Layke Anderson Explained

Jonathan 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.^[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

External links

• LittleCricketFilms.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Little Cricket Films. Little Cricket Films. 9 January 2019.
2. Web site: BIFA 2013: Best British Short Nominees. Raindance. 20 November 2013. raindance.org. 9 January 2019.
3. Web site: And the Audience Awards go to... | News | Cambridge Film Festival . 2012-12-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20130423210051/http://www.cambridgefilmfestival.org.uk/news/and-the-audience-awards-go-to/ . 2013-04-23 .
4. Web site: And the winners are . Isleofwightfilmfestival.co.uk . 22 November 2013 . 2 August 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130802153528/http://www.isleofwightfilmfestival.co.uk/iowsff/and-the-winners-are/ . dead .
5. Web site: ASFF - ASFF 2012. Aesthetica Short Film Festival. 9 January 2019. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226113909/http://www.asff.co.uk/asff2012/. dead.
6. Web site: altcine - Tirana IFF 2012 Short Films Awards. www.altcine.com. 9 January 2019.
7. Web site: British Short Film Competition 2012 and Yorkshire Short Film Competition 2012 Winners announced | Leeds International Film Festival . 2012-12-03 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233953/http://www.leedsfilm.com/news/british-short-film-competition-2012-yorkshire-short-film-competition-2012-winner-announced/ . dead .
8. Web site: STV programmes news and information. Live Local. 9 January 2019.
9. Web site: The results are in! Edith Bowman hosts 3rd Van d'Or Awards. cannesinavan.com. 9 January 2019.
10. Web site: TIFF - TIRANA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. tiranafilmfest.com. 9 January 2019.
11. http://eurofilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Officil-Trophy-winner.pdf Trophy winners
12. Web site: News. www.grandoff.eu. 9 January 2019.