Biography
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.
Filmography
all 12
Director 9
TV Shows 8
Movies 4
Producer 3
Director
Joy (2024)
Movie
Executive Producer / Director
Renegade Nell (2024)
TV
Executive Producer
Year of the Rabbit (2019)
TV
Director
Sex Education (2019)
TV
7.08
Director
Raised by Wolves (2017)
Movie
Director
Divorce (2016)
TV
4.5
Director
Our Ex-Wife (2016)
TV
Director
The Circuit (2016)
Movie
Director
Catastrophe (2015)
TV
6.09
Director
Spy (2011)
TV
6
Executive Producer / Director
The Boroughs
TV
Director
Chevy
Movie
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1971-10-15 (53 years old)
Birth PlaceShipley, Yorkshire, England, UK
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