Co-Director, Writer

Christian Taylor graduated from New York University Film School in 1993 which was highlighted when his thesis film, “The Lady in Waiting,” won the “Gold Medal” at the Student Academy Awards®, a special recognition from the Directors Guild of America. The film went on to receive a nomination for “Best Live Action Short” at the 1993 Academy Awards®. In the months that followed, “The Lady in Waiting” continued to generate worldwide acclaim and went on to garner several other top awards at film festivals and foundations making it one of the most recognized student films of all time.

The following year, Christian received an invitation to attend the Sundance Filmmakers Lab to develop “The Lady in Waiting” into a feature script and also received an award fellowship from the Directors Guild of America to shadow Neil Jordan throughout production of “Interview with a Vampire.” Four years later he went on to assist Academy Award-winning® screenwriter Alan Ball on “American Beauty” and the short-lived ABC sitcom “Oh Grow Up.” Their creative relationship continued with Christian serving as a producer for the pilot of “Six Feet Under” and remaining as an integral part to the ongoing development of the popular HBO series, where he was a screenwriter and producer for two seasons. During this time he wrote three episodes, including “In Place of Anger” which was nominated in 2002 for “Outstanding Script in Episodic Drama” by the Writers Guild of America. In addition, Christian received Emmy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his work on “Six Feet Under.” After writing for the ABC drama series “Miracles,” (2003) Christian has been focusing his writing talent on developing a pilot for CBS and writing two feature films (both dramas).

While working on “Six Feet Under,” Christian decided to pursue a childhood dream as chronicled in the independent film, “Showboy,” that he Co-Directed and starred in. After its premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, “Showboy” became an immediate hit with film festival audiences around the world, and received numerous awards including, “Best Directorial Debut” at the British Independent Film Awards and “Best Picture” at the Milan International Film Festival. “Showboy” (www.showboy-themovie.com) will take center stage at theaters in April 2004 with distribution by here! Films/Regent Releasing.

When “Showboy” wrapped production, Christian returned to life as a Los Angeles-based screenwriter and director, and spends his free time snowboarding, surfing, reading, scuba diving, traveling and hanging out in the Venice Beach area where he recently finished building a house. However, the bright lights of Las Vegas remain only a short distance away.