Robin Lord Taylor - wikipedia Robin Lord Taylor Robin Lord Taylor Taylor at the 2014 NY PaleyFest for Gotham Robin Lord Taylor ( 1978 - 06 - 04 ) June 4, 1978 ( age 39 ) Shueyville, Iowa, U.S. Residence Manhattan, New York Other names Robin Taylor Robin L. Taylor Occupation Actor Director Years active 2005 -- present Known for Abernarthy Darwin Dunlap ( Accepted ) Jeff Williams ( Another Earth ) Julian ( Would You Rather ) Oswald Cobblepot ( Gotham ) Height 5 ft 6 in ( 1.68 m ) Robin Lord Taylor ( born June 4, 1978 ) is an American film and television actor and director, known for Accepted ( 2006 ), Another Earth ( 2011 ) and Would You Rather ( 2012 ). He stars in the television drama series Gotham as Oswald Cobblepot. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Gotham 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video game 5 References 6 External links Early life Taylor was born in Shueyville, Iowa to Robert Harmon Taylor and Mary Susan ( née Stamy ) Taylor. He attended Solon High School and Northwestern University, earning his Bachelor of Science degree in theatre in 2000. While at Northwestern, his roommate was actor Billy Eichner. Career Taylor has appeared in several television series, such as The Walking Dead, Law & Order, Law & Order : Special Victims Unit, The Good Wife and Person of Interest. He had a recurring role as `` Darrell, the Late Show page with the fake British accent '' on Late Show with David Letterman. He played Abernathy Darwin Dunlap in Accepted. He appeared in such independent films as Would You Rather, Cold Comes the Night, and Another Earth ; the last of which won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Taylor was featured in Spike Lee 's segment `` Jesus Children of America '' of the 2005 anthology film on the theme of childhood and exploitation All the Invisible Children ( Venice Film Festival ), The House is Burning ( produced by Wim Wenders ( Cannes Film Festival ), Pitch ( Cannes Film Festival ), Kevin Connolly 's The Gardener of Eden ( Tribeca Film Festival ) and Assassination of a High School President ( Sundance Film Festival ). Taylor co-created and co-starred in Creation Nation : A Live Talk Show with Billy Eichner, which they performed at the 2008 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, as well as at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival and throughout New York City and Los Angeles. He has also appeared onstage in Neighborhood 3 : Requisition of Doom, The Shooting Stage, Henry IV and No. 11 Blue and White, as well as numerous productions in Stephen Sondheim 's Young Playwrights Festival at the Cherry Lane Theater. Gotham Taylor was cast as Oswald Cobblepot in February 2014. His performance as Cobblepot has been described by Esquire as a `` standout performance of the first episode (... ) disarming and multilayered '', by The Wall Street Journal as `` a passionate performance... ( who ) `` steals the show '', and as `` spectacularly cast as the Penguin ''. Personal life Taylor was raised Presbyterian. Since 2000, he has lived in Manhattan, New York, where Gotham is filmed. In a November 2014 Glamour interview, Taylor was asked, `` I notice you are wearing a wedding ring on your ring finger. Are you married ? '' To which he responded, `` I am married ! I like to keep it private, but I 've been married for over three years, and we 've been together for 10 1 / 2. No kids. No kids yet ! '' In March 2015, Slate noted Taylor in an article discussing `` Several actors who are openly gay or who have been cast in multiple gay or bisexual roles and the typecasting of gay roles ''. Taylor, himself, added : `` I feel like the landscape has totally changed. Regardless of sexual preference, it 's more that as a character actor, the less I reveal about myself, the better. My favorite actors are the ones I know least about. '' In April 2015, Taylor openly identified as gay on episode 672 of the Nerdist podcast with Chris Hardwick. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Jesus Children of America Mike Short film credited as Robin Taylor 2006 Pitch Pete Short film credited as Robin Taylor The House is Burning Phil credited as Robin Taylor Accepted Abernathy Darwin Dunlap 2008 Assassination of a High School President Alex Schneider credited as Robin Taylor August Guy Employee 2009 Last Day of Summer Jason credited as Robin Taylor Step Up 3D Punk Kid 2011 Return Vonnie credited as Robin Taylor Another Earth Jeff Williams The Melancholy Fantastic Dukken credited as Robin Taylor 2012 Would You Rather Julian 2013 Cold Comes the Night Quincy 2016 Full Dress Noah 2017 The Long Home Filming Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Law & Order Jared Weston Episode : `` Sects '' ( S 15 : Ep 19 ) credited as Robin L. Taylor 2008 Life on Mars Jimmy Episode : `` My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi '' ( S 1 : Ep 3 ) Law & Order Dale Episode : `` Personae Non Grata '' ( S 18 : Ep 17 ) credited as Robin L. Taylor Law & Order Cedric Stuber Episode : `` Innocence '' ( S 20 : Ep 16 ) 2012 Person of Interest Ajax Episode : `` Blue Code '' ( S 1 : Ep 15 ) The Good Wife Brock Dalyndro Episode : `` Battle of the Proxies '' ( S 4 : Ep 10 ) 2013 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Dylan Fuller Episode : `` Traumatic Wound '' ( S 14 : Ep 21 ) The Walking Dead Sam Episode : `` Indifference '' ( S 4 : Ep 4 ) Episode : `` No Sanctuary '' ( S 5 : Ep 1 ) 2014 Taxi Brooklyn Sami Episode : `` Precious Cargo '' ( S 1 : Ep4 ) 2014 - present Gotham Oswald Cobblepot Series regular Video game Year Title Role Notes 2016 Dishonored 2 The Outsider Replacing Billy Lush 2017 Dishonored : Death of the Outsider The Outsider References ^ Jump up to : Aged 36 as of interview dated February 16, 2015, usatoday.com ; accessed February 17, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Robin Lord Taylor ''. Facebook. Retrieved December 28, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Robin Lord Taylor Bio ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved December 28, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Robert Taylor ''. Cedar Memorial. Retrieved May 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Wagner, Curt ( October 5, 2014 ). `` Robin Lord Taylor walks the walk as Penguin in ' Gotham ' ''. RedEye. Retrieved January 12, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Rising Stars : Hunter Gilmore, Noah Peters, and Robin Lord Taylor shine in The Shooting Stage ''. theatermania.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014. Jump up ^ Portantiere, Michael ( 2005 - 03 - 07 ). `` Rising Stars ''. TheaterMania. Retrieved 2016 - 05 - 21. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( February 11, 2014 ). `` Fox 's Batman Prequel ' Gotham ' Casts Penguin, Alfred ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 13, 2015. Jump up ^ AJ Marechal ( February 11, 2014 ). `` Fox 's ' Gotham ' Casts Classic ' Batman ' Characters the Penguin, Alfred Pennyworth ''. Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved November 13, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Talking to the new Penguin : Gotham 's Robin Lord Taylor on how to inhabit he vile villain ''. esquire.com. Retrieved September 29, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Meet Robin Lord Taylor, the ' Gotham ' Penguin ''. blogs.wsj.com. September 22, 2014. Retrieved September 29, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Gotham Takes Chance on Origins Story ''. stuff.co.nz. Retrieved September 29, 2014. Jump up ^ Profile, earwolf.com ; accessed May 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Robin Lord Taylor profile ''. Hooplanow. Retrieved September 30, 2014. Jump up ^ `` What It 's Like to Spend the Afternoon With Robin Lord Taylor A.K.A. Gotham 's Penguin ''. Glamour. Retrieved February 22, 2015. Jump up ^ `` The `` Straight Coach '' in The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is n't so far - fetched ``. Slate. Retrieved March 9, 2015. Jump up ^ ( Www.nerdist.com `` Episode from April 39, 2015 '' ) Check url = value ( help ). Jump up ^ Preston, Dominic ( October 20, 2013 ). `` Robin Lord Taylor : Growing up overweight and gay prepared me to play The Penguin ''. Pink News. Retrieved October 23, 2016. 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Question: who is the actor who plays the penguin in gotham
Answer: Robin Lord Taylor