Benedict Taylor
Benedict Sean Taylor (born 18 April 1960) is a British actor. 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.
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Benedict Taylor

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- Birth Name
- Benedict Sean Taylor
- Born
- 18 April 1960
- Birthplace
- Hampstead, London, England
- Occupation
- Actor
- Spouse
- Kate Taylor
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Springwest Academy
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Biography
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).
Key facts
Key facts
• Birth Name — Benedict Sean Taylor • Born — 18 April 1960 • Birthplace — Hampstead, London, England • Occupation — Actor • Spouse — Kate Taylor • Children — 3
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1974 — The Turn of the Screw — Timothy — TV movie • 1980 — The Watcher in the Woods — Mike Fleming • 1981–1982 — 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 Last Days of Pompeii — Antonius — 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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- “Benedict Taylor”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1229933956, Benedict, Taylor.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q4887319: Benedict Taylor
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