Tate Taylor is an American filmmaker and actor. A frequent collaborator with his friends and prolific character actresses Allison Janney and Octavia Spencer, Taylor is best known for directing The Help, Get on Up, and The Girl on the Train.

Filmography

• Palm Royale — Director, Executive Producer
• 2023Rumble Through the Dark — Executive Producer
• 2021Breaking News in Yuba County — Attractive Customer, Director, Producer
• 2020Ava — Director
• Filthy Rich — Executive Producer, Director, Teleplay, Creator
• 2019Ma — Officer Grainger, Director, Producer
• 2016The Girl on the Train — Director
• Grace and Frankie — Director, Executive Producer
• 2014Get On Up — Director, Producer
• 2011The Help — Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
• 2010Love and Distrust — Dusty (segment "Auto Motives"), Producer
• 2010Winter's Bone — Satterfield
• 2008Pretty Ugly People — George's Boyfriend, Writer, Director, Producer
• 2008Prop 8: The Musical — The Frightened Villagers
• Sordid Lives: The Series — Richie Miller
• 2004Breakin' All the Rules — Attendant
• A.U.S.A. — Gung-Ho A.U.S.A.
• 2003Chicken Party — Luke Smith, Director, Writer, Producer
• 2002I Spy — Lieutenant Percy
• 2001Planet of the Apes — Friend at Leo's Party
• Six Feet Under — Job Applicant #1
• 2001The Journeyman — Chester Patton
• 2000Auto Motives — Dusty, Producer
• Queer as Folk — Calvin
• Charmed — Applicant #3
• 1997Romy and Michele's High School Reunion — Casey
• 1996A Time to Kill — Production Assistant
• The Drew Carey Show — Jim
• The Adventures of Pete & Pete — Production Assistant
• Cupid — Director, Producer
• Ma 2 — Producer
• Miss Macy — Director
• The 17th Annual Coral Gables Christmas Caroling Extravaganza — Director

Appearances as themselves (2)

• Nomad with Carlton McCoy — Self - Culinary Virtuoso
• 2021Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist — Self