Layke Anderson
Layke Anderson 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
- 2012: Dylan's Room
- 2014: Happy Thoughts
- 2016: Shopping
- 2017: Epilogue
- 2018: London Unplugged, Directed Shopping segment
- 2019: Mankind
;Actor
- 2003: X2 as X-Kid
- 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:
The film was also long-listed for Best UK Short by BAFTA in 2012.
For Happy Thoughts:
For Shopping:
- "Best Short Film" Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival 2017
- "Best Short Film" East Coast Film Festival 2016
- "Special Mention" Anon Film Festival 2016
