Bartholomew Nicholas Layton (born 1975) is an English documentary filmmaker. He is the writer and director of the films '' The Imposter'' and '' American Animals''.

Early life and education

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."BAFTA"
Bart Layton

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

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teenager. Layton won a

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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.
''Slate'', Studio 360, May 29, 2018 Among the interviewees are the original criminals behind the heist.
Hunter Harris, ''Vulture'', May 31, 2018 He had initially discovered the story in a magazine."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, 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

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."'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.

Filmography

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Banged Up Abroad ''Banged Up Abroad'' (rebadged as ''Locked Up Abroad'' in Asia and the United States, and ''Jailed Abroad'' in India, for the National Geographic Channel) is a British documentary/docudrama television series created by Bart Layton that was pro ...

'' *'' The Imposter'' (2012) *'' American Animals'' (2018) *'' Crime 101'' (2025)

Personal life

Layton lives with his family in London.

References

External links

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