Taylor Sheridan is an Academy Award-nominated writer, filmmaker, and actor best known for creating the hit series Yellowstone, its critically acclaimed prequel, 1883, and the hit series Mayor of Kingstown. Sheridan first reached prominence for portraying “David Hale” in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy and “Danny Boyd” in Veronica Mars.

Sheridan has written several films, including the screenplay for Sicario, for which he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Hell or High Water, which was nominated for three other Oscars, including Best Picture. Sheridan also wrote and directed the crime film Wind River and wrote the sequel to Sicario. 

A Texas native, Taylor excels in the Western horse performance industry as an avid supporter and competitor in reining and cutting. He owns and operates two ranches in his home state: the legendary 6666 Ranch, headquartered in Guthrie, and Bosque Ranch in Weatherford. Sheridan was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.