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Bart Layton

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
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Bart Layton
Bart is a multi-award winning writer, director and executive producer known for creating ground-breaking work and pushing the boundaries of conventional story-telling techniques.

Bart has been the Creative Director of leading British production company RAW for the past 14 years where he has created and directed numerous award-winning documentaries and series.

In 2012 Bart directed his first documentary feature film, The Imposter, which received huge critical acclaim for its originality and storytelling following its debut at Sundance. The film picked up numerous prestigious awards including two British Independent Film Awards, a BAFTA for best debut and being shortlisted for the Academy Awards.

Bart's first narrative feature, American Animals, which he wrote and directed, premiered at Sundance in January 2018 to an equally rapturous critical response. He has since gone on to win screenwriting awards at both the British Independent Film and Writers' Guild Awards.
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 14 wins & 24 nominations total

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Bart Layton and Barry Keoghan in American Animals (2018)
Bart Layton in The Imposter (2012)
Bart Layton, Dimitri Doganis, Jared Abrahamson, Blake Jenner, and Barry Keoghan at an event for American Animals (2018)
Bart Layton at an event for American Animals (2018)
Evan Peters and Bart Layton at an event for American Animals (2018)
Evan Peters, Bart Layton, Jared Abrahamson, Blake Jenner, and Barry Keoghan at an event for American Animals (2018)
Katherine Butler, Derrin Schlesinger, Mary Jane Skalski, Bart Layton, and Dimitri Doganis at an event for American Animals (2018)
Katherine Butler, Derrin Schlesinger, Mary Jane Skalski, Poppy Dixon, Evan Peters, Bart Layton, Dimitri Doganis, Anne Nikitin, Julian Hart, Jared Abrahamson, Blake Jenner, and Barry Keoghan at an event for American Animals (2018)
Bart Layton and Dimitri Doganis
Bart Layton

Known for

American Animals (2018)
American Animals
7.0
  • Writer
  • 2018
The Imposter (2012)
The Imposter
7.5
  • Director
  • 2012
Locked Up Abroad (2007)
Locked Up Abroad
8.2
TV Series
  • Producer
The Fugitive Chronicles (2009)
The Fugitive Chronicles
8.7
TV Series
  • Producer

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Producer

  • Surviving Paradise
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • The Deepest Breath (2023)
    The Deepest Breath
    • executive producer
    • 2023
  • The Tinder Swindler (2022)
    The Tinder Swindler
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman (2022)
    The Puppet Master: Hunting the Ultimate Conman
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Fear City: New York vs the Mafia (2020)
    Fear City: New York vs the Mafia
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Paranormal Witness (2011)
    Paranormal Witness
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011–2015
  • Revelation: The End of Days (2014)
    Revelation: The End of Days
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2014
  • Miracle Landing on the Hudson (2014)
    Miracle Landing on the Hudson
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2014
  • American Blackout (2013)
    American Blackout
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Blackout (2013)
    Blackout
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Locked Up Abroad (2007)
    Locked Up Abroad
    • executive producer: Raw
    • executive producer: Raw TV
    • executive producer ...
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2013
  • The Town That Caught Tourette's
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • The Plot to Bring Down Britain's Planes (2012)
    The Plot to Bring Down Britain's Planes
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2012
  • The Liquid Bomb Plot (2011)
    The Liquid Bomb Plot
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Get Out Alive (2010)
    Get Out Alive
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Breakout (2010)
    Breakout
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2010

Writer

  • American Animals (2018)
    American Animals
    • Writer
    • 2018
  • The Fugitive Chronicles (2009)
    The Fugitive Chronicles
    • creator (2009)
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • Locked Up Abroad (2007)
    Locked Up Abroad
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2007–2008
  • 16 for a Day
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Locked Up Abroad (2006)
    Locked Up Abroad
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Becoming Alexander (2005)
    Becoming Alexander
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2005

Director

  • Rogue Male
    • Director
    • In Development
  • American Animals (2018)
    American Animals
    • Director
    • 2018
  • The Imposter (2012)
    The Imposter
    • Director
    • 2012
  • Locked Up Abroad (2007)
    Locked Up Abroad
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • 16 for a Day
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Locked Up Abroad (2006)
    Locked Up Abroad
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2006
  • Becoming Alexander (2005)
    Becoming Alexander
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • The Trouble with Black Men (2004)
    The Trouble with Black Men
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2004
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'American Animals' Will Make You Root for Misguided Criminals
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'American Animals' Will Make You Root for Misguided Criminals
'American Animals' Stars Told to Avoid Their Real-Life Counterparts
Video 2:12
'American Animals' Stars Told to Avoid Their Real-Life Counterparts
Trailer Commentary: Bart Layton
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Trailer Commentary: Bart Layton

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