Jeremy Ray Taylor

{{short description|American actor}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Jeremy Ray Taylor

| image = Jeremy Ray Taylor 2018.jpg

| caption = Taylor in 2018

| birth_name = Jeremy Raymond Taylor

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|6|2}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jeremyraytaylor/status/1002951826159915008?lang=en|title=It's my birthday! We gon party like its my birthday!|first=Jeremy Ray|last=Taylor|date=June 2, 2018}}

| birth_place = Bluff City, Tennessee, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2011–present

| spouse = Kaylie Taylor (m. 2024)

}}

Jeremy Raymond Taylor (born June 2, 2003) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ben Hanscom in the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King's novel It and its 2019 sequel, as well as the role of Sonny Quinn in Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018).

Early life

Taylor was raised in Bluff City, Tennessee, the youngest of four boys of Tracy, a band manager, and Michael Taylor.{{cite web|url=https://www.elizabethton.com/2015/12/30/local-teen-hits-the-big-screen/|title=Local teen hits the big screen - www.elizabethton.com|website=www.elizabethton.com|date=December 30, 2015 |access-date=May 4, 2018}} He traveled with his mother and developed a stage persona that intrigued his family. At the age of 8, he was signed to a talent manager and began his acting career.{{cite web|url=http://www.johnsoncitypress.com/News/2015/12/22/Local-child-makes-big-screen-debut-over-weekend|title=Local child makes big screen debut over weekend|website=johnsoncitypress.com|date=December 21, 2015 |access-date=September 14, 2017}}{{cite web |last=Keaney |first=Quinn |title=Meet the Actor Who Plays the Most Lovable Character in It (No, Not Pennywise) |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Who-Plays-Ben-Movie-43988997 |access-date=September 14, 2017 |website=popsugar.com|date=September 7, 2017 }}

Personal life

On September 28, 2023, Taylor announced his engagement to his girlfriend of six years, Kaylie.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CxwFC6BA7ts/?igshid=MjJkMmIyYzQxYw== |access-date=December 15, 2023 |website=www.instagram.com}} They were married on February 4, 2024.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C2_N8X0A0u1/?igsh=MW43N2tncjUxdHBiOA== |access-date=February 6, 2024 |website=www.instagram.com}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2013

| 42

| Boy

|

rowspan="3"|2015

| Ant-Man

| Bully

| Uncredited

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

| Kid

|

The History of Us

| Young Chris

| TV movie

rowspan="2"|2017

| It

| Benjamin "Ben" Hanscom

|

Geostorm

| Emmett

| Uncredited

2018

| Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween

| Sonny Quinn

|

2019

| It Chapter Two

| Young Benjamin "Ben" Hanscom

|

2022

| Senior Year

| Neil Chudd

|

2024

| London Calling

| Julian

|

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2011

| Reed Between the Lines

| Albert

| Episode: "The 'C' Is Silent"

2016

| Good Behavior

| Another Kid

| Episode: "We Pretend We're Stuck"

2018

| James Corden's Next James Corden

| Himself

| 5 episodes

rowspan=2|2019

| Schooled

| Reed

| Episode:"Tamagotchi and Bells"

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

| Graham Raimi

| 3 episodes

2021

| Big Sky

| Bridger

| 11 episodes

References

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