Bartholomew Nicholas Layton (born 1975) 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). He then directed the 2018 film American Animals, a hybrid documentary/docudrama film based on the Transylvania University book heist.
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. Early in his life, he considered going into film or being a painter.
Career
He made his directorial debut in 2012 with the true-crime story The Imposter. 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 at the 2013 EE British Academy Film Awards."Bart Layton wins BAFTA", United Agents
He both wrote and directed American Animals. It depicts a 2004 book heist, with fictionalized versions and interviews with real people."American Animals: Bart Layton's New Breed of True Crime", Slate, Studio 360, May 29, 2018 Among the interviewees are the original criminals behind the heist."American Animals Director Bart Layton on His 'Slick As F*ck' Heist Movie", Hunter Harris, Vulture, May 31, 2018 He had initially discovered the story in a magazine."Bart Layton on Secrets, Lies, and American Animals", Richard Whittaker, June 14, 2018, The film was picked up by MoviePass."Frustrating characters rob 'American Animals' of heist film greatness", The Daily Californian, June 14, 2018, A&E
In May 2018, he signed with the Creative Artists Agency."'American Animals' Director Bart Layton Signs With CAA", Joe Utichi, May 9, 2018, Deadline
As of 2018, Layton is the creative director of RAW, a British production company.
Personal life Layton lives with his family in London.
Filmography Banged Up Abroad (2006–2022) The Imposter (2012) American Animals (2018) Crime 101 (2026)
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