Sacha Bennett (born 11 May 1971) is a British

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, producer and

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for film and television. As a film-maker he has worked with talent such as

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and

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. He has created films for Hollywood Studios and Independent Distributors, from action-thrillers to Shakespeare adaptations. He was born in

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where he attended St. George's School. He now resides in

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Filmography

* '' Blackadder: Back & Forth'' (1999) - actor (played

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) * '' Devilwood'' (2006) - writer, director, producer * ''

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'' (2008) - writer, producer, director * '' Bonded by Blood'' (2010) - director, writer * ''

Outside Bet ''Outside Bet'', also known as ''Weighed In: The Story of the Mumper'', is a British comedy film directed by Sacha Bennett and starring Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter, Philip Davis and Adam Deacon. The film was released on 20 April 2012. Plot It ...

'' (2012) - writer, director * ''

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'' (2012) - producer * '' Get Lucky'' (2013) - writer, director * ''

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'' (2013) - writer * ''

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'' (2014) - director, writer * '' Armada'' (2015) - writer * '' Beautiful Devils'' (2015) - writer * '' We Still Steal The Old Way'' (2015) - director, writer * '' Tango One'' (2018) - director, writer * ''Ghetto Heaven'' - director * ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (2020) - director * ''Last Pole'' (2018) - director, producer * ''We Still Die the Old Way'' (2019) - producer * ''Ethel (short film)'' (2019) - producer * '' Me, Myself and Di'' (2020) - producer * ''

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'' (2023) - director * ''

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'' (2023) - co-producer * '' King Arthur: Dawn of Pendragon'' (2024) - writer, director, producer

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* 1971 births Living people English male film actors Actors from Harpenden Male actors from Hertfordshire {{UK-film-director-stub