Jonathan Scott-Taylor
{{Short description|English actor (born 1962)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| image = ScottTaylor.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| name = Jonathan Scott-Taylor
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|03|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil
| education = Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1973–1988
}}
Jonathan Scott-Taylor (born 6 March 1962) is an English actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of the titular role in the 1978 supernatural horror film Damien: Omen II (1978).
Other credits include Tales of the Unexpected (1980), episode "Galloping Foxley", The Mill on the Floss (1978–1979), Triangle (1982-1983), Shadey (1985), and Troubles (1988)
Early life
He was born 6 March 1962 in São Paulo, Brazil to English parents; his father was a consultant for the fishery industry in Brazil at the time.{{cite news| title='Omen II' Star Found Role Interesting| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gJJNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3foDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5884,2000962&dq=jonathan-scott-taylor+brazil&hl=en| agency=Associated Press| date=7 July 1978| page=3B| newspaper=The Ledger| location=Lakeland, Florida| accessdate=24 January 2020}} His family moved back to England when he was five years old. He was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Elstree. Scott-Taylor started going to drama school at age 11.
Acting career
He played the character of Jim Hawkins in a stage musical of Treasure Island in 1973. He went on to take minor roles in Bugsy Malone (1976) and The Four Feathers (1978), and a starring role in a BBC production of The Winslow Boy (1977).
A Casting director watched him perform alongside Glenda Jackson in The White Devil at The Old Vic, after which he was chosen to play teen Damien Thorn in Damien: Omen II (1978).{{cite web|title= What happened to Jonathan Scott-Taylor who played Damien Thorn in Damien: Omen II? |url= https://www.thatspopculture.com/what-happened-to-jonathan-scott-taylor-who-played-damien-thorn-in-damien-omen-ii |work=thatspopculture.com |author= Robert Dyer|date= February 22, 2024 |access-date=23 March 2025}}
In 1979, he played the role of Lucius, Brutus' servant, in a BBC production of Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.
Following Omen II, he had a few more roles in Tales of the Unexpected (1980), as sadistic prep school bully Bruce "Galloping" Foxley in the episode "Galloping Foxley", as Tom Tulliver in The Mill on the Floss (1978–1979), the 1980s BBC soap opera Triangle (1982-1983), the 1985 film Shadey (1985), and the TV series Troubles (1988), but has not performed since 1988.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1976
| The Copter Kids | Bill Peters | |
| 1976
| Newsreporter / Johnston The Butler / English Boy on Telephone | Uncredited |
| 1978
| |
| 1985
| Shadey | Arthur | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1977
| Ronnie Winslow | Episode: "The Winslow Boy" |
| 1977
| Fathers and Families | Peter Frend | Television mini-series |
| 1977
| James Hamilton | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 1977
| 1990 | Bevan | Episode: "Witness" |
| 1978
| Harry Feversham (aged 14) | Television film |
| 1978–1979
| The Mill on the Floss | Tom Tulliver | Guest role; 3 episodes |
| 1979
| Julius Caesar | Lucius | Television film |
| 1980
| Young Bruce Foxley | Episode: "Galloping Foxley" |
| 1981
| Wes | Episode: "Stand and Deliver" |
| 1982
| Saturday Night Thriller | Simon Lewis | Episode: "A Gift of Tongues" |
| 1982–1983
| Triangle | Ted Anderson | Main role; 48 episodes |
| 1988
| Troubles | Berry | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0779963}}
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Category:English male child actors
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male stage actors
Category:Male actors from São Paulo
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