leads in the hit Netflix show ONE PIECE.

Taz was nominated for an Olivier for his play WARHEADS, which is about PTSD in young soldiers. He recently co-wrote the feature GASSED UP for Ascendant Fox / Amazon Prime, which premiered at London Film Festival 2023. Taz has co-created and will be writing on an original series with the same team at Ascendant Fox, which is currently in development with BBC Studios. He also has a series in development with The Forge Entertainment.

 

Credits

THEATRE
Date: 2019
Production (role):
WARHEADS
Company:
The Park Theatre
Project details:
Nominated - Olivier Awards 2019 for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
IN DEVELOPMENT
Production (role):
THE DRIVER
Company:
The Forge Entertainment
Project details:
TV Series
Production (role):
SOCIETY
Company:
Ascendant Fox / BBC Studios
Project details:
TV Drama

Co-creator
Production (role):
CHILDREN OF THE WILD
Company:
Three Little Birds
Project details:
Original TV Drama
FEATURE FILM
Date: 2022
Production (role):
GASSED UP
Company:
Vertigo and Ascendant Films
Project details:
Co-writer

Premiere at London Film Festival 2023
SHORT FILMS
Date: 2016
Production (role):
MULTIFACIAL
Project details:
LA Shorts, Madrid International Film Festival & Orlando International Film Festival
Winner - Best Short Film at Madrid International Film Festival

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2019
    Production (role): WARHEADS
    Company: The Park Theatre
    Project details: Nominated - Olivier Awards 2019 for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): THE DRIVER
    Company: The Forge Entertainment
    Project details: TV Series
  • Production (role): SOCIETY
    Company: Ascendant Fox / BBC Studios
    Project details: TV Drama

    Co-creator
  • Production (role): CHILDREN OF THE WILD
    Company: Three Little Birds
    Project details: Original TV Drama
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2022
    Production (role): GASSED UP
    Company: Vertigo and Ascendant Films
    Project details: Co-writer

    Premiere at London Film Festival 2023
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Project details
  • Date: 2016
    Production (role): MULTIFACIAL
    Project details: LA Shorts, Madrid International Film Festival & Orlando International Film Festival
    Winner - Best Short Film at Madrid International Film Festival
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