Ben Taylor
- Directing
- October 15, 1971 · 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.
Known for
Filmography
- WAR · Director, Executive producer
- The Boroughs · Executive producer, Director
- Dressed to the Nines · Executive producer
- JOY · Director
- Renegade Nell · Executive producer, Director
- Year of the Rabbit · Director, Executive producer
- Sex Education · Director, Executive producer
- Divorce · Director
- The Circuit · Director
- Catastrophe · Director
- Spy · Director