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

Hampstead Hampstead () is an area in London, which lies northwest of Charing Cross, and extends from Watling Street, the A5 road (Roman Watling Street) to Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland. The area forms the northwest part of the Lon ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, the eldest of six children of father, Richard, a documentary film maker, and Allegra, a writer. Taylor lived in

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

until 1965 and then was brought up in London. Now based near

Hampton Court Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. The building of the palace began in 1514 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, the chief ...

in West London, Taylor is married to Kate, an editor. They have three children: Jay, Freya, and Kalila. Taylor started working as a

child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in film, movies or television. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associ ...

in 1969 with the

Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, St ...

. 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 (Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected)'' is a British television series that aired between 1979 and 1988. Each episode told a story, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, with an unexpected twist ending. E ...

'' episode (9/5) "The Facts of Life" (1988). He has since expanded his creative interests to include event production, music, musical production, DJ work and documentary film making.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Turn of the Screw ''The Turn of the Screw'' is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James which first appeared in serial format in ''Collier's Weekly'' (January 27 – April 16, 1898). In October 1898, it was collected in ''The Two Magics'', published by Macmill ...

'' (1974, TV Movie) - Timothy * '' The Watcher in the Woods'' (1980) - Mike Fleming * '' Barriers'' (1981-1982, TV Series) - Billy Stanyon * ''

Beau Geste ''Beau Geste'' is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a rel ...

'' (1982, TV Mini-Series) - Michael 'Beau' Geste * ''A Flame to the Phoenix'' (1983) - Max Kurowicki * ''

The Far Pavilions ''The Far Pavilions'' is an epic novel of British-Indian history by M. M. Kaye, published in 1978, which tells the story of an English officer during the British Raj. There are many parallels between this novel and Rudyard Kipling's ''Kim'' th ...

'' (1984, TV Mini-Series) - Wally * ''

The Last Days of Pompeii ''The Last Days of Pompeii'' is a novel written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. The novel was inspired by the painting '' The Last Day of Pompeii'' by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, which Bulwer-Lytton had seen in Milan. It culminates in ...

'' (1984, TV Mini-Series) - Antonius * '' The First Olympics: Athens 1896'' (1984, TV Mini-Series) - Edwin Flack * ''

Black Arrow Black Arrow, officially capitalised BLACK ARROW, was a British satellite carrier rocket. Developed during the 1960s, it was used for four launches between 1969 and 1971, all launched from the Woomera Prohibited Area in Australia. Its final flig ...

'' (1985, TV Movie) - Richard * ''

The Corsican Brothers ''The Corsican Brothers'' (french: Les Frères corses) is a novella by Alexandre Dumas, père, first published in 1844. It is the story of two conjoined brothers who, though separated at birth, can still feel each other's physical distress. It h ...

'' (1985, TV Movie) - Georges Du Caillaud * ''

My Brother Jonathan ''My Brother Jonathan'' is a 1948 British drama film directed by Harold French and starring Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray, Ronald Howard and Beatrice Campbell. It is adapted from the 1930 novel ''My Brother Jonathan'' by Francis Brett Young, lat ...

'' (1985, TV Series) - Harold Dakers * '' Thirteen at Dinner'' (1985, TV Movie) - Donald Ross * '' Behind Enemy Lines'' (1985, TV Movie) - Simon * '' Every Time We Say Goodbye'' (1986) - Peter * '' Vanity Fair'' (1987, TV Series) - George Osborne * ''

A Perfect Spy ''A Perfect Spy'' (1986) is a novel by British author John le Carré about the mental and moral dissolution of a high-level intelligence-officer. Major aspects of the novel are lifted from the real life of the author, including the relationsh ...

'' (1987, TV Mini-Series) - Magnus Pym * '' Bergerac'' (1989, TV Series) - Toby Lemaire * ''

Duel of Hearts ''Duel of Hearts'' is a 1991 romantic television film directed by John Hough. Terence Feely penned the screenplay, based on the 1949 Barbara Cartland novel, ''A Duel of Hearts''. The film stars Alison Doody, Michael York, Geraldine Chaplin and ...

'' (1991, TV Movie) - Lord Vane Brecon * '' An Actor's Life for Me'' (1991, TV Series) - Sebastian Groom * '' The Darling Buds of May'' (1992, TV Series) - Pieter * '' Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After'' (1992, TV Movie) -

Prince Andrew, Duke of York Prince Andrew, Duke of York, (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960) is a member of the British royal family. He is the younger brother of King Charles III and the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince ...

* ''

Jewels A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, or semiprecious stone) is a piece of mineral crystal which, in cut and polished form, is used to make jewelry or other adornments. However, certain rocks (such as lapis lazuli, opal, a ...

'' (1992, TV Mini-Series) - Julian * ''

The 10 Percenters ''The 10%ers'' is a British television comedy series, broadcast on ITV. Set in the office of a theatrical agent, it began as a pilot in 1993 shown as part of ITV's short-lived Comedy Playhouse (not to be confused with the BBC's long-running Co ...

'' (1993, TV Series) - Atin * ''

Sharpe's Regiment ''Sharpe's Regiment'' is the seventeenth historical novel in the Sharpe (novel series), Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 1986. The story is set in England as Sharpe looks for the missing Second Battalion of the Sout ...

'' (1996, TV Series) - Col. William Lawford * ''

Monk Dawson ''Monk Dawson'' is a film that was released in 1998, directed and produced by Tom Waller and starring John Michie, Benedict Taylor, Martin Kemp, Rhona Mitra, and Paula Hamilton. It was based on the 1969 novel of the same name written by Piers ...

'' (1998) - Bobby Winterman * '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'' (1999) - Fighter Pilot Bravo 2 * '' The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service'' (1999) - Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (archive footage) * ''

Notes on a Scandal ''Notes on a Scandal'' (''What Was She Thinking? Notes on a Scandal'' in the U.S.) is a 2003 novel by Zoë Heller. It is about a female teacher at a London comprehensive school who begins an affair with an minor (law), underage pupil. Heller sai ...

'' (2006) - Eddie * ''

Trial & Retribution ''Trial & Retribution'' is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that first aired on 19 October 1997. Written and devised by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series ''Prime Suspect'', each ep ...

'' (2008, TV Series) - Jonathan Carlisle * ''

Breaking Into Tesco Breaking or breakin' may refer to: Arts * Breakdancing (also breaking), an athletic style of street dance * ''Breakin, a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film * "Breakin, a twelfth-season episode of the American animated television se ...

'' (2008, TV Series) * '' Breathe: Act One'' (2009, Short) - John Franks * ''

Wallander Wallander may refer to: TV, film, books * Kurt Wallander, a fictional Swedish police inspector in novels by Henning Mankell :* ''Wallander'' (film series), Swedish-language television films of the Wallander stories starring Rolf Lassgård :* ''Wal ...

'' (2010, TV Series) - Jurgen Nordfeldt * '' Perfect Life'' (2010) - Bristor * '' Gone'' (2014, Short) - Professor Thomas Verschwunden * ''

Unforgotten ''Unforgotten'' is a British crime drama television series, which initially aired on ITV on 8 October 2015. It was created and written by Chris Lang and directed by Andy Wilson. The programme follows a team of London detectives led by DCI Cas ...

'' (2015, TV Series) - Mark Bennett * ''

The Hippopotamus (film) ''The Hippopotamus'' is a 2017 British film, adapted from Stephen Fry's 1994 novel of the same name.The Watcher In The Woods'' (2017, TV Movie) - John Keller

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