---
name: "R. Marcos Taylor"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/r-marcos-taylor"
fi1m_id: "r-marcos-taylor"
imdb_id: "nm3976974"
tmdb_id: 1371397
wikidata_id: "Q111648136"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "16 September 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T23:55:17.676132+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# R. Marcos Taylor

## Identity

R. Marcos Taylor

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/r-marcos-taylor
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** r-marcos-taylor
- **IMDb ID:** nm3976974
- **TMDB ID:** 1371397
- **Wikidata ID:** Q111648136
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111648136, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3976974/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1371397

Actor. Born 16 September 1976 in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 September 1976, Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
- **Active:** 2015–2017
- **Also known as:** R. Marcus Taylor, Kick You In The Head, Richard Marcos Taylor
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111648136, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3976974/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1371397

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Straight Outta Compton*](https://film.one/film/straight-outta-compton.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

R. Marcos Taylor is an American actor and stuntman. Born on 16 September 1976 in Plainfield, New Jersey, he is credited variously as R. Marcus Taylor and Richard Marcos Taylor.

He is best known for playing Suge Knight in the 2015 film *Straight Outta Compton*. Other credits include *Baby Driver* (2017) as Armie, *Marvel's Luke Cage* (2016) as Amos, and appearances in *Step Up* (2018) and *The Blacklist* (2013). He has also worked extensively as a stunt performer on series including *Sons of Anarchy* and *Gotham*.

Taylor has a background in martial arts, with over 30 years of training across disciplines including karate (black belt), taekwondo, Muay Thai (Kru rank) and others. He has won tournament titles and worked as a certified personal trainer, gym owner and instructor.

*Sources: imdb.com, nj.com, bustle.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Baby Driver* (2017), Fi1m 79, as Armie — [page](https://film.one/film/baby-driver.md)
- *Straight Outta Compton* (2015), Fi1m 76, as Suge Knight — [page](https://film.one/film/straight-outta-compton.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Lazarus: The Awakening* (2026), as Demetrius Barkley
- *Cotton Candy Bubble Gum* (2025), as Capital Gainz
- *Black Creek* (2024), as Roy
- *Bel-Air* (2022), series, as Kenneth
- *Above the Shadows* (2019), as Khan · Stunts
- *The Dark Military* (2019), as Chief Pillman
- *Paying Mr. McGetty* (2018), as Tyrell
- *Step Up* (2018), series, as East-O
- *Baby Driver* (2017), as Armie — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/baby-driver.md)
- *The Fearless One* (2017), as Money Enforcer / Fighter
- *48 Hours to Live* (2016), as Bould
- *Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge and Michel'le* (2016), as Suge Knight
- *Marvel's Luke Cage* (2016), series, as Amos
- *Straight Outta Compton* (2015), as Suge Knight — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/straight-outta-compton.md)
- *Gotham* (2014), series, Stunts
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as US Marshal — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Life of Crime* (2013), as Borsalino · Stunts
- *Dead Man Down* (2013), as Harry's Jamaican #5
- *Nurse Jackie* (2009), series, as Illustrated Man — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/nurse-jackie.md)

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