Taylor Cole Biography

Taylor Quinn Cole (born April 29, 1984) is an American actress and former fashion model.

Early life and modeling

Cole was born in Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas. Cole attended Mirabeau B. Lamar High School where she traveled with the Junior Olympics volleyball squad. It was also in high school she got her start as a model. Cole later moved to New York to further her modeling career. She has appeared in commercials and advertisements for Crest toothpaste, Old Spice, and Dooney & Bourke handbags.

Though Cole has mainly focused on acting, she is still signed to Los Angeles agency Nous Models Management. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California.

Career

After visiting her mother, Deborah Quinn, and stepfather, actor Shawn Christian (parents of her half-brother Kameron Christian), Cole landed an audition for the now-defunct WB show Summerland. She won the role of Erika Spalding in 2004, relocating to Los Angeles to film the series.

Cole appeared in Ryan Cabrera's True music video and Papa Roach's video for "Scars". She guest-starred in the The WB show Supernatural episode titled "Provenance", where she played Sarah Blake, an art dealer. She reprised her role in Season 8's episode "Clip Show". She has played guest roles in the CBS' show NUMB3RS. Cole has appeared in an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Bianca. Taylor stars as Desiree in the horror remake, April Fool's Day. Cole had a part in the film 12 Rounds, produced by WWE films and starring John Cena.

In December 2008, Cole appeared as Private Rachel Mills in the Heroes webisode series, The Recruit, and subsequently joined the main series in a recurring capacity playing the same character as at the start of 2009. She stars alongside Tiffany Shepis in The Violent Kind.

She played the role of "Hot Neighbor" in the short-lived TV show Secret Girlfriend in 2009.

In April 2010, she guest starred in the NCIS episode "Guilty Pleasure" as DC escort Charlotte Cook.

From September 2010 to May 2011, she starred in The Event as Vicky Roberts, an assassin for a covert organization.

In October 2011, she starred in the music video for the The Walk by Mayer Hawthorne.

In November 2011, she was cast in CSI: Miami in the recurring role of Samantha Owens, a lab technician.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	That Guy	Beautiful Girl	Short film
2006	All You've Got	Kaitlan
2008	Loaded	Alex
2008	April Fool's Day	Desiree Cartier	Video
2008	'	Jennifer
2009	12 Rounds	Erica Kessen
2010	'	Shade
2012	Melvin Smarty	June
2013	Sins of the Preacher	Brianna Daniels
2014	Dumbbells	Rachel Corelli
2014	'	Becket
2014	Bad Blood	Lauren Malone
2016	Weaponized	Angela Walker

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004-05	Summerland	Erika Spalding	Main role (21 episodes)
2006	Numb3rs	Brandi	Episode: "Double Down"
2006, 2013	Supernatural	Sarah Blake	Episode: "Provenance" and "Clip Show"
2006	CSI: Miami	Taylor	Episode: "Dead Air"
2006	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Bianca Desmond	Episode: "Daddy's Little Girl"
2008	Finish Line	Jessie Chase	Television film
2008	Do Not Disturb	Tasha	Episode: "Work Sex"
2008	Heroes: The Recruit	Rachel Mills	Episodes: "It Was Nothing", "Do What We Have to Do"
2008	Heroes	Rachel Mills	Episode: "Our Father"
2009	Heroes	Rachel Mills	Episodes: "Trust and Blood", "Exposed", "Shades of Gray"
2009	Cold Case	Nikki Atkins	Episode: "Lotto Fever"
2009	Melrose Place	Trudy Chandler	Episode: "Nightingale"
2009	Secret Girlfriend	Martina	Recurring role (6 episodes)
2010	NCIS	Charlotte Cook	Episode: "Guilty Pleasure"
2010-11	'	Vicky Roberts	Main role (16 episodes)
2011	Two and a Half Men	Melanie Laughlin	Episode: "Thank You for the Intercourse"
2011-12	CSI: Miami	Samantha Owens	Recurring role (10 episodes)
2012	Hawaii Five-0	Hillary Chaver	Episode: "Ua Hala"
2012	'	Jennifer Starke	Recurring role (8 episodes)
2013	Castle	Regina Cane	Episode: "Under the Influence"
2013	Addicts Anonymous	Julie	Episode: "Mistakes"
2015	Ballers	Stephanie Michaels	Episode: Pilot
2016	Second Chance	Jilly	Episode: "Palimpsest"
2016	Appetite for Love	Mina Jones	Television film
2016-2017	The Originals	Sofya	Guest
2016	Below the Surface	Monica	Television film
2016	My Summer Prince	Mandy	Television film