Tait Blum
Tait Blum is an American actor and model known for television roles in Shooter, Titans, For All Mankind, Cousins for Life and Team Kaylie. He also played Connor Payton in the Netflix film Home Team and Luke Remnick in The Last Frontier.
Career
Blum began auditioning for film and television roles at a young age and made his acting debut in 2018 as Young Bob Lee in the television series Shooter. He appeared that year in Medal of Honor as Young Antolak and in Titans as Young Hank Hall.
His guest appearance as Jackson in Cousins for Life helped bring him wider attention. He later played Logan Bane in Team Kaylie, Shane Baldwin in For All Mankind, Patrick in Wish Upon a Unicorn and Jacob Fischer in Magnum P.I.
Blum also works as a model and has appeared in commercials and brand advertisements.
For All Mankind
Blum portrayed Shane Baldwin in three episodes of the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind. His younger brother, Teddy Blum, played the same character during the first half of the season.
After a three-year time jump in the series, Blum took over the role and portrayed Shane in the later 1974-set storyline. He was recommended for the part by Shantel VanSanten, whom he had met while working on Shooter.
Tait Blum's movies and TV shows
Blum played Connor Payton in Home Team, a Netflix comedy film inspired by the story of NFL coach Sean Payton coaching his son's youth football team during a suspension. The film starred Kevin James and Taylor Lautner, and was produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison and Kevin James' Hey Eddie.
His other listed screen credits include The Last Frontier, Wish Upon a Unicorn, Team Kaylie, For All Mankind, Cousins for Life, Titans, Medal of Honor, Shooter and Magnum P.I. His upcoming credit in Voices in the Dark lists him as Kevin Kimpal.
Go-kart racing and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Alongside acting and modelling, Blum has competed in indoor and outdoor go-kart racing. He won his first race at age 8 at Simraceway in Sonoma, California, set several indoor track records and competed in events including the ROTAX Grand Nationals and Challenge of the Americas.
He is also a competitive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete. Blum won his first tournament at age 10 and later won the Sport Jiu-Jitsu Kids' Worlds No-Gi title, training with Andre Galvao and Josh Hinger at Atos in San Diego and with the Mendes Brothers at Art of Jiu-Jitsu in Costa Mesa.
Quick facts
- Blum won his first go-kart race at age 8 at Simraceway in Sonoma, California.
- He has placed among the top go-kart racers in the world.
- Blum won his first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament at age 10.
- He won the Sport Jiu-Jitsu Kids' Worlds No-Gi title.
- Blum and his younger brother Teddy played Shane Baldwin at different ages in For All Mankind.
- Blum was recommended for the older Shane Baldwin role by Shantel VanSanten, whom he met on Shooter.
- His role as Young Bob Lee in Shooter was his first major screen role.
- Blum appeared in four episodes of Cousins for Life as Jackson.
- He played Connor Payton in Home Team, a film inspired by NFL coach Sean Payton's youth football team.
- Blum has trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Andre Galvao and Josh Hinger at Atos in San Diego.
- He has also trained with the Mendes Brothers at Art of Jiu-Jitsu in Costa Mesa.
- Blum's upcoming role in Voices in the Dark is Kevin Kimpal.
FAQs about Tait Blum
Where did Tait Blum grow up?
Blum spent about seven and a half years in California's Napa Valley before moving to Scottsdale, Arizona, and later Southern California.
What is Tait Blum's most recent movie?
The most recent movie listed among Blum's completed film credits is Home Team, released in 2022, in which he played Connor Payton.
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