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

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, the eldest of six children of Richard, a documentary film maker, and Allegra, a writer. Taylor lived in

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until 1965 and then was brought up in London. Taylor started working as a

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in 1969 with the

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. 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).

Selected filmography

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1960 births English male film actors English male television actors Living people British expatriates in Nigeria English male child actors Male actors from London People from Hampstead Actors from the London Borough of Camden {{England-screen-actor-stub