Ben Taylor
Age: N/A | From: Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 3
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
Biography
Yorkshire-born cinephile, raised on VHS John Hughes movies. One of the defining voices in contemporary British comedy, known for directing work with personality, warmth and edge, and for getting Hodor a job at KFC. Multi-award winning director of Netflix smash hit ‘Sex Education’ (Gillian Anderson, Asa Butterfield, and lots of equally incredible shows that begin with the letter C - Cuckoo, The Circuit, Cardinal Burns, Cockroaches and Catastrophe (BAFTA nomination for Best Director.) Ben most recently directed Disney + adventure series The Ballad of Renegade Nell and Joy, a Netflix feature starring Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton and Bill Nighy which premiered at the London Film Festival.
Most Famous Work
Sex Education
(2019) Director
Divorce
(2016) Director
Catastrophe
(2015) Director
Spy
(2011) Director
Year of the Rabbit
(2019) Executive Producer
Raised by Wolves
(2017) Director
The Circuit
(2016) Director
Joy
(2025) DirectorActing
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Directing
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Production
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| 2019 | Executive Producer | |
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