Taylor Sheridan

Born on May 21, Sheridan began his acting career by playing Danny Boyd in the television series Veronica Mars from 2005 to 2007. He later portrayed David Hale in the FX series Sons of Anarchy. As a writer, Sheridan penned the screenplay for the 2015 film Sicario, earning a nomination for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. His work on Sicario led to a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Hell or High Water in 2016. Sheridan went on to direct the 2017 neo-Western crime film Wind River, which he also wrote. Since then, he has created several series, including the crime thriller Mayor of Kingstown and the espionage thriller Lioness, for Paramount+.