Bart Layton

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Bart Layton
Born
Bartholomew Nicholas Layton

Hammersmith, London, England
Occupation 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]

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Early life and education

Both of his parents were artists, one a sculptor and the other a painter and theatre director. [5] Early in his life, he considered going into film or being a painter. [5]

Career

He made his directorial debut in 2012 with the true-crime story The Imposter. [6] 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 [7] at the 2013 EE British Academy Film Awards. [8]

He both wrote and directed American Animals. It depicts a 2004 book heist, with fictionalized versions and interviews with real people. [6] Among the interviewees are the original criminals behind the heist. [9] He had initially discovered the story in a magazine. [10] [11] The film was picked up by MoviePass. [12]

In May 2018, he signed with the Creative Artists Agency. [7]

As of 2018, Layton is the creative director of RAW, a British production company. [7]

Filmography

Personal life

He lives with his family in London.

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