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Years active
  
2003 - present

Name
  
Layke Anderson

Role
  
Film director


Layke Anderson

Full Name
  
Jonathan Layke Anderson

Born
  
October 10, 1983 (age 40) (
1983-10-10
)
London, United Kingdom

Movies
  
House of Boys, Re‑Kill, Dylan's Room, Dolphins, Closing the Ring

Similar People
  
Benn Northover, Steven Webb, Valeri Milev, Emma Griffiths Malin, Udo Kier

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Layke Anderson (October 10, 1983) is an award-winning British film director and former actor.

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He 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. Other acting credits include Richard Attenborough’s Closing the Ring, action-horror Re-Kill, and Babylon (TV series) directed by Danny Boyle.

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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. Dylan's Room was followed by the experimental film, Happy Thoughts.

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Filmography

Director / Writer / Editor
  • 2012: Dylan's Room (short)
  • 2014: Happy Thoughts (short)
  • 2016: Shopping (short)
    • Actor
  • 2003: X2 as X-Kid (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
  • "Best Short Drama" Isle of Wight Film Festival 2012
  • "Best Drama" Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2012
  • "Media Award" Tirana International Film Festival 2012
  • "Special Mention" Leeds International Film Festival 2012
  • "Highly Commended" Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2012
  • "Best Drama" The Van d'Or Independent Film Awards 2013

    • The film was also long-listed for Best UK Short by BAFTA in 2012.

    For Happy Thoughts:

  • "Online Award" Tirana International Film Festival 2014
  • "Palmares Social Action - Experimental & Ficción" International Euro Film Festival 2014
  • "Best Editing" Grand OFF World Independent Film Awards 2015

    • 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

    Layke Anderson Wikipedia
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