Ben Taylor

Directing

Birth date

October 15, 1971

Birth place

Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Yorkshire-born cinephile, raised on VHS John Hughes movies. One of the defining voices in contemporary British comedy, known for directing work with personality, warmth and edge, and for getting Hodor a job at KFC. Multi-award winning director of Netflix smash hit ‘Sex Education’ (Gillian Anderson, Asa Butterfield, and lots of equally incredible shows that begin with the letter C - Cuckoo, The Circuit, Cardinal Burns, Cockroaches and Catastrophe (BAFTA nomination for Best Director.) Ben most recently directed Disney + adventure series The Ballad of Renegade Nell and Joy, a Netflix feature starring Thomasin McKenzie, James Norton and Bill Nighy which premiered at the London Film Festival.

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