Bex Taylor-Klaus

Bex Taylor-Klaus

Taylor-Klaus on the set of "The Killing" on August 19, 2013
Born Rebecca Edison Taylor-Klaus[1]
(1994-08-12) August 12, 1994
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2012–present
Height 5 ft 3 in (160 cm)

Bex Taylor-Klaus (born Rebecca Edison Taylor-Klaus;[1] August 12, 1994) is an American actress. She is best known for the roles of Bullet on The Killing, Sin on Arrow, Lex on House of Lies, Audrey Jensen on the Scream series of the eponymous franchise, and the voice of Katie "Pidge" Holt on the Netflix series Voltron: Legendary Defender.

Early life

Taylor-Klaus was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to a Jewish family.[2] She began acting by performing Shakespeare in an after-school program while in the 3rd grade, and it became a consistent part of her extracurricular and summer activities. She performed in her high school's improv troupe. Working with friends, she also started a Junior-High Acting Troupe to train young actors. In addition to drama, Taylor-Klaus was an all-around athlete: she was the starting catcher on her high school's varsity softball team while a freshman, and also played 3rd base. She has two siblings; Syd Taylor-Klaus and Josh Taylor-Klaus. In mid-2012, Taylor-Klaus moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. While she was in Los Angeles, she attended Bridges Academy.

Career

Her first notable professional role was that of Bullet, a homeless street-wise lesbian teen, on the third season of the television drama The Killing on AMC, which aired in 2013. Writing about playing Bullet, she said that "to be an actor is to want to visit the dark places that humans strive so hard to stay away from." Currently, Taylor-Klaus is starring in the role of Audrey Jensen, a bi-curious person, in MTV's Scream. She also stars as Katie "Pidge" Holt in the Netflix series Voltron: Legendary Defender.

Personal life

In November 2016, Taylor-Klaus came out as gay on Twitter, saying: "hello my name is bex and yes the rumors are true I am v gay."[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 The Night Is Ours Morgan Short film
2015 Riley Riley Short film
The Last Witch Hunter Bronwyn
2016 Discarnate Violette Paich Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Hit Me Up! Herself 1 episode
2013 The Killing Bullet Main cast, 9 episodes
2014 House of Lies Lex 6 episodes
Longmire Vivian 1 episode
Robot Chicken Hermione Granger / Abby the Cow (voice) 1 episode: "The Hobbit: There and Bennigan's"
2015 The Social Experiment Leyna 5 episodes
The Librarians Amy Meyer 1 episode: "And the Rule of Three"
Glee Goth Girl 1 episode: "2009"
iZombie Teresa Giovanni 2 episodes
2013–2015 Arrow Cindy / Sin Recurring (Seasons 2-3; 8 episodes)
2015–2016 Scream Audrey Jensen Main cast, 24 episodes
2016–present Voltron: Legendary Defender Pidge Gunderson (Katie Holt) Main cast, Voice

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated for Award Result Notes
2014 The Killing Joey Award - Young Ensemble Cast in a Dramatic TV Series[4] Won
2014 The Killing Joey Award - International Actress Television Lead or Supporting Role that was filmed in Canada[4] Won

References

  1. 1 2 Moore, Christine (July 26, 2013). "30 Under 30: Bex Taylor-Klaus bites the bullet and lands dream role on AMC’s The Killing". ArtsATL. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Bex-Taylor-Klaus-makes-Killing-on-AMC-show/43287.html
  3. ↑ "Scream Star Bex Taylor-Klaus Comes Out as Gay: Yes, the Rumors Are True | E! News". Eonline.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  4. 1 2 "2014 Nominees & Winners". The Joey Awards. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
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