Benedict Sean Taylor was born 18 April 1960 in Hampstead, London, the eldest of 6 children, to father, Richard, a documentaryfilm maker and Allegra, a writer.Taylor Lived in Nigeria until 1965 and then was brought up in London.Now based near Hampton Court in West London, Taylor is married to Kate, an editor. They have 3 children; Jay, Freya and Kalila.Taylor started working as a child actor in 1969 with the Royal Shakespeare Company.He concentrated solely on acting and voice-overs until 1985.