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Taylor has played Walt Whitman, Franklin, and George Washington, as well as Gideon Olmsted, a Connecticut sea captain whose ship was seized by British forces in 1778, since 1998.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The salty sea captain beard and the piercing stare, perfect for magazine covers, did not hurt.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
The novel by Herman Melville about a great white whale and the sea captain consumed by the beast that had bitten off his leg sold only a few hundred copies upon its release in England and America in 1851.
—Dan Kelly
march 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
The Bluff stars Chopra Jonas as a former pirate captain who hung up her sword for a tranquil life until her sea captain is kidnapped by a former nemesis.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The salty sea captain beard and the piercing stare, perfect for magazine covers, did not hurt.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026
The novel by Herman Melville about a great white whale and the sea captain consumed by the beast that had bitten off his leg sold only a few hundred copies upon its release in England and America in 1851.
—Dan Kelly
march 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
The Bluff stars Chopra Jonas as a former pirate captain who hung up her sword for a tranquil life until her sea captain is kidnapped by a former nemesis.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20captain. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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