TV star joins Home and Away: ‘with three kids and a mortgage, it is nice to have a regular gig’

He has been one of the most recognisable faces on Aussie TV for decades and now this actor has joined the cast of Home and Away.

Home and Away announce a new cast member to the hit show. Pictured is Jeremy Lindsay Taylor who joins Home and Away as police Sergeant David Langham. Picture: Supplied

Jeremy Lindsay Taylor is the new guy in Summer Bay … for a second time.

After a previous guest stint as a crooked cop, the veteran TV star has signed on as a series regular on Home And Away.

“With three kids and a mortgage, it is really nice to have a regular gig and know what I am doing all year for however long,” Lindsay Taylor told Confidential.

“It is great to be a part of this big family and this wonderful machine that just keeps going and getting better, ratings keep going up, this show is unbelievable.”

Lindsay Taylor joins the show as good guy police Sergeant David Langham.

His character has two daughters played by actors Sophea Pennington and Maddison Brown.

He will be on air from Wednesday.

The 51-year-old would be one of the most recognisable acting faces on Australian television with a career spanning three decades and spots on some of our biggest shows.

His credits range from Blue Heelers to McLeod’s Daughters, Sea Patrol, Romper Stomper, Love Child, City Homicide, Puberty Blues, Offspring, and Underbelly and he has appeared on the big screen in more than 10 films including The Dry.

Actors Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Rel Hunt and Callan Mulvey from ABC TV series Heartbreak High.

“I feel blessed to have kept working and continuing to work in this industry of ours and telling Australian stories for 30 years now,” the father of two daughters and a son in real life said.

“It is a very tough industry. I just love the craft, I love storytelling, I think I am born to do it so I’ve just stuck at it and in the tough times you just work harder and something eventually comes and you’ve got to keep that faith. It is so rewarding when you are working, it kind of makes up for the times when you are not.”

Long-time Home and Away cast member Ada Nicodemou got her start on Heartbreak High back in the 1990s. Lindsay Taylor also got his start on that show, although the pair were not part of the cast at the same time.

The Cast of Sea Patrol: Jay Ryan, David Lyons, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, Matthew Holmes, Lisa McCune, Ian Stenlake, Saskia Burmeister, Kristian Schmid, John Batchelor and Josh Lawson.

Lindsay Taylor noted the fact Home and Away has been responsible for launching the careers of some of our biggest names in Hollywood, not least of whom is Chris Hemsworth.

“It is no surprise young actors go on to some big things because it is just so fast and you have got to know your stuff and you learn.

“I am learning still every day, it is great. You’ve got to learn to trust your instincts on this one because you don’t have much time, it is good to channel that, get in touch with your instincts and go with it.”