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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.[5][6] He was also previously BAFTA nominated for his work on BBC series Criminal Justice and Five Days.[7]

Otto Bathurst
Bathurst in 2015
Born	Otto Benjamin Charles Bathurst[1] (1971-01-18) 18 January 1971 (age 51)[1] Hammersmith, London England[2]
Nationality	British
Occupation	Television director film director
Spouse	Lucinda Bathurst[3]
Children	Three[4]

Early life

Bathurst was born on 18 January 1971,[1] the son of Elizabeth Mary (Thompson)[8] and Christopher Bathurst, 3rd Viscount Bledisloe.[3] 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

Bathurst lives in Somerset, England. He has three children, the first, Eric, was born in 2006 and the second in 2008.[10][11] The Bathurst family has resided in the town of Bath, Somerset since 2013,[4][12][11] Otto enjoys cooking and his favourite restaurant serves classic Indian cuisine.[13]

The Bathursts are followers of the Universal Medicine new age sect and dedicated to its leader's teachings.[14][10][12][15] Based in Frome Somerset, the sect is reportedly popular with middle-class professionals and in 2019 it was revealed as a "socially harmful cult" following on from an investigation into it. The Times reported that Bathurst "is the best known of the group's British adherents" and first identified him as a follower.[16][14]

Career

Bathurst began his career in editing and then worked on commercials, before moving into television.[17] He has taught filmmaking at Oxford and London universities.[15]

In 2009, Bathurst directed Margot, a biopic of Margot Fonteyn starring Anne-Marie Duff, which focused upon the relationship between Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.[18]

In 2011, he directed "The National Anthem", the first episode of the anthology television series Black Mirror.[19]

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.[20] 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.[21] The film was universally panned[22] and was estimated to have lost the studio US$83.7 million.[23]

Filmography

Feature film

• Robin Hood (2018)

Television

Year	Title	Notes
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	Halo	2 episodes

References

External links

• Otto Bathurst at IMDb

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