1. Otto Benjamin Charles Bathurst was born on 18 January 1971 and is a British television and film director.
11 Facts About Otto Bathurst
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Otto Bathurst was previously BAFTA nominated for his work on BBC series Criminal Justice and Five Days.
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Otto Bathurst began to study engineering at university, but dropped out to move to London and work in film.
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Otto Bathurst has three children, the first, Eric, was born in 2006 and the second, Ursula, in 2008.
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The Bathurst family has resided in the town of Bath, Somerset since 2013, Otto enjoys cooking and his favourite restaurant serves classic Indian cuisine.
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The Times reported that Otto Bathurst "is the best known of the group's British adherents" and first identified him as a follower.
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Otto Bathurst began his career in editing and then worked on commercials, before moving into television.
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Otto Bathurst has taught filmmaking at Oxford and London universities.
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In 2009, Otto Bathurst directed Margot, a biopic of Margot Fonteyn starring Anne-Marie Duff, which focused upon the relationship between Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.
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Otto Bathurst has directed episodes of Urban Gothic, Teachers, and Hustle.
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Otto Bathurst directed episodes of the historical drama series Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, broadcast in January 2025.