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Bartholomew Nicholas Layton (born 1975)[1] is an English documentary filmmaker. He is the writer and director of the films The Imposter and American Animals.[2][3][4]
Bart Layton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bartholomew Nicholas Layton Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, writer and director |
| Known for | Documentaries |
Both of his parents were artists, one a sculptor and the other a painter and theatre director.[5] Early in his life, he considered going into film or being a painter.[5]
He made his directorial debut in 2012 with the true-crime story The Imposter.[6] 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[7] at the 2013 EE British Academy Film Awards.[8]
He both wrote and directed American Animals. It depicts a 2004 book heist, with fictionalized versions and interviews with real people.[6] Among the interviewees are the original criminals behind the heist.[9] He had initially discovered the story in a magazine.[10][11] The film was picked up by MoviePass.[12]
In May 2018, he signed with the Creative Artists Agency.[7]
As of 2018, Layton is the creative director of RAW, a British production company.[7]
- Banged Up Abroad
- The Imposter (2012)
- American Animals (2018)
- Crime 101 (2025)
Layton lives with his family in London.
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