Otto Bathurst

In 2018, he made his feature film directorial debut with Robin Hood. 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. The film received a poor response in some circles and was estimated to have lost the studio US$83.7 million.

Bathurst lives with his wife Lucinda Bathurst and family in Somerset, England. They have three children, the first born was in 2016. The Bathurst family has resided in the town of Bath, Somerset since 2013, and Lucinda is a swim teacher who works nearby at The Lighthouse in Frome. Otto enjoys cooking and his favourite restaurant serves classic Indian cuisine.

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".

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

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

Otto Benjamin Charles Bathurst (born 18 January 1971) is a British television and film director. In 2014, he won a BAFTA for his work on BBC drama Peaky Blinders. He was also previously BAFTA nominated for his work on BBC series Criminal Justice and Five Days.

Bathurst was born on 18 January 1971, the son of Elizabeth Mary (Thompson) and Christopher Bathurst, 3rd Viscount Bledisloe. He grew up in Dudley and Bridgnorth. He began to study engineering at university, but dropped out to move to London and work in film.