Taylor Sheridan started his career in Hollywood as an actor. When he turned 40, he transitioned into screenwriting. Taylor might be best known for his Paramount+ television series, however, it was his script for 2016’s Hell or High Water that earned him an Academy Award nomination.

In 2018, I profiled the man born Sheridan Taylor Gibler Jr. shortly before the premiere of his first TV show, Yellowstone. Back then, Sheridan was known, if at all, by his scripts for the films Wind River,

Here in 2025, pretty much anyone who owns a television or has access to Paramount+ knows who Yellowstone showrunner Taylor Sheridan is. But that wasn’t always the case. While the 54-year-old actor has played a role in Hollywood for roughly three decades,