Daniel Lawrence Taylor is a British actor, comedy writer, and producer.
In 2004, Taylor graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in drama and theatre studies. [1]
He appeared in several sitcoms including Uncle , How Not to Live Your Life , and Hunderby . He starred in ITV2's 2015 comedy Cockroaches [2] and had a small role in The Inbetweeners . He is one half of the comedy duo Ginger & Black (with Eri Jackson). [3] He appeared in series 2 of Lobby Land , a BBC Radio 4 political satire broadcast. [4]
Taylor created, wrote and starred in the ITV2 sitcom Timewasters. [5] The first series of Timewasters aired in 2017 and the second series aired in spring 2019. Series 1 was nominated for a BAFTA in 2018 for Best Scripted Comedy. [6] In 2018, Taylor was named as a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit. [7] [8] He serves as showrunner, head writer and has a supporting role on the BBC Three comedy-drama series Boarders which was broadcast in 2024. [9] [10]