Taylor Lautner is an American actor. Taylor Lautner roles include the family films The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, Cheaper by the Dozen 2. He also portrays Jacob Black in the Twilight film series.

Taylor Lautner is the son of Deborah, who works for a software development company, and Daniel, a commercial airline pilot. Taylor Lautner was raised Roman Catholic in Hudsonville, Michigan, and attended Jamestown Elementary School until the age of eleven, when the family moved to the Santa Clarita area.

Taylor Lautner is of mostly Dutch, French, and German descent, and claims some Native American, specifically Ottawa and Potawatomi, ancestry through his mother. He has a younger sister, Makena. Taylor Lautner has studied karate since the age of six.