{"id":37460,"date":"2026-08-10T23:50:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37460"},"modified":"2026-08-10T23:50:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:50:44","slug":"what-was-taylor-sheridans-first-big-tv-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37460","title":{"rendered":"What Was Taylor Sheridan&#8217;s First Big TV Role?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Before <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/taylor-sheridan\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Sheridan<\/a> was building the <em>Yellowstone<\/em> universe, writing <em>Sicario<\/em> and becoming one of Hollywood&#8217;s biggest names, he was&#8230; getting tased by <strong>Veronica Mars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Yes, really.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>The Taylor Sheridan You Forgot About<\/h3>\n<p>Sheridan landed his first recurring TV role on <em>Veronica Mars<\/em>, playing <strong>Danny Boyd<\/strong>, a member of the Fitzpatrick crime family, across five episodes between 2005 and 2007.<\/p>\n<p>And this wasn&#8217;t exactly a preview of the brooding cowboy roles he&#8217;d eventually become known for. Danny was, to put it kindly, an absolute dimwit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/taylor-sheridan-landman-the-madison-emmy-snubs\/\" target=\"_blank\">America Can\u2019t Stop Watching Taylor Sheridan \u2013 But the Emmys Keep Ignoring Him<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>His first appearance came in Season 2&#8217;s &#8220;Ahoy Mateys,&#8221; when Veronica investigates a shady plastic surgeon and ends up at the River Stix, the Fitzpatricks&#8217; bar and unofficial headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Danny&#8217;s introduction is&#8230; something. He shows Veronica a patch of dried blood on the pool table and generally behaves like the least intimidating member of an Irish crime family ever put on television.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Then things get worse.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Fitzpatrick family boss Liam confronts Veronica, Danny doesn&#8217;t exactly prove himself to be the muscle of the operation. Veronica eventually takes him down with a taser, perfectly establishing Danny as the clod he would be throughout the series.<\/p>\n<h3>He Actually Stuck Around<\/h3>\n<p>Sheridan&#8217;s Danny wasn&#8217;t just a one-episode curiosity.<\/p>\n<p>He returned for four more episodes across Seasons 2 and 3, becoming involved in Veronica&#8217;s investigation into plastic surgeon Thomas Griffith, who was preparing to testify against Logan Echolls in a murder case.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-post-image \">\n<figure class=\"img-tag v3 alignnone\">\n<div class=\"theframe \" data-loading=\"lazy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/site\/252\/files\/2026\/08\/attachment-untitled-design-16-3.png?w=980&amp;q=75\" alt=\"Veronica Mars, CW \/ Hulu\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\"\/><\/div><figcaption>Veronica Mars, CW \/ Hulu<\/figcaption><span class=\"visually-hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Veronica Mars, CW \/ Hulu<\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>His final appearance came in Season 3&#8217;s &#8220;Debasement Tapes,&#8221; where he briefly returned alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/popcrush.com\/tags\/paul-rudd\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Rudd<\/a>, who played washed-up rock star Desmond Fellows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/taylor-sheridan-dutton-ranch-season-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Sheridan Is Taking a Bigger Role in \u2018Dutton Ranch\u2019 Season 2<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Soon after, Sheridan moved on to <em>Sons of Anarchy<\/em>, appearing in 21 episodes between 2008 and 2010. And that&#8217;s when his career started taking a very different path.<\/p>\n<h3>From Getting Tased to <em>Yellowstone<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Sheridan eventually left <em>Sons of Anarchy<\/em> after a dispute over his pay and pivoted toward writing.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to write <em>Sicario<\/em>, launching the next phase of a career that would eventually make him one of Hollywood&#8217;s most prolific writers and lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/tags\/yellowstone\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Yellowstone<\/em><\/a> and its sprawling TV universe.<\/p>\n<p>And while Sheridan has said he eventually &#8220;couldn&#8217;t stand acting,&#8221; he clearly hasn&#8217;t sworn off appearing in his own shows.<\/p>\n<p>He played Travis Wheatley on <em>Yellowstone<\/em>, returned for <em>1883<\/em>, and plays Cody Spears on <em>Lioness<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"branded-app-shortcode-inarticle\">\n<div class=\"logo-wrap\" rel=\"fwef\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/townsquare.media\/site\/252\/files\/2022\/01\/attachment-popcrush-1.jpg?w=100\" alt=\"PopCrush logo\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>So the next time you see Taylor Sheridan on horseback, barking orders and looking like he owns half of Montana, just remember:\u00a0<em><strong>This guy used to get casually dropped by Veronica Mars with a taser.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"photogallery-wrapper blog-photogallery \">\n<h2 class=\"photogallery-title\">Taylor Sheridan&#8217;s TV Shows, Ranked<\/h2>\n<div class=\"photogallery-description\">\n<p>Taylor Sheridan has become one of the most in-demand writers and directors in the world! 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