Biography
Tate Taylor is an American filmmaker and actor. A frequent collaborator with his friends and prolific character actresses Allison Janney and Octavia Spencer, Taylor is best known for directing The Help, Get on Up, and The Girl on the Train.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Rumble Through the Dark
2023
Executive Producer
In the dark landscape of the Mississippi Delta, a former bare-knuckle fighter must win one last fight to pay off his debts to the local mob boss and s...
Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
2021
as Self
An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s incomparable artistry, and the acting process which informed his transformative performances. Viola Da...
Breaking News in Yuba County
2021
as Attractive Customer
An overlooked pencil-pusher catches her husband in bed with another woman, the shock of which causes him to die of a heart attack. So she buries his b...
Breaking News in Yuba County
2021
Director, Producer
An overlooked pencil-pusher catches her husband in bed with another woman, the shock of which causes him to die of a heart attack. So she buries his b...
Ava
2020
Director
A black ops assassin is forced to fight for her own survival after a job goes dangerously wrong.
Ma
2019
as Officer Grainger
Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and...
Ma
2019
Director, Producer
Sue Ann is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and...
The Girl on the Train
2016
Director
Rachel Watson, devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her ...
Get on Up
2014
Director, Producer
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
The Help
2011
Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson ...
Love and Distrust
2010
as Dusty (segment "Auto Motives")
This collection of five short films artfully portrays desire's ability to both empower and destroy those who encounter it.
Winter's Bone
2010
as Satterfield
After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underwo...
Prop 8: The Musical
2008
as The Frightened Villagers
The conflict of the aftermath of Proposition 8 (banning gay marriage in California) is solved by Jesus.
Pretty Ugly People
2008
as George's Boyfriend
Lucy has always used food to escape life's problems, but when this self-titled "fat friend" lures her group of old college buddies to the Montana wild...
Pretty Ugly People
2008
Director, Writer
Lucy has always used food to escape life's problems, but when this self-titled "fat friend" lures her group of old college buddies to the Montana wild...
Breakin' All the Rules
2004
as Attendant
After being dumped by his model girlfriend, aspiring writer Quincy Watson quits his job and is inspired to pen the ultimate how-to book on breaking up...
Chicken Party
2003
as Luke Smith
A comedic look at crime, love, tolerance and fried chicken.
Chicken Party
2003
Director, Writer
A comedic look at crime, love, tolerance and fried chicken.
I Spy
2002
as Lieutenant Percy
When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States' top ...
Planet of the Apes
2001
as Friend at Leo's Party
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes domi...
The Journeyman
2001
as Chester Patton
In the Wild West at the turn of the century, two young brothers watch as their Grandpa is gunned down in cold blood. The desperados kidnap the older b...
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997
as Casey
Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borrowed Jaguar, new clothes and the story of their suc...
Miss Macy
N/A
Director
The true story of a young girl who is plucked from her unhappy home life and set on a path for success by an eccentric woman who sees something specia...
The 17th Annual Coral Gables Christmas Caroling Extravaganza
N/A
Director
After being betrayed by another member of their championship-winning Christmas carolling group, Nancy resolves to start a new carolling team to compet...
Ma 2
N/A
Producer
Following the events of the first film, Sue Ann now resides in the Pacific Northwest, working as a real estate agent, when her murderous past as “Ma” ...