About

Known credits:
7
Birthday:
1971-10-15
Place of birth:
Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Website:
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Ben Taylor

Overview

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.

Known for

Directing

2024 Joy Directing Director 60
Fair
2017 Raised by Wolves Directing Director N/A
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2016 The Circuit Directing Director 59
Average
2015 Catastrophe Directing Director 73
Good

Production

2024 Renegade Nell Production Executive Producer 70
Good
2019 Year of the Rabbit Production Executive Producer 71
Good
The Boroughs Production Executive Producer N/A
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