Taylor Russell

Taylor Russell shot The Origin of the World, an upcoming American epic period drama film, written and directed by Brady Corbet. She stars opposite Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Selena Gomez, Lily McInerny and Joe Alwyn. Taylor can be seen in director Na Hong-Jin’s latest film, HOPE, alongside Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender, which premiered this year at Cannes.

She is also collaborating with Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele on the upcoming video game project, Project OD. Taylor starred opposite Timothée Chalamet in Luca Guadagnino’s feature, Bones and All, which MGM Pictures released in the U.S. in 2022. The film made its debut at the Venice Film Festival, for which Taylor won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Emerging Actress and went on to also premiere at New York Film Festival and London Film Festival. Her performance earned her a Gotham Award nomination for Outstanding Lead and Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Lead Performance as well. Taylor also starred opposite Ewan McGregor in Niclas Larsson’s feature, Mother Couch, produced by Alex Black and Sara Murphy, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Taylor starred in a NY Times Critic’s Pick transfer of Jamie Lloyd’s revival of Lucy Prebble’s play, The Effect, opposite Paapa Essiedu. Taylor made her stage debut in the show at The National Theatre , garnering rave reviews and a WhatsOnStage Award nominations, and culminating in a limited engagement transfer at The Shed in NYC.

Taylor also starred in the A24 feature Waves opposite Sterling K. Brown and Lucas Hedges, for which she won the Breakthrough Actor Award at the Gotham Awards and was honoured with the Virtuoso Award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival. She was also nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female for her performance in Waves.

Taylor made her directorial debut with her short documentary film The Heart Still Hums, which she co-directed with her friend Savanah Leaf. The film follows six pregnant women in Sacramento seeking resources to raise their children. The film won Best Documentary Short at the Palm Springs International ShortFest, and the Jury Award for Best Documentary Short at the Black Star Film Festival.

Taylor has also been a face of Chanel and is the first ambassador for Loewe.