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Layke Anderson
British film director and former actor
Layke Anderson | |
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| Born | Jonathan Layke Anderson () 10 October (age&#;41) London, United Kingdom |
| Years&#;active | - present |
Layke Anderson (born 10 October ) is a British film director and former actor.
Career
Anderson starred opposite Udo Kier and Stephen Fry in the 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
- Dylan's Room (short)
- Happy Thoughts (short)
- Shopping (short)
- Epilogue (short)
- London Unplugged, Directed Shopping segment
- Mankind (short)
- Actor
- X2 as Cypher (Douglas Aaron Ramsey) (uncredited)
- Almost Strangers as Heath
- Communism and Football as Eduard Streltsov
- Dolphins as Lawrence
- Popcorn as Cool Guy
- Closing the Ring as Army Corporal
- The Chef's Letter as The Young Man
- House of Boys as Frank
- The Equestrian as Freddie Forester
- Babylon (TV series)
- Re-Kill as Tom Falkirk
Awards
For Dylan's Room:
The film was also long-listed for Best UK Short by BAFTA in
For Happy Thoughts:
- "Online Award" Tirana International Film Festival [10]
- "Palmares Social Action - Experimental & Ficción" International Euro Film Festival [11]
- "Best Editing" Grand OFF World Independent Film Awards [12]
For Shopping:
- "Best Short Film" Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival (UK)
- "Best Short Film" East Coast Film Festival (UK)
- "Special Mention" Anon Film Festival (UK)