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Otto Bathurst
British director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Otto Benjamin Charles Bathurst (born 18 January 1971)[1] is a British television and film director. In 2014, he won a BAFTA for his work on BBC drama Peaky Blinders.[4][5] He was also previously BAFTA nominated for his work on BBC series Criminal Justice and Five Days.[6]
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Early life
Bathurst was born on 18 January 1971,[1] the son of Elizabeth Mary (Thompson)[7] and Christopher Bathurst, 3rd Viscount Bledisloe.[8] He grew up in Dudley and Bridgnorth.[9] He began to study engineering at university, but dropped out to move to London and work in film.[9]
Family life
The Bathurst family has lived in Bath, Somerset since 2013.[3][10][11] Otto enjoys cooking and his favourite restaurant serves classic Indian cuisine.[12]
Career
Bathurst began his career in editing and then worked on commercials, before moving into television.[13] He has taught filmmaking at Oxford and London universities.[14]
In 2009, Bathurst directed Margot, a biopic of Margot Fonteyn starring Anne-Marie Duff, which focused upon the relationship between Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.[15]
In 2011, he directed "The National Anthem", the first episode of the anthology television series Black Mirror.[16]
He has also directed episodes of Urban Gothic, Teachers, and Hustle. In 2013, he was described by Express & Star as "Britain's most exciting director".[9]
In 2018, he made his feature film directorial debut with Robin Hood.[17] It starred Jamie Dornan as Will Scarlett, Jamie Foxx as Little John, Tim Minchin as Friar Tuck, Eve Hewson as Maid Marian, and Taron Egerton as the eponymous hero.[18] The film was universally panned[19] and was estimated to have lost the studio US$83.7 million.[20]
He directed episodes of the historical drama series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, broadcast in January 2025.[21]
Filmography
Feature film
- Robin Hood (2018)
Television
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