About:

Taietsarón:sere Leclaire, a.k.a.
Tai Leclaire, is a Native American Director, Writer, Actor & Comedian.

Tai Leclaire

Headdress Premiere

His short film HEADDRESS that he wrote, directed, and starred in premiered at the 2023 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.

On set for Rutherford Falls

He was a Story Editor and actor on the NBC comedy series RUTHERFORD FALLS by Mike Schur, Ed Helms, and Sierra Teller-Ornelas.

He’s currently in development on his next short film with WARNER BROS. STUDIOS that will stream on MAX in 2024.

Tai has been selected as a member of the 2022 Sundance Native Lab and was recently awarded The Indigenous list in Partnership with The Black List.

He is a former house performer at Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre. He's also performed at festivals around the country.

Proof of former goth life

 FAQs

  • Super duper Native.
    Like Denim on Denim Native!!
    Seriously though…
    He’s Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) and Mi’kmaq from the Mohawk Territory of Kahnawà:ke.

  • For an authentic answer to this question please venmo $24 to @tai-leclaire

  • Yes! He’s listed under his stage name: “Taylor Lautner”

  • Tai, like most people, has trouble letting go of his past. But he was very much goth and ALSO in a goth band called “The Cryptics.” The name is cool as shit because it references crypts and the word “cryptic” which was first used in the 2006 Mystery/Thriller “The Da Vinci Code” starring Tom Hanks.