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| birthname = Benedict Sean Taylor
| birthname = Benedict Sean Taylor
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|4|18}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|4|18}}
| birth_place = [[Hampstead]], [[London]], England
| birth_place = [[Hampstead]], [[London]], England
| occupation = Actor, former child actor
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = Kate Taylor
| spouse = Kate Taylor
| children = 3
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[[File:Benedict Taylor 1969.jpg|thumbnail|Benedict Taylor 1969]]
'''Benedict Sean Taylor''' (born 18 April 1960) is a British actor.
'''Benedict Sean Taylor''' (born 18 April 1960) is a British actor.


Taylor was born in [[Hampstead]], [[London]], the eldest of six children of father, Richard, a documentary
Taylor was born in [[Hampstead]], [[London]], the eldest of six children of father, Richard, a documentary film maker, and Allegra, a writer. Taylor lived in [[Nigeria]] until 1965 and then was brought up in London.
film maker and Allegra, a writer. Taylor lived in [[Nigeria]] until 1965 and then was brought up in London.


Taylor started working as a [[child actor]] in 1969 with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. He concentrated solely on acting and voice-overs until 1985. He appeared as Nicholas Lillie in the ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]'' episode (9/5) "The Facts of Life" (1988).
Now based near [[Hampton Court]] in West London, Taylor is married to Kate, an editor. They have three children; Jay, Freya, and Kalila.


==Selected filmography==
Taylor started working as a [[child actor]] in 1969 with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].
He concentrated solely on acting and voice-overs until 1985. He has since expanded his creative interests to include event production, music, musical production, DJ work and documentary film making.


{| class="wikitable sortable"
==Filmography==
|-
* ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (2017 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]'' (2017)
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
* ''[[Hippopotamus (Feature Film) – Electric Shadow]]'' (2017)
|-
* ''[[Unforgotten (TV series) – ITV]]'' (2015)
| 1974 || ''[[The Turn of the Screw]]'' || Timothy || TV movie
* ''[[Gone (Short Film) – Electric Shadow]]'' (2014)
|-
* ''[[Wallander (TV series) – The Man Who Smiled]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Perfect Life (2010 film)|Perfect Life]]'' (2010)
| 1980 || ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]'' || Mike Fleming
|-
* ''[[Breathe: Act One]]'' (2009)
| 1981-2 || ''[[Barriers (TV series)|Barriers]]'' || Billy Stanyon || TV series, lead role
* ''[[Breaking Into Tesco]]'' (2008)
|-
* ''[[Trial & Retribution (TV series) – Kill the King: Part 1]]'' (2008)
| 1982 || ''[[Beau Geste (TV series)|Beau Geste]]'' || Michael 'Beau' Geste || TV miniseries
* ''[[Notes on a Scandal (film)|Notes on a Scandal]]'' (2006)
|-
* ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999)
| 1983 || ''A Flame to the Phoenix'' || Max Kurowicki
* ''[[The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service]]'' (1999) (V)
|-
* ''[[Monk Dawson]]'' (1998)
| rowspan=2 | 1984 || ''[[The Far Pavilions]]'' || Wally || TV miniseries
* ''[[Sharpe's Regiment (TV programme)|Sharpe's Regiment]]'' (1996) ([[television|TV]])
|- ''[[The Last Days of Pompeii (miniseries)|The Last Days of Pompeii]]'' || Antonius || TV miniseries
* ''[[The 10 Percenters]]'' (1993) TV
|-
* ''[[Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After]]'' (1992) TV
| ''[[The First Olympics: Athens 1896]]'' || Edwin Flack || TV miniseries
* ''[[The Darling Buds of May (TV series)|The Darling Buds of May]]'' (1992) (mini) TV
|-
* ''[[Jewels (miniseries)|Jewels]]'' (1992) (mini) TV
| rowspan=5 | 1985 || ''[[Black Arrow (telefilm)|Black Arrow]]'' || Richard || TV movie
* ''[[Duel of Hearts]]'' (1991) TV
|-
* ''[[An Actor's Life for Me]]'' (1991) TV
| ''[[The Corsican Brothers (1985 film)|The Corsican Brothers]]'' || Georges Du Caillaud|| TV movie
* Bergerac (1988) TV
|-
* ''[[A Perfect Spy (TV series)]]'' (1987) (mini) TV
* ''[[Vanity Fair (1987 TV serial)|Vanity Fair]]'' (1987) (mini) TV
| ''[[My Brother Jonathan (TV series)|My Brother Jonathan]]'' || Harold Dakers || TV series
|-
* ''[[Every Time We Say Goodbye (movie)|Every Time We Say Goodbye]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Behind Enemy Lines (TV)|Behind Enemy Lines]]'' (1985) TV
| ''[[Thirteen at Dinner (film)|Thirteen at Dinner]]'' || Donald Ross || TV movie
|-
* ''[[Thirteen at Dinner (film)|Thirteen at Dinner]]'' (1985) TV
* ''[[My Brother Jonathan]]'' (1985) TV
| ''Behind Enemy Lines'' || Simon || TV movie
|-
* ''[[The Corsican Brothers (1985 film)|The Corsican Brothers]]'' (1985) TV
| 1986 || ''[[Every Time We Say Goodbye (film)|Every Time We Say Goodbye]]'' || Peter
* ''[[Black Arrow (telefilm)|Black Arrow]]'' (1985/I) TV
|-
* ''[[The First Olympics: Athens 1896]]'' (1984) TV
| rowspan=2 | 1987 || ''[[Vanity Fair (1987 TV serial)|Vanity Fair]]'' || George Osborne || TV series
* ''[[The Last Days of Pompeii (miniseries)|The Last Days of Pompeii]]'' (1984) (mini) TV
|-
* ''[[The Far Pavilions]]'' (1984) (mini) TV
* ''[[Beau Geste (TV series)|Beau Geste]]'' (1982) (mini) TV
| ''[[A Perfect Spy (TV series)|A Perfect Spy]]'' || Magnus Pym || TV miniseries
|-
* ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (1980 film)|The Watcher in the Woods]]'' (1980)
* ''[[Barriers (TV series)|Barriers]]'' (1980) (mini) TV
| 1989 || ''[[Bergerac (TV series)|Bergerac]]'' || Toby Lemaire
|-
* ''[[The Turn of the Screw]]'' (1974/I) TV
| rowspan=2 | 1991 || ''[[Duel of Hearts]]'' || Lord Vane Brecon || TV movie
|-
| ''[[An Actor's Life for Me]]'' || Sebastian Groom || TV series
|-
|rowspan=3 | 1992 || ''[[The Darling Buds of May (TV series)|The Darling Buds of May]]'' || Pieter || episode "Stranger at the Gates"
|-
| ''[[Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After]]'' || [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]] || TV movie
|-
| ''[[Jewels (miniseries)|Jewels]]'' || Julian || TV miniseries
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1993 || ''[[The 10 Percenters]]'' || Atin || TV series
|-
| ''[[Sharpe's Regiment (TV programme)|Sharpe's Regiment]]'' || Col. William Lawford || TV series
|-
| 1998 ||'[[Monk Dawson]]'' || Bobby Winterman ||
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1999 || ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' || Fighter Pilot Bravo 2 ||
|-
| ''[[The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles#Companion historical documentaries|The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Adventures in the Secret Service]]'' || [[Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma]] (archive footage) ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Notes on a Scandal (film)|Notes on a Scandal]]'' || Eddie
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2008 || ''Trial & Retribution'' || Jonathan Carlisle || TV series
|-
| ''Breaking Into Tesco'' || || TV series
|-
| 2009 || ''Breathe: Act One'' || John Franks || Short
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2010 || ''[[Wallander (British TV series)|Wallander]]'' || Jurgen Nordfeldt || TV series
|-
| ''Perfect Life'' || Bristor
|-
| 2014 || ''Gone'' || Professor Thomas Verschwunden || Short
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Unforgotten (TV series)|Unforgotten]]'' || Mark Bennett || TV series
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2017 || ''[[The Hippopotamus (film)|The Hippopotamus]]'' || Chauffeur
|-
| ''[[The Watcher in the Woods (2017 film)|The Watcher In The Woods]]'' || John Keller || TV movie
|}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0852028}}
* https://web.archive.org/web/20151011221801/http://benedicttaylor.org/
* http://houseofhoney.org
* http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/ben-taylor/a/364/835{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*{{IMDb name|id=0852028|name=Benedict Taylor}}


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Latest revision as of 18:22, 18 April 2024

This article is about the British actor. For other people with similar names, see Ben Taylor (disambiguation).

Benedict Taylor
Born
Benedict Sean Taylor

(1960-04-18) 18 April 1960 (age 64)
Hampstead, London, England
OccupationActor
SpouseKate Taylor
Children3

Benedict Sean Taylor (born 18 April 1960) is a British actor.

Taylor was born in Hampstead, London, the eldest of six children of father, Richard, a documentary film maker, and Allegra, a writer. Taylor lived in Nigeria until 1965 and then was brought up in London.

Taylor started working as a child actor in 1969 with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He concentrated solely on acting and voice-overs until 1985. He appeared as Nicholas Lillie in the Tales of the Unexpected episode (9/5) "The Facts of Life" (1988).

Selected filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1974 The Turn of the Screw Timothy TV movie
1980 The Watcher in the Woods Mike Fleming
1981-2 Barriers Billy Stanyon TV series, lead role
1982 Beau Geste Michael 'Beau' Geste TV miniseries
1983 A Flame to the Phoenix Max Kurowicki
1984 The Far Pavilions Wally TV miniseries
The First Olympics: Athens 1896 Edwin Flack TV miniseries
1985 Black Arrow Richard TV movie
The Corsican Brothers Georges Du Caillaud TV movie
My Brother Jonathan Harold Dakers TV series
Thirteen at Dinner Donald Ross TV movie
Behind Enemy Lines Simon TV movie
1986 Every Time We Say Goodbye Peter
1987 Vanity Fair George Osborne TV series
A Perfect Spy Magnus Pym TV miniseries
1989 Bergerac Toby Lemaire
1991 Duel of Hearts Lord Vane Brecon TV movie
An Actor's Life for Me Sebastian Groom TV series
1992 The Darling Buds of May Pieter episode "Stranger at the Gates"
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After Prince Andrew, Duke of York TV movie
Jewels Julian TV miniseries
1993 The 10 Percenters Atin TV series
Sharpe's Regiment Col. William Lawford TV series
1998 'Monk Dawson Bobby Winterman
1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Fighter Pilot Bravo 2
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Adventures in the Secret Service Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (archive footage)
2006 Notes on a Scandal Eddie
2008 Trial & Retribution Jonathan Carlisle TV series
Breaking Into Tesco TV series
2009 Breathe: Act One John Franks Short
2010 Wallander Jurgen Nordfeldt TV series
Perfect Life Bristor
2014 Gone Professor Thomas Verschwunden Short
2015 Unforgotten Mark Bennett TV series
2017 The Hippopotamus Chauffeur
The Watcher In The Woods John Keller TV movie

External links[edit]


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