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Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

12

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-10-15 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Ben Taylor

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.

Known For

Sex Education
8.2%

Sex Education

Jan 11, 2019

Catastrophe
7.6%

Catastrophe

Jan 19, 2015

Joy
7.0%

Joy

Nov 15, 2024

Renegade Nell
7.3%

Renegade Nell

Mar 29, 2024

Renegade Nell
7.3%

Renegade Nell

Mar 29, 2024

Divorce
6.5%

Divorce

Oct 9, 2016

Year of the Rabbit
7.2%

Year of the Rabbit

Jun 10, 2019

Year of the Rabbit
7.2%

Year of the Rabbit

Jun 10, 2019

Spy
7.7%

Spy

Oct 14, 2011

TC
7.0%

The Circuit

Aug 25, 2016

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Directing

The Boroughs as Director
2024
Joy as Director
2024
Renegade Nell as Director
2019
Year of the Rabbit as Director
2019
Sex Education as Director
2016
Divorce as Director
2016
The Circuit as Director
2015
Catastrophe as Director
2011
Spy as Director

Production

The Boroughs as Executive Producer
2024
Renegade Nell as Executive Producer
2019
Year of the Rabbit as Executive Producer
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Ben Taylor