Courtney Taylor discusses her first major drama role in Prime Video’s ‘Bosch’ Spinoff

because they’re passionate about it and they want to help people and people deserve to get answers — especially people who were waiting decades for answers about their loved ones.”

She added, “I just really thought that made it completely different from anything we’ve seen because you get to see the gritty of it, and how passionate people have to be to work on a cold case unit.”

What her acting journey has taught her so far

Whether the role is big or small, Taylor understands the art of pouring herself into various characters we’ve grown to love. Her recurring role on Insecure as Issa Dee’s assistant Sequoia, showcased her as the “I got it covered” girl, and she also shines as Janine Teague’s close friend, Erika, in Abbott Elementary.

Taylor, who also had a series regular role in Netflix’s Neon, says each character causes her to lend more trust in herself.

“I think I’ve spent a lot of time doubting me,” she said. “I think it’s so easy, especially when you’re young, to be like, ‘I don’t know if this is good. I don’t know if this is right.’ But, I think as I’ve gotten further into this career and gotten such wonderful opportunities to work with amazing people, it’s just a validation that I needed inside of me to say, ‘Courtney, you are good at this and because you enjoy doing it so much, and you want it to be good, it will be good.”

Taylor added, “It was a lot of me trusting myself. That’s what I learned, personally. Professionally, I learned to be extremely flexible, to be ready to change whatever I needed to change to serve the team, to serve the people around me, to serve the cast I need to work with. I was so ready to be flexible, so ready to help when it came to like ad-libs or fun moments and stuff like that, because I wanted to be of service to everyone around me. I think that’s the goal really, just to be of service to the people you’re working with, so they can be of service to you.”

At the end of the day, Taylor’s goal is to create, whether that’s in front of the camera or behind it, particularly stories that center people of color and explore narratives that are different.

Ballard Season 1is now streaming on Prime Video.