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Layke Anderson

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Producer
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A restless young man wants to leave love and the Earth behind.
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Layke Anderson is an award-winning British filmmaker. Dylan's Room (2012), his debut as a writer and director, screened at over thirty international film festivals, picking up multiple awards in Best Short Film and Best Drama categories. The film also made the BAFTA long-list, and was nominated for a British Independent Film Award in 2013.

His follow up, Happy Thoughts (2014), is an experimental drama inspired by the characters of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan.

As an actor, his filmography includes work with directors Danny Boyle and Richard Attenborough, though his most notable screen role was starring opposite Udo Kier and Stephen Fry in the German/Luxembourgian movie House of Boys (2009).

He has now focused his attention on working behind the scenes.
BornOctober 10, 1983
BornOctober 10, 1983
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    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 15 nominations total

    Known for

    Dylan's Room (2012)
    Dylan's Room
    8.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 2012
    Happy Thoughts (2014)
    Happy Thoughts
    7.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 2014
    Mankind (2019)
    Mankind
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 2019
    Shopping (2016)
    Shopping
    7.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Re-Kill (2015)
      Re-Kill
      4.9
      • Falkirk
      • 2015
    • Paterson Joseph, James Nesbitt, Martin Trenaman, Bertie Carvel, Ella Smith, and Daniel Kaluuya in Babylon (2014)
      Babylon
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Aide
      • 2014
    • The Equestrian (2012)
      The Equestrian
      8.0
      Short
      • Freddie Forester
      • 2012
    • House of Boys (2009)
      House of Boys
      6.5
      • Frank
      • 2009
    • The Chef's Letter (2008)
      The Chef's Letter
      5.4
      Short
      • The Young Man
      • 2008
    • No Speed Limit (2007)
      No Speed Limit
      4.0
      • Lawrence
      • 2007
    • Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, and Mischa Barton in War and Destiny (2007)
      War and Destiny
      6.5
      • Army Corporal
      • 2007
    • Popcorn (2007)
      Popcorn
      5.4
      • Cool Guy
      • 2007
    • Screaming Blue Murder (2006)
      Screaming Blue Murder
      6.2
      • Hatch
      • 2006
    • Communism and Football (2006)
      Communism and Football
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • Eduard Streltsov
      • 2006
    • Cross-Eyed Waltz (2005)
      Cross-Eyed Waltz
      6.8
      • Teale
      • 2005
    • Legacy
      6.2
      Short
      • Mikey
      • 2005
    • Fragile
      6.8
      Short
      • Josh
      • 2004
    • Almost Strangers
      7.7
      Short
      • Heath
      • 2004
    • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Alan Cumming, Anna Paquin, Ian McKellen, Shawn Ashmore, Hugh Jackman, and Aaron Stanford in X-Men 2 (2003)
      X-Men 2
      7.4
      • Blond X-Kid Dressed in Blue (uncredited)
      • 2003

    Director



    • Sweet Brother
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • 2025



    • Boys on Film 20: Heaven Can Wait (2020)
      Boys on Film 20: Heaven Can Wait
      6.4
      • Director (segment "Mankind")
      • 2020
    • Mankind (2019)
      Mankind
      6.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • London Unplugged (2018)
      London Unplugged
      5.9
      • Director (segment "Shopping")
      • 2018
    • Epilogue (2017)
      Epilogue
      7.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Shopping (2016)
      Shopping
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Happy Thoughts (2014)
      Happy Thoughts
      7.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Dylan's Room (2012)
      Dylan's Room
      8.9
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012

    Producer



    • Sweet Brother
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025



    • Mankind (2019)
      Mankind
      6.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • London Unplugged (2018)
      London Unplugged
      5.9
      • producer (segment "Shopping", produced by)
      • 2018
    • Epilogue (2017)
      Epilogue
      7.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Shopping (2016)
      Shopping
      7.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Happy Thoughts (2014)
      Happy Thoughts
      7.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • Dylan's Room (2012)
      Dylan's Room
      8.9
      Short
      • producer
      • 2012

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    Videos10

    U.S. Version
    Trailer 6:08
    U.S. Version
    House of Boys
    Trailer 2:16
    House of Boys
    House of Boys
    Trailer 2:16
    House of Boys
    Octane
    Trailer 1:09
    Octane
    Mankind Teaser
    Trailer 0:20
    Mankind Teaser
    Mankind
    Trailer 1:04
    Mankind
    Shopping
    Trailer 1:11
    Shopping

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Little Cricket Films
    • Alternative name
      • Lake Anderson
    • Height
      • 1.80 m
    • Born
      • October 10, 1983
      • Reading, England, UK
    • Other works
      Appears in a music video with Björk, directed by Spike Jonze.
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Article
      • 5 Pictorials

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      Lived outside of Buenos Aires in 2002, and worked as an apprentice gaucho rider.

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