Otto Bathurst
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| Born | Otto Benjamin Charles Bathurst[1] 18 January 1971[1] Hammersmith, London England[2] |
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| Children | Three[3] |
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]
Early life
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Feature film
- Robin Hood (2018)
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2000-2001 | Urban Gothic | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | Teachers | 3 episodes |
| 2005-2006 | Hustle | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Five Days | 3 episodes |
| 2008 | Criminal Justice | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Margot | TV movie |
| 2011 | Black Mirror | Episode "The National Anthem" |
| 2013 | Peaky Blinders | 3 episodes |
| 2014 | Hysteria | Unaired pilot |
| 2019 | His Dark Materials | Episodes "Armour" and "The Lost Boy"; Also executive producer |
| 2022 | Billy the Kid | 2 episodes |
| 2022–2024 | Halo | 4 episodes |
| 2025 | Lockerbie: A Search for Truth |
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External links
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