Layke Anderson

Jonathan Layke Anderson (born 10 October 1983) is a British film director and former actor.

Layke Anderson
Anderson in 2015
Born	Jonathan Layke Anderson (1983-10-10) 10 October 1983 (age 41) London, England
Years active	2003–present

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.^[1] 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.^[2] Dylan's Room was followed by the experimental film, Happy Thoughts.

Filmography

Director / Writer / Editor

• 2012: Dylan's Room (short)
• 2014: Happy Thoughts (short)
• 2016: Shopping (short)
• 2017: Epilogue (short)
• 2018: London Unplugged, Directed Shopping segment
• 2019: Mankind (short)

Actor

• 2003: X2 as Cypher (Douglas Aaron Ramsey) (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
• 2015: Re-Kill as Tom Falkirk

Awards

For Dylan's Room:

• "Best Short Film" Cambridge Film Festival 2012^[3]
• "Best Short Drama" Isle of Wight Film Festival 2012^[4]
• "Best Drama" Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2012^[5]
• "Media Award" Tirana International Film Festival 2012^[6]
• "Special Mention" Leeds International Film Festival 2012^[7]
• "Highly Commended" Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2012^[8]
• "Best Drama" The Van d'Or Independent Film Awards 2013^[9]

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

For Happy Thoughts:

• "Online Award" Tirana International Film Festival 2014^[10]
• "Palmares Social Action - Experimental & Ficción" International Euro Film Festival 2014^[11]
• "Best Editing" Grand OFF World Independent Film Awards 2015^[12]

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