Bart Layton
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]
Early life and education
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]
Career
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]
Filmography
- Banged Up Abroad
- The Imposter (2012)
- American Animals (2018)
- Crime 101 (2026)
Personal life
Layton lives with his family in London.
References
- ^ "Search Results for England202620wales20births201837-2006".
- ^ Utichi, Joe (9 May 2018). "'American Animals' Director Bart Layton Signs With CAA". Deadline. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Radish, Christina (3 June 2018). "Director Bart Layton on 'American Animals' and Reaching Out to the Real Criminals". Collider. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ a b c "Bart Layton: Q&A". Guru.Bafta.org. February 7, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ a b "American Animals: Bart Layton's New Breed of True Crime", Slate, Studio 360, May 29, 2018
- ^ a b c "'American Animals' Director Bart Layton Signs With CAA", Joe Utichi, May 9, 2018, Deadline
- ^ "Bart Layton wins BAFTA", United Agents
- ^ "American Animals Director Bart Layton on His 'Slick As F*ck' Heist Movie", Hunter Harris, Vulture, May 31, 2018
- ^ "Filmmaker Bart Layton Presents American Animals as a Unique, Genre-Bending Heist Movie", Kiko Martinez, SA Current, June 18, 2018
- ^ "Bart Layton on Secrets, Lies, and American Animals", Richard Whittaker, June 14, 2018,
- ^ "Frustrating characters rob 'American Animals' of heist film greatness", The Daily Californian, June 14, 2018, A&E
External links
- Bart Layton at IMDb
- Bart Layton on Twitter