Biography
Whether he was playing an inexperienced EMT or a supernatural creature, Taylor Kinney infused an "Old Hollywood" leading man sensibility and unabashed masculinity into each role. With his brooding good looks and undeniable sex appeal, Kinney mesmerized viewers as the mysterious werewolf come-to-town, Mason Lockwood, on The CW's hit series "The Vampire Diaries" (2009- ). While he was killed off after only a handful of episodes, such was his …
Career Milestones
| Raised along with three brothers in Neffsville, PA by a single mother | ||
2006 | Made series debut on American telenovela "Fashion House" (My Network TV) | |
2007 | Feature film debut, "White Air" | |
2009 | Cast as EMT Glenn Morrison on NBC's short-lived "Trauma" | |
2010 | Landed recurring role on The CW supernatural drama "The Vampire Diaries" | |
2011 | Featured in Lady Gaga's music video "Yoü And I" | |
2012 | Co-starred with Jesse Spencer on firefighter drama "Chicago Fire" (NBC) | |
2012 | Guest starred on Showtime's "Shameless" as a former crush of series regular Fiona (Emmy Rossum) | |
2012 | Played a U.S. Navy Seal opposite Jessica Chastain in Kathryn Bigelow directed "Zero Dark Thirty," based on the hunt for Osama bin Laden | |