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Directing

Ben Taylor

Born October 15, 1971Shipley, Yorkshire, England, UK11 credits

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

The Boroughs
2026The Boroughs
Executive ProducerTV
Dressed To The Nines
2025Dressed To The Nines
Executive ProducerMovie
Joy
2024Joy
DirectorMovie
Renegade Nell
2024Renegade Nell
Executive ProducerTV
Divorce
2016Divorce
DirectorTV
The Circuit
2016The Circuit
DirectorMovie
Catastrophe
2015Catastrophe
DirectorTV
Spy
2011Spy
DirectorTV
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WAR
DirectorTV