Layke Anderson

Layke Anderson
Anderson in 2015
Born
Layke Anderson

(1983-10-10) 10 October 1983 (age 43)
London, England
Years active2003–present

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. Other acting credits include Richard Attenborough’s Closing the Ring, action-horror Re-Kill, and Babylon 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. Dylan's Room was followed by the experimental film Happy Thoughts.

Filmography

Director / Writer / Editor
Actor

Awards

For Dylan's Room:

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

For Happy Thoughts:

For Shopping:

References

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  11. ↑ Trophy winners Euro Film Festival Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ "News". www.grandoff.eu. Retrieved 9 January 2019.