In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yassin and the second or maternal family name is Skylar.
Taz Skylar
Skylar in 2025
Born
Tarek Yassin Skylar

(1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 30)
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Citizenship Spanish-British
Occupation Actor
Years active 2015–present

Tarek "Taz" Yassin Skylar (born 5 December 1995) is a Spanish-British actor and screenwriter. After the success of his self written off-West-end play, Warheads, he went on to write and star in Gassed Up for Amazon Prime and plays Sanji in the Netflix series One Piece (2023).

Early and personal life

Skylar was born in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain to Hassan Yassin and Gwen Skylar. His father is Lebanese, but was born in Sierra Leone, and his mother is English.[1] Skylar, who is fluent in Spanish, grew up in Tenerife. He holds both Spanish as well as British citizenship and has permanent residence in Spain. [2]

He worked creating surfboards from the age of 15 after leaving high school.[3] He attempted to enlist as a reservist in the British Army in 2016, but after a car accident caused him to suffer a concussion, he failed medical tests. He had to wait a year before he could reapply to join the army, so he began writing and acting.[4][5]

Career

Skylar began his career in the United Kingdom, where he started acting in various small roles. In 2015, he appeared in the short films Venom and Beautiful. He then played David in the short film Trophy (2016) before appearing as Caps in The Reserves from 2018 to 2019, which he also wrote and produced.[2]

Skylar co-wrote Warheads with Ross Berkeley Simpson, inspired by the experiences of his best friend, a Spanish infantryman who suffered from PTSD after military service.[6] Skylar also starred as the lead character Miles. The play ran at Park Theatre and was nominated for an Olivier Award in 2020.

In 2018, Skylar made his directorial debut with the short film Multi-Facial. The following year, he made his feature film debut in The Kill Team, where he played Sergeant Dawes. That year, he played Marty in Lie Low and Betim in the short film Final Gift. In 2020, he played Jason in Villain. In 2022, he joined the cast of Agatha Raisin, playing Harry Beam in two episodes of the series. Next, the actor played Gin in The Deal (2022) and appeared as Walt in an episode of The Lazarus Project (2022).[2]

In 2021, Skylar joined the cast of One Piece and portrayed Sanji.[7][8][9] The series released its first season in 2023, its second in 2026, and has been renewed for a third, which is currently in production.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Venom Victim Short film
Beautiful Jasper
2016 Trophy. David
2018 Neon Neon
Multi-Facial Mike
2019 The Kill Team Sergeant Dawes
Lie Low Marty
Final Gift Betim Short film
2020 Villain Jason
2021 Boiling Point Billy
Split Sole Short film
2022 Dead Silent Liam
The Deal Gin
2023 Gassed Up Dubz
2025 Cleaner Noah

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2018–2019 The Reserves Caps
2022 Agatha Raisin Harry Beam 2 episodes
The Lazarus Project Walt 2 episodes
2023 Boiling Point Billy 4 episodes[11]
2023–present One Piece Vinsmoke Sanji Main role; also provides Spanish dubbing

Awards

Year Award Category Nominated work(s) Result
2018 People's Choice Award Best Motion Picture Multi-Facial Won
2020 Olivier Awards Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre Warheads Nominated

References

  1. ^ Benedicto, Luigi (22 September 2023). "El 'pieza' canario con flequillo de la serie de éxito de Netflix (y la polémica por su acento isleño de chef y pirata)". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c "Tarek "Taz" Yassin Skylar". independenttalent.com.
  3. ^ "Taz Yassin & VISSLA". surferrule.com. 25 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Tarek Skylar". 2016.
  5. ^ "Taz Skylar Voicebank London". voicebanklondon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Inspired by Life: An interview with Taz Skylar and Ross Berkeley Simpson, writers of Warheads - Breaking Character". breakingcharacter.com. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  7. ^ "The Spanish Sanji of One Piece live-action demonstrates his powerful kick". alfabetajuega.com. 20 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Netflix's One Piece: Taz Skylar Readies to Play Sanji in New Photo". comicbook.com.
  9. ^ Alexandra Del Rosario (9 November 2021). "'One Piece': Iñaki Godoy To Star As Monkey D. Luffy In Netflix Live-Action Series; Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero Gibson & Taz Skylar Board Cast". Deadline Hollywood.
  10. ^ Otterson, Joe (24 November 2025). "One Piece Season 3 Starts Production; Mikaela Hoover, Joe Manganiello, Lera Abova, Sendhil Ramamurthy Promoted to Series Regulars". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Full casting announced for Boiling Point, as filming begins on the brand new BBC drama series". bbc.com. Retrieved 12 January 2025.