Daniel_Taylor_(actor)
Daniel Lawrence Taylor
British actor and comedy writer
Daniel Lawrence Taylor is a British actor, comedy writer, and producer.
In 2004, Taylor graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in drama and theatre studies.[1]
He appeared in several sitcoms including Uncle, How Not to Live Your Life, and Hunderby. He starred in ITV2's 2015 comedy Cockroaches[2] and had a small role in The Inbetweeners. He is one half of the comedy duo Ginger & Black (with Eri Jackson).[3] He appeared in series 2 of Lobby Land, a BBC Radio 4 political satire broadcast.[4]
Taylor created, wrote and starred in the ITV2 sitcom Timewasters.[5] The first series of Timewasters aired in 2017 and the second series aired in spring 2019. Series 1 was nominated for a BAFTA in 2018 for Best Scripted Comedy.[6] In 2018, Taylor was named as a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit.[7][8] He created, wrote and appears in the comedy-drama series Boarders which was broadcast by the BBC in 2024.[9][10]