Benedict Taylor

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Benedict Taylor
Born
Benedict Sean Taylor

(1960-04-18) 18 April 1960 (age 64)
Hampstead, London, England
OccupationActor
SpouseKate Taylor
Children3

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

Taylor was born in Hampstead, London, the eldest of six children of father, Richard, a documentary film maker, and Allegra, a writer. Taylor lived in Nigeria until 1965 and then was brought up in London.[ citation needed ]

Taylor started working as a child actor in 1969 with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He concentrated solely on acting and voice-overs until 1985. He appeared as Nicholas Lillie in the Tales of the Unexpected episode (9/5) "The Facts of Life" (1988). [1]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974 The Turn of the Screw TimothyTV movie
1980 The Watcher in the Woods Mike Fleming
1981-2 Barriers Billy StanyonTV series, lead role
1982 Beau Geste Michael 'Beau' GesteTV miniseries
1983A Flame to the PhoenixMax Kurowicki
1984 The Far Pavilions WallyTV miniseries
The First Olympics: Athens 1896 Edwin FlackTV miniseries
1985 Black Arrow RichardTV movie
The Corsican Brothers Georges Du CaillaudTV movie
My Brother Jonathan Harold DakersTV series
Thirteen at Dinner Donald RossTV movie
Behind Enemy LinesSimonTV movie
1986 Every Time We Say Goodbye Peter
1987 Vanity Fair George OsborneTV series
A Perfect Spy Magnus PymTV miniseries
1989 Bergerac Toby Lemaire
1991 Duel of Hearts Lord Vane BreconTV movie
An Actor's Life for Me Sebastian GroomTV series
1992 The Darling Buds of May Pieterepisode "Stranger at the Gates"
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After Prince Andrew, Duke of York TV movie
Jewels JulianTV miniseries
1993 The 10 Percenters AtinTV series
Sharpe's Regiment Col. William LawfordTV series
1998'Monk Dawson Bobby Winterman
1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Fighter Pilot Bravo 2
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Adventures in the Secret Service Prince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma (archive footage)
2006 Notes on a Scandal Eddie
2008Trial & RetributionJonathan CarlisleTV series
Breaking Into TescoTV series
2009Breathe: Act OneJohn FranksShort
2010 Wallander Jurgen NordfeldtTV series
Perfect LifeBristor
2014GoneProfessor Thomas VerschwundenShort
2015 Unforgotten Mark BennettTV series
2017 The Hippopotamus Chauffeur
The Watcher In The Woods John KellerTV movie

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References

  1. "Benedict Taylor | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2024.