Otto Bathurst

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Otto Bathurst
Portrait photo of Otto Bathurst
Bathurst in 2015
Born
Otto Benjamin Charles Bathurst[1]

(1971-01-18) 18 January 1971 (age 53)[1]
Hammersmith, London England[2]
Occupations
  • Television director
  • film director
ChildrenThree[3]

Otto Benjamin Charles Bathurst (born 18 January 1971)

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

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

Bathurst lives in

Somerset, England. He has three children, the first, Eric, was born in 2006 and the second, Ursula, in 2008.[10][11] The Bathurst family has resided in the town of Bath, Somerset since 2013,[3][12][11] Otto enjoys cooking and his favourite restaurant serves classic Indian cuisine.[13]

The Bathursts are followers of the “socially dangerous” Universal Medicine cult and dedicated to its leader, Serge Banhayon’s teachings. [14][10][12][15] Based in Frome, Somerset, the sect is reportedly popular with middle-class professionals and in 2019 it was ruled as a "socially harmful cult" by the Supreme Court of New South Wales. 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

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

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 Billy the Kid 2 episodes
2022–present Halo 4 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Otto Bathurst". AlloCiné. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Otto Bathurst: Biography". IMDb. 20 April 2020. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Komedia Bath: IMDb Script to Screen Award 2018". TicketSource. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020.
  4. ^ "2014 Television Craft Director - Fiction". British Academy Film Awards. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Peaky Blinders wins two prizes at BAFTA Craft Awards". Birmingham Mail. 28 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020.
  6. ^ "BAFTA Awards Search". British Academy Film Awards. 21 October 2019. Archived from the original on 19 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Obituaries: Elizabeth Mary (Thompson) STRACHAN". The Times. Legacy. 11 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Run by a wealthy old Etonian in deepest Somerset". Celebrity Best News. 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b c Richardson, Andy (18 September 2013). "I hate period TV shows - but Peaky Blinders was rock 'n' roll". Express & Star. MNA Media. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019.
  10. ^ a b Bathurst, Lucinda (12 September 2016). "The Birth of my Son, a Magnificent Teacher". Women in Livingness. Universal Medicine. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020.
  11. ^ a b "The Team". Creative Aquatic. Frome, Somerset: The Lighthouse. 20 October 2019. Archived from the original on 20 April 2020.
  12. ^ a b Bathurst, Otto (October 2015). "A True Man in the 21st Century". The Bath Magazine. UK: MC Publishing Ltd. p. 12. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  13. ^ Bielby, Matt (6–20 July 2018). "The Big Interview". Bath Life. MediaClash Ltd. pp. 54–57.
  14. ^ a b Pogrund, Gabriel (10 March 2019). "The Somerset B&B that's home to Universal Medicine 'burpers'". The Sunday Times. London, UK: Times Newspapers Ltd. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020.
  15. ^ a b Bathurst, Otto (15 December 2015). "Serge Benhayon, me and men". Unimed Living. Universal Medicine. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020.
  16. ^ Brown, David (2 May 2020). "Court tells mother to break with Universal Medicine 'cult'". The Times. London, UK: Times Newspapers Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020.
  17. Screen Daily. Media Business Insight Ltd. 29 June 2009. Archived
    from the original on 23 April 2020.
  18. ^ Jennings, Luke (29 November 2009). "Anne-Marie Duff: why playing Margot Fonteyn hurt". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019.
  19. ^ Frost, Vicky (7 November 2011). "The National Anthem: the princess, the PM and bestiality on TV? It must be C4". The Guardian. UK. Archived from the original on 21 October 2019.
  20. ^ Sharf, Zack (3 May 2018). "'Robin Hood' First Trailer: Taron Egerton and Jamie Foxx Put An Action-Packed Spin on the Legend". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
  21. ^ PA (3 May 2018). "Taron Egerton revealed as Robin Hood in first teaser". Belfast Telegraph. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020.
  22. ^ "Robin Hood (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. 31 December 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020.
  23. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (8 April 2019). "The Biggest Box Office Bombs Of 2018: Deadline's Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020.

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