Ben Taylor

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1971-10-15 (53 years old)

Place of Birth Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Ben Taylor

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

Director

The Boroughs

as Director

2024
Joy

as Director

2024
Renegade Nell

as Director

2019
Year of the Rabbit

as Director

2019
Sex Education

as Director

2017
Raised by Wolves

as Director

2016
The Circuit

as Director

2016
Divorce

as Director

2015
Catastrophe

as Director

2011
Spy

as Director

Producer

The Boroughs

as Executive Producer

2024
Renegade Nell

as Executive Producer

2019
Year of the Rabbit

as Executive Producer