Benedict Taylor | |
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Born | Benedict Sean Taylor 18 April 1960 |
Occupation | Actor |
Spouse | Kate Taylor |
Children | 3 |
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.
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).
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1974 | The Turn of the Screw | Timothy | TV movie |
1980 | The Watcher in the Woods | Mike Fleming | |
1981-2 | Barriers | Billy Stanyon | TV series, lead role |
1982 | Beau Geste | Michael 'Beau' Geste | TV miniseries |
1983 | A Flame to the Phoenix | Max Kurowicki | |
1984 | The Far Pavilions | Wally | TV miniseries |
The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Edwin Flack | TV miniseries | |
1985 | Black Arrow | Richard | TV movie |
The Corsican Brothers | Georges Du Caillaud | TV movie | |
My Brother Jonathan | Harold Dakers | TV series | |
Thirteen at Dinner | Donald Ross | TV movie | |
Behind Enemy Lines | Simon | TV movie | |
1986 | Every Time We Say Goodbye | Peter | |
1987 | Vanity Fair | George Osborne | TV series |
A Perfect Spy | Magnus Pym | TV miniseries | |
1989 | Bergerac | Toby Lemaire | |
1991 | Duel of Hearts | Lord Vane Brecon | TV movie |
An Actor's Life for Me | Sebastian Groom | TV series | |
1992 | The Darling Buds of May | Pieter | episode "Stranger at the Gates" |
Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After | Prince Andrew, Duke of York | TV movie | |
Jewels | Julian | TV miniseries | |
1993 | The 10 Percenters | Atin | TV series |
Sharpe's Regiment | Col. William Lawford | TV 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 | |
2008 | Trial & Retribution | Jonathan Carlisle | TV series |
Breaking Into Tesco | TV series | ||
2009 | Breathe: Act One | John Franks | Short |
2010 | Wallander | Jurgen Nordfeldt | TV series |
Perfect Life | Bristor | ||
2014 | Gone | Professor Thomas Verschwunden | Short |
2015 | Unforgotten | Mark Bennett | TV series |
2017 | The Hippopotamus | Chauffeur | |
The Watcher In The Woods | John Keller | TV movie |
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