Benedict Taylor


Benedict Sean Taylor is a British actor.
Taylor was born in Hampstead, London, the eldest of six children of Richard, a documentary film maker, and Allegra, a writer. 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. He concentrated solely on acting and voice-overs until 1985. He appeared as Nicholas Lillie in the Tales of the Unexpected episode "The Facts of Life".

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1974The Turn of the ScrewTimothyTV movie
1980The Watcher in the WoodsMike Fleming
1981–1982BarriersBilly StanyonTV series, lead role
1982Beau GesteMichael 'Beau' GesteTV miniseries
1983A Flame to the PhoenixMax Kurowicki-
1984The Far PavilionsWallyTV miniseries
1984The Last Days of PompeiiAntoniusTV miniseries
1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896Edwin FlackTV miniseries
1985Black ArrowRichardTV movie
1985The Corsican BrothersGeorges Du CaillaudTV movie
1985My Brother JonathanHarold DakersTV series
1985Thirteen at DinnerDonald RossTV movie
1985Behind Enemy LinesSimonTV movie
1986Every Time We Say GoodbyePeter-
1987Vanity FairGeorge OsborneTV series
1987A Perfect SpyMagnus PymTV miniseries
1989BergeracToby Lemaire-
1991Duel of HeartsLord Vane BreconTV movie
1991An Actor's Life for MeSebastian GroomTV series
1992The Darling Buds of MayPieterepisode "Stranger at the Gates"
1992Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever AfterPrince Andrew, Duke of YorkTV movie
1992JewelsJulianTV miniseries
1993The 10 PercentersAtinTV series
1993Sharpe's RegimentCol. William LawfordTV series
1998Monk DawsonBobby Winterman
1999Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceFighter Pilot Bravo 2
1999The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles: Adventures in the Secret ServicePrince Sixtus of Bourbon-Parma
2006Notes on a ScandalEddie-
2008Trial & RetributionJonathan CarlisleTV series
2008Breaking Into TescoTV series
2009Breathe: Act OneJohn FranksShort
2010WallanderJurgen NordfeldtTV series
2010Perfect LifeBristor-
2014GoneProfessor Thomas VerschwundenShort
2015UnforgottenMark BennettTV series
2017The HippopotamusChauffeur-
2017The Watcher In The WoodsJohn KellerTV movie