Otto Benjamin Charles Bathurst (born 18 January 1971) is a British television and film director. In 2014, he won a BAFTA for his work on BBC drama Peaky Blinders. He was also previously BAFTA nominated for his work on BBC series Criminal Justice and Five Days.
Early life Bathurst was born on 18 January 1971, the son of Elizabeth Mary (Thompson) and Christopher Bathurst, 3rd Viscount Bledisloe. He grew up in Dudley and Bridgnorth. He began to study engineering at university, but dropped out to move to London and work in film.
Family life Bathurst's family has lived in Bath, Somerset since 2013. He enjoys cooking and his favourite restaurant serves classic Indian cuisine.
Career Bathurst began his career in editing and then worked on commercials, before moving into television. He has taught filmmaking at Oxford and London universities.
In 2009, Bathurst directed Margot, a biopic of Margot Fonteyn starring Anne-Marie Duff, which focused upon the relationship between Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.
In 2011, he directed "The National Anthem", the first episode of the anthology television series Black Mirror.
He has also directed episodes of Urban Gothic, Teachers, and Hustle. In 2013, he was described by Express & Star as "Britain's most exciting director".
In 2018, he made his feature film directorial debut with Robin Hood. It starred Jamie Dornan as Will Scarlett, Jamie Foxx as Little John, Tim Minchin as Friar Tuck, Eve Hewson as Maid Marian, and Taron Egerton as the eponymous hero. The film was universally panned and was estimated to have lost the studio US$83.7 million.
He directed episodes of the historical drama series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, broadcast in January 2025.
Filmography Feature film Robin Hood (2018)
Television Year Title Director ExecutiveProducer Notes 2000-2001 Urban Gothic 4 episodes2002 Comedy Lab Episode "Shoreditch Tw*t" Guardian of the Amazon TV movie2003 20 Things to Do Before You're 30 3 episodes Teachers 3 episodes UGetMe 6 episodes 2004 NY-LON Episode "Something About Chemicals" 2005-2006 Hustle 4 episodes 2007 Five Days 3 episodes 2008 Criminal Justice 3 episodes 2009 Margot TV movie 2011 Black Mirror Episode "The National Anthem" 2013 Peaky Blinders 3 episodes 2014 Hysteria Unaired pilot 2019 His Dark Materials Episodes "Armour" and "The Lost Boy" 2022 Billy the Kid 2 episodes 2022-2024 Halo 4 episodes 2023 The Winter King 4 episodes2025 Lockerbie: A Search for Truth 4 episodes The Abandons 2 episodes2026 Prisoner 3 episodes Fightland 8 episodes
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