Bart Layton | |
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Born | Bartholomew Nicholas Layton Hammersmith, London, England |
Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, writer and director |
Known for | Documentaries |
Bartholomew Nicholas Layton (born 1975) [1] is an English documentary filmmaker. He is the writer and director of the films The Imposter and American Animals . [2] [3] [4]
Both of his parents were artists, one a sculptor and the other a painter and theatre director. [4] Early in his life, he considered going into film or being a painter. [4]
He made his directorial debut in 2012 with the true-crime story The Imposter. [5] It is about Frédéric Bourdin, a French man who claimed to be a missing Texas teenager. Layton won a BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer for the film [6] at the 2013 EE British Academy Film Awards. [7]
He both wrote and directed American Animals. It depicts a 2004 book heist, with fictionalized versions and interviews with real people. [5] Among the interviewees are the original criminals behind the heist. [8] He had initially discovered the story in a magazine. [9] [10] The film was picked up by MoviePass. [11]
In May 2018, he signed with the Creative Artists Agency. [6]
As of 2018, Layton is the creative director of RAW, a British production company. [6]
Layton lives with his family in London.