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British film director and former actor
Layke Anderson |
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Born | Jonathan Layke Anderson (1983-10-10) 10 October 1983 (age 40)
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Years active |
2003 - present |
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Layke Anderson (born 10 October 1983) is a British
film director and former
actor.
Career
Anderson starred opposite
Udo Kier and
Stephen Fry in the 2009
Luxembourgian-
German drama
House of Boys, though left acting behind shortly after to explore working behind the scenes.
[1]
Other acting credits include
Richard Attenborough’s
Closing the Ring, action-horror
Re-Kill, and
Babylon (TV series) directed by
Danny Boyle.
Anderson's directorial debut Dylan's Room, starring
Joanna Scanlan, screened at over thirty international
film festivals winning multiple awards, and was later nominated for a
British Independent Film Award.
[2]
Dylan's Room was followed by the
experimental film, Happy Thoughts.
Filmography
- Director / Writer / Editor
- 2012: Dylan's Room (short)
- 2014: Happy Thoughts (short)
- 2016: Shopping (short)
- 2017: Epilogue (short)
- 2018:
London Unplugged, Directed Shopping segment
- 2019: Mankind (short)
- Actor
- 2003:
X2 as Cypher (Douglas Aaron Ramsey) (uncredited)
- 2004: Almost Strangers as Heath
- 2006: Communism and Football as Eduard Streltsov
- 2007: Dolphins as Lawrence
- 2007:
Popcorn as Cool Guy
- 2007:
Closing the Ring as Army Corporal
- 2008: The Chef's Letter as The Young Man
- 2009:
House of Boys as Frank
- 2012: The Equestrian as Freddie Forester
- 2013:
Babylon (TV series)
- 2015:
Re-Kill as Tom Falkirk
Awards
For Dylan's Room:
- "Best Short Film" Cambridge Film Festival 2012
[3]
- "Best Short Drama" Isle of Wight Film Festival 2012
[4]
- "Best Drama"
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2012
[5]
- "Media Award" Tirana International Film Festival 2012
[6]
- "Special Mention" Leeds International Film Festival 2012
[7]
- "Highly Commended" Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2012
[8]
- "Best Drama" The Van d'Or Independent Film Awards 2013
[9]
The film was also long-listed for Best UK Short by
BAFTA in 2012.
For Happy Thoughts:
- "Online Award" Tirana International Film Festival 2014
[10]
- "Palmares Social Action - Experimental & Ficción" International Euro Film Festival 2014
[11]
- "Best Editing" Grand OFF World Independent Film Awards 2015
[12]
For Shopping:
- "Best Short Film" Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival (UK) 2017
- "Best Short Film" East Coast Film Festival (UK) 2016
- "Special Mention" Anon Film Festival (UK) 2016
References
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