Robert Taylor ( Australian actor ) - Wikipedia Robert Taylor ( Australian actor ) For the American actor, see Robert Taylor ( actor ). For other people with the same name, see Robert Taylor ( disambiguation ). Robert Taylor ( 1963 - 07 - 07 ) 7 July 1963 ( age 55 ) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Nationality Australian Alma mater Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts Occupation Actor Years active 1988 -- present Spouse ( s ) Ayisha Davies ( m. 2017 ) Children Robert Taylor ( born 7 July 1963 ) is an Australian actor who has appeared in many films and television series in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. On television, he is known for playing the lead role of Walt Longmire in the A&E / Netflix television series Longmire. On film, he is known for playing `` Agent Jones '' in The Matrix ( 1999 ) ; he also starred in Vertical Limit ( 2000 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Taylor was born on 7 July 1963, in Melbourne, Australia. His parents separated when he was nine, and he moved to a mining town in Western Australia to live with his aunt and uncle. He worked as a miner when he was a teenager, and later had jobs including lifeguard and bouncer. He went to university three times. At 21, Taylor went to work on an oil rig in the Indian Ocean. His ship collided with another and sank off the west coast of Australia, but two crew mates and he escaped on a lifeboat. Taylor suffered a broken arm and ribs and, while recovering in the hospital, saw an ad for auditions for drama school in Perth, at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts ( WAAPA ), which he joined after a successful audition at the age of 24. Career Taylor started acting professionally in 1988 after graduating from WAAPA. His first major role was in 1989 as Nicholas Walsh in the Australian television soap Home and Away. His first lead role came in 1993 when he was cast as David Griffin in the Australian mini series The Feds. He then appeared in various guest roles and on TV movies in Australia, such as Blue Heelers and Stingers, often being cast as a police officer. Taylor 's big break in Hollywood came when he was cast as the shapeshifting Agent Jones in the 1999 blockbuster The Matrix. In 2000, he starred alongside Chris O'Donnell in the action thriller Vertical Limit. His other film credits include The Hard Word ( 2002 ), Storm Warning ( 2007 ), Rogue ( 2007 ), and Coffin Rock ( 2009 ). In 2000, Taylor took on the role of Father Vincent Sheehan in Ballykissangel, a British television drama set in Ireland. His television credits after that include MDA ( 2002 ), Satisfaction ( 2010 ), Cops L.A.C. ( 2010 ) and Killing Time ( 2011 ). In 2011, Taylor was cast for the lead role of Walt Longmire in A&E 's crime drama series Longmire. The series later moved to Netflix after the third season and the network renewed the series for its sixth and final season, which aired in 2017. Personal life Taylor married producer Ayisha Davies on 12 July 2017, after 16 years together. They have a daughter, Scarlet. He co-founded a farmer 's market and community gardens in St Kilda, Victoria, called Veg Out. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Phage Calhoun 1999 The Matrix Agent Jones 2000 Muggers Detective Constable Porter 2000 Vertical Limit Skip Taylor 2000 After the Rain Jack Behring 2002 The Hard Word Frank Malone 2003 Ned Kelly Sherritt Trooper 2003 Roundabout Police officer 1 Short film 2007 Storm Warning Rob 2007 Rogue Everett Kennedy 2007 The Bloody Sweet Hit Lindsay Short film 2008 Long Weekend Bartender 2009 Coffin Rock Rob Willis 2012 The Balibo Night Private Benjamin Cook ( voice ) Short video 2014 Healing Vander 2014 Turkey Shoot Ramrod 2014 The Menkoff Method Clive Struthers 2015 Focus McEwen 2015 Downriver Wayne 2015 What Lola Wants Jed 2017 Kong : Skull Island Captain of the Boat 2017 Do n't Tell Robert Brewster 2018 The Meg Dr. Heller Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 The Flying Doctors Lachlan McGregor Season 3, episode 15 : `` Clapped Out '' 1988 Reed Down Under King Television movie 1988 Something Is Out There 1st officer 1988 The Clean Machine Constable Ron Healy Television movie 1988 The Rocks Constable Gottlieb Television movie 1989 Brotherhood of the Rose Pollux 1989 Home and Away Nicholas Walsh 20 episodes 1990 Yellowthread Street Detective Peter Marenta 7 episodes 1990 The Paper Man Johnny Coates Steel Justice Detective Lieutenant David Nash Television movie 1993 -- 1996 The Feds David Griffin Lead role 1995 The Last Bullet Sergeant Caldwell Television movie Twisted Tales Peter Season 1, episode 12 : `` A Sure Thing '' Flipper Season 1, episode 11 : `` Fish Out of Water '' The Thorn Birds : The Missing Years Jack Cleary Television movie 1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys Andrew Costello Season 2, episode 12 : `` Blood is Thicker Than Walter '' 1999 Wildside Clayton Clark Season 2, episode 8 1999 Blue Heelers Detective Barry Craig Season 6, episode 10 : `` Dirty Money '' Season 6, episode 12 : `` Web of Lies '' 1999 Stingers Detective Sergeant Mick Foley Season 1, episode 20 : `` Proving Ground '' Season 1, episode 21 : `` Cast Off '' Season 1, episode 22 : `` Dead Man 's Throw '' Season 2, episode 8 : `` White Lies '' 1999 First Daughter Mason Television movie Ballykissangel Father Vincent Sheahan 8 episodes 2002 MDA Paul Bennett 8 episodes The Mystery of Natalie Wood Nicholas Ray Television movie 2005 Hercules Chiron 2008 City Homicide Kevin Steele Season 2, episode 12 : `` Spoils of War '' Satisfaction John McCoy 6 episodes Cops L.A.C. Tom O'Neill Season 1, episode 1 : `` The Learning Curve '' 2011 Underbelly Files : Tell Them Lucifer was Here Deputy Commissioner Graham Sinclair Television movie 2011 Killing Time Tim Watson - Munro 5 episodes 2011 Twentysomething Trevor Season 1, episode 6 2012 -- 2017 Longmire Sheriff Walt Longmire Lead role 2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Alistair Travers Season 1, episode 8 : `` A Flare for Murder '' 2016 Wolf Creek Roland Thorogood Season 1, episode 1 : `` Billabong '' References Jump up ^ Staff ( 2014 - 05 - 25 ). `` Celeb Style Icons And More ''. mila255h.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2017 - 07 - 11. ^ Jump up to : `` Week of March 3, 2014 : Ballykissangel 's Robert Taylor ''. Tea with Heather. Maryland Public Television. ^ Jump up to : Myskow, Nina ( 2 March 2001 ). `` The Real Me : Robert Taylor - I 'd like to marry and have kids but my girlfriend ca n't stand me... am I really that bad a catch ? ; Robert Taylor reveals all to NINA MYSKOW ''. The Mirror. United Kingdom. ^ Jump up to : Moore, Frazier ( 23 May 2013 ). `` Robert Taylor : arresting as TV lawman ' Longmire ' ''. Associated Press. ^ Jump up to : Lee, Luaine ( 1 June 2012 ). `` Robert Taylor stars in new A&E series ' Longmire ' ''. McClatchy - Tribune News Service. North Jersey. Jump up ^ `` Aussie star at home in west ''. News.com.au. 12 November 2013. Jump up ^ `` Four decades of Aussie cop shows ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 September 2004. Jump up ^ `` The Feds : Abduction ''. AustLit : The Australian Literature Resource. Jump up ^ Barron, Frank ( 8 July 2012 ). `` '' Longmire '' stars Robert Taylor on A&E -- Big Sky country setting for modern western Longmire ``. Entertainment Today. ^ Jump up to : `` Robert Taylor as Walt Longmire ''. ninemsn. Jump up ^ Pennells, Steve ( 13 August 2000 ). `` Ballykissangel Answers Actor 's Prayers ''. The Sun - Herald via WA Television. Jump up ^ Jeffery, Morgan ( 16 February 2011 ). `` ' The Matrix ' star joins A&E pilot ''. Digital Spy. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 14 February 2011 ). `` ' Matrix ' Actor Robert Taylor Gets The Lead In A&E 's Pilot ' Longmire ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( 2016 - 11 - 02 ). `` ' Longmire ' Renewed For Sixth & Final Season By Netflix ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016 - 11 - 02. Jump up ^ Dietz, Jason ( June 2, 2016 ). `` 2016 - 17 TV Season Scorecard ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 4, 2017. Jump up ^ Tomazin, Farrah ( 1 February 2003 ). `` Community gardeners veg out in the suburbs ''. The Age. Australia : Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 3 June 2016. 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Question: who plays walt longmire in the series longmire
Answer: Robert Taylor