Taz Skylar
Tarek Yassin Skylar (born 5 December 1995), better known as Taz Skylar, is a Spanish actor and screenwriter based in London. After the success of his self written off-West-end play, Warheads, he went on to write and star in Gassed Up for Amazon Prime and plays Sanji in the Netflix series One Piece (2023).
Taz Skylar | |
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| Born | Tarek Yassin Skylar 5 December 1995 Canary Islands, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Early and personal life
Skylar was born and raised in the Canary Island of Tenerife, Spain, to a Lebanese father, and an English mother from Yorkshire.[1]
He worked creating surfboards from the age of 15 after leaving high school.[2] He attempted to enlist as a reservist in the British Army in 2016, but failed medical tests after a car accident that caused him to suffer a concussion. He had to wait a year before he could reapply to join the army, so he began writing and acting.[3][4]
Career
Skylar began his career in the United Kingdom, where he started acting in various small roles. In 2015, he appeared in the short films Venom and Beautiful. He then played David in the short film Trophy (2016) before appearing as Caps in The Reserves from 2018 to 2019, which he also wrote and produced.[1]
In 2018, Skylar made his directorial debut with the short film Multi-Facial. The following year, he made his feature film debut in The Kill Team, where he played Sergeant Dawes. That year, he played Marty in Lie Low and Betim in the short film Final Gift. In 2020, he played Jason in Villain. In 2022, he joined the cast of Agatha Raisin, playing Harry Beam in two episodes of the series. Next, the actor played Gin in The Deal (2022) and appeared as Walt in an episode of The Lazarus Project (2022).[1]
His debut in a major production happened in 2023, when he was confirmed to appear in the series One Piece in the role of Sanji.[5][6][7] and he joined 2024 thriller Cleaner with Daisy Ridley [8]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Venom | Victim | Short film |
| Beautiful | Jasper | ||
| 2016 | Trophy | David | |
| 2018 | Neon | Neon | |
| Multi-Facial | Mike | ||
| 2019 | The Kill Team | Sergeant Dawes | |
| Lie Low | Marty | ||
| Final Gift | Betim | Short film | |
| 2020 | Villain | Jason | |
| 2021 | Boiling Point | Billy | |
| Split Sole | Short film | ||
| 2022 | Dead Silent | Liam | |
| The Deal | Gin | ||
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | The Reserves | Caps | |
| 2022 | Agatha Raisin | Harry Beam | 2 episodes |
| The Lazarus Project | Walt | ||
| 2023–present | One Piece | Sanji | Main role and English and Spanish-language versions |
| 2023 | Boiling Point | Billy | [9] |
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | People's Choice Award | Best Motion Picture | Multi-Facial | Won |
References
- "Tarek "Taz" Yassin Skylar". independenttalent.com.
- "Taz Yassin & VISSLA". surferrule.com. July 25, 2014.
- "Tarek Skylar". 2016.
- "Taz Skylar Voicebank London". voicebanklondon.co.uk.
- Gutiérrez, Eri (20 November 2021). "El Sanji español del live-action de One Piece demuestra su poderosa patada" [The Spanish Sanji of One Piece live-action demonstrates his powerful kick]. alfabetajuega.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- Valentine, Evan (2 February 2022). "Netflix's One Piece: Taz Skylar Readies to Play Sanji in New Photo". comicbook.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- Del Rosario, Alexandra (November 9, 2021). "'One Piece': Iñaki Godoy To Star As Monkey D. Luffy In Netflix Live-Action Series; Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero Gibson & Taz Skylar Board Cast". deadline.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- Kroll, Justin (11 October 2023). "'One Piece' Breakout Taz Skylar Joins Daisy Ridley In 'Cleaner'". Deadline. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- "Full casting announced for Boiling Point, as filming begins on the brand new BBC drama series". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
External links
- Taz Skylar at IMDb