Jacob Scipio has joined the cast of the action/comedy movie Bad Boys: Ride or Die as Armando.
31 years old, Jacob Scipio was born on January 10, 1993, in Islington, London, England.
Highlights
- Jacob and his brother, Taylor Scipio, founded a production company called CPO Productions in 2016.
- Taylor Scipio has directed short movies like Cooped Up and The Writers Group.
- Jacob and Taylor Scipio come from Guyanese-English ancestry.
Jacob is a famous actor and writer whose official acting career started in TV with lead roles in Some Girls, As the Bell Rings, and White Teeth.
In 2012, he starred in the Life In My Shows production “Undefeated,” an HIV awareness campaign that was screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
He is best known for his role as Villain Armando Aretas in the action comedy Bad Boys for Life, released in 2020.
In 2021, Jacob joined the Netflix thriller Pieces of Her cast as Michael Vargas, adapted from the Karin Slaughter novel of the same name.
Jacob Scipio Co-Founded Production Company With Brother Taylor Scipio
Jacob Scipio and his elder brother Taylor founded CPO Productions, an independent management and production company, in 2016.
CPO Productions is a London-based company focusing mainly on movies, television, and music.
Taylor Scipio is known for directing the short films The Writers Group (2018) and Cooped Up (2019).
As an actor, Taylor appeared in the series titled The Torch as Ekow for around three episodes in 1992.
Taylor portrayed the role of Issac in the 1993 TV miniseries Abraham. He also appeared as Kamal Hussain in the 18 episodes of Grange Hill, released in 1999.
He collaborated with his brother Jacob Scipio on the project called “The Incredible Adventures of Master Maryley” in 2004.
However, Taylor Scipio stays away from social media as he doesn’t have accounts on any social media handles.
In 2018, Taylor appeared in an interview along with his brother Jacob, where they talked about the short movie “The Writers Group.”
Jacob And His Brother Taylor Scipio Were Born To A Guyanese Father And An English Mother
Taylor Scipio and Jacob Scipio are biological brothers born to their father, Ricardo Scipio, and mother, Sallyann Sexton.
Their father, Ricardo, is a film director and writer, whereas their mother, Sallyann, is a housewife.
Being a film director, Father Ricardo Scipio instilled in Jacob and Taylor a love for movies and acting at a young age.
Ricardo is Guyanese, originally from the Republic of Guyana, South America. Their mother, Sallyann, is English and originally comes from England.
Therefore, brothers Jacob and Taylor Scipio belong to the Guyanese-English ethnicity and hold British nationality.
Additional Information
- Jacob Scipio is 5 feet 9 inches or 177 cm tall and weighs 77 kg or 169 lbs.
- Jacob has an estimated net worth of $4 million as of 2024.
- Jacob is in a relationship with a model named Live Lovelle.
