Rachael Taylor

Rachael May Taylor is an Australian actress and model. She began her career in modeling before transitioning to screen acting, subsequently earning recognition in both Australian and American film and television projects. She is best known for her role as Trish Walker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Jessica Jones, as well as her roles in the feature film Transformers and various television series such as 666 Park Avenue and Crisis.

Taylor was born on 11 July 1984 in Launceston, Tasmania. Her English parents, Christine and Nigel Taylor, had emigrated to Australia from Dorset and Lancashire. She attended Trevallyn Primary School and Riverside High School. At age 16, she moved to Sydney to pursue acting, later returning to Launceston to finish high school. She subsequently studied history and politics at the University of Sydney before leaving her studies in 2006.

During her teenage years, Taylor worked as a model and won the title of Miss Teen Tasmania in 1998, also becoming a state finalist for Miss Universe/Miss World. She made her acting debut in the 2004 television serial The Mystery of Natalie Wood. She then appeared in television projects such as Dynasty: The Making of a Guilty Pleasure and the feature films Man-Thing and See No Evil. Taylor gained early television recognition portraying Sasha Forbes on the Australian drama series headLand, which earned her a nomination for a Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent in 2006.

In 2007, Taylor reached wider international prominence playing signals analyst Maggie Madsen in the action film Transformers. She followed this with starring roles in the 2008 horror-thriller Shutter and the 2009 films Cedar Boys and Splinterheads. In 2010, she starred in the Australian romantic drama Summer Coda and joined the medical drama series Grey's Anatomy in a recurring role as Dr. Lucy Fields. Over the next few years, she appeared in the films Red Dog and The Darkest Hour, starred in the television remakes Charlie's Angels and 666 Park Avenue, and held a key supporting role in the 2012 Australian comedy Any Questions for Ben?

Taylor played main roles in the 2014 NBC action series Crisis as Susie Dunn and in the thriller film The Loft. In 2015, she began playing Trish Walker in Netflix's Jessica Jones, a role she held across its run through 2019 while also making appearances in Luke Cage and The Defenders. Her other film projects include the 2016 crime drama Gold, the 2018 Australian comedy-drama Ladies in Black, and the 2019 film Finding Steve McQueen.

In her personal life, Taylor has advocated against domestic violence by partnering with White Ribbon Australia following a domestic violence incident involving her former fiancé Matthew Newton in 2010.