Tarek Yassin “Taz” Skylar (born December 5, 1995) is a British-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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tarek Yassin Skylar December 5, 1995 Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| Nationality | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Early and personal life
editSkylar was born and raised in Tenerife, Canary Islands to his father Hassan Yassin, an Arab of Sierraleonian-Lebanese origin, and his mother Gwen Skylar, English born in 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
editSkylar 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 2021, when he was confirmed to appear in the series One Piece in the role of Sanji.[5][6][7]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| 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
edit| 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 | [8] |
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated Work(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | People's Choice Award | Best Motion Picture | Multi-Facial | Won |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tarek "Taz" Yassin Skylar". independenttalent.com.
- ^ "Taz Yassin & VISSLA". surferrule.com. July 25, 2014.
- ^ "Tarek Skylar". 2016.
- ^ "Taz Skylar Voicebank London". voicebanklondon.co.uk.
- ^ "The Spanish Sanji of One Piece live-action demonstrates his powerful kick". alfabetajuega.com. November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Netflix's One Piece: Taz Skylar Readies to Play Sanji in New Photo". comicbook.com.
- ^ Alexandra Del Rosario (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.
- ^ "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
edit- Taz Skylar at IMDb