Jonathan Scott-Taylor (born 6 March 1962) is an

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Early life

He was born in

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to English parents; his father was a consultant for the fishery industry in Brazil at the time. He was educated at

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. Scott-Taylor started going to drama school at age 11.

Acting career

He played the character of Jim Hawkins in a stage musical of ''

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'' in 1973. He went on to take minor roles in ''

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'' (1976) and ''

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'' (1978), and a starring role in a BBC production of ''The Winslow Boy'' (1977) after which he was chosen to play teen

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in '' Damien: Omen II'' (1978). In 1979, he played the role of Lucius, Brutus' servant, in a BBC production of Shakespeare's ''The Tragedy of Julius Caesar''. Following ''Omen II'', he had a few more roles in '' Tales of the Unexpected'' as sadistic prep school bully Bruce "Galloping" Foxley in the episode "

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", as Tom Tulliver in ''

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'', the 1980s BBC soap opera ''

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'', the 1985 film ''

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'', and the TV series ''Troubles'', but has not performed since 1988.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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