Robert john taylor is an australian actor who portrays walt longmire in the television series longmire. I know exactly why this show. Robert taylor was born in 1963 in melbourne, australia. Robert john taylor oam (born 1963) is an australian actor who has appeared in many films and television series in australia, the united kingdom, and the united states. · robert taylor has been acting professionally for over 30 years but hes only just reached that big open sky of american stardom by playing the lead role of the stubborn, honorable, old-school. The stage-trained actor has starred in a number of films including “the matrix,” “vertical limit” and most recently the will smith starrer “focus,” but for the past few years taylor has established himself among tv viewers as the strong and steady lawman in the modern western series “ longmire. ” After his parents separated when he was nine, he moved to a mining town in western australia to live with his aunt and uncle. · although taylor said hes never actually sat and watched his own show, he has great memories of making it and understands why some people binge it again and again. On television, he is known for playing the lead role of walt longmire in the a&e / netflix television series longmire. Perhaps best known for his portrayal of the title role of walt longmire in netflixs record breaking drama series longmire , which recently released its sixth and final season.