Bart Layton
British filmmaker (b. 1975)
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Bartholomew Nicholas Layton (born 1975)[1] is an English filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a documentarian, winning a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut and a nomination for Best Documentary for The Imposter (2012).[2] He then directed the 2018 film American Animals, a hybrid documentary/docudrama film based on the Transylvania University book heist.[3][4]
Early life and education
Layton was born in the Hammersmith district of London. Both of his parents were artists, one a sculptor and the other a painter and theatre director.[2] Early in his life, he considered going into film or being a painter.[2]
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]
Personal life
Layton lives with his family in London.
Filmography
- Banged Up Abroad (2006–2022)
- The Imposter (2012)
- American Animals (2018)
- Crime 101 (2026)
