---
name: "Otto Bathurst"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/otto-bathurst"
fi1m_id: "otto-bathurst"
imdb_id: "nm1163264"
tmdb_id: 128276
wikidata_id: "Q18030214"
roles: ["Director","Producer"]
born: "18 January 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-07T14:54:37.353546+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Otto Bathurst

## Identity

Otto Bathurst

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/otto-bathurst
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** otto-bathurst
- **IMDb ID:** nm1163264
- **TMDB ID:** 128276
- **Wikidata ID:** Q18030214
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Bathurst, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18030214, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1163264/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/128276

Director and producer. Born 18 January 1971 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Producer
- **Born:** 18 January 1971, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 2001–present
- **Also known as:** Otto Bathhurst , Otto Benjamin Charles Bathurst
- **Frequently works with:** [Colm McCarthy](https://film.one/person/colm-mccarthy.md), [Lindsay Duncan](https://film.one/person/lindsay-duncan.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 79 (3), 2010s 79 (2), 2020s 50 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 69 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Crime 4, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1, Comedy 1, Mystery 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Bathurst, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18030214, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1163264/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/128276

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Criminal Justice*](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md) (85), [*Teachers*](https://film.one/tv/teachers.md) (76)
- **Netflix:** [*Black Mirror*](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md) (81), [*Peaky Blinders*](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md) (77)
- **Apple TV:** [*Halo*](https://film.one/tv/halo.md) (52), [*Fightland*](https://film.one/tv/fightland.md) (47)
- **HBO Max:** [*Five Days*](https://film.one/tv/five-days.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Otto Bathurst is a British television and film director. Born on 18 January 1971 in London, he began studying engineering before dropping out to work in film. He directed episodes of series including *Urban Gothic*, *Teachers* and *Hustle* early in his career.

Bathurst directed the first episode of the anthology series *Black Mirror* in 2011. He is known for directing episodes of *Peaky Blinders* (2013), for which he won a BAFTA, *His Dark Materials* (2019), *Halo* (2022) and *Billy the Kid* (2022). His feature film directorial debut was *Robin Hood* (2018). He has also directed *The Winter King* (2023) and *Lockerbie: A Search for Truth* (2025).

Bathurst has served as executive producer on several projects and has taught filmmaking at Oxford and London universities.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (7)

- *Fightland* (2026), Fi1m 47, Executive Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/fightland.md)
- *Halo* (2022), Fi1m 52, Executive Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/halo.md)
- *Peaky Blinders* (2013), Fi1m 77, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Criminal Justice* (2008), Fi1m 85, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md)
- *Five Days* (2007), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/five-days.md)
- *Teachers* (2001), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/teachers.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Fightland* (2026), series, Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/tv/fightland.md)
- *Prisoner* (2026), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *The Abandons* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Lockerbie: A Search for Truth* (2025), series, Director
- *The Winter King* (2023), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Billy the Kid* (2022), series, Director
- *Halo* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Director — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/tv/halo.md)
- *Return of the Goat II: New World Order* (2021), Writer, Director
- *His Dark Materials* (2019), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Robin Hood* (2018), Director
- *Hysteria* (2014), series, Director
- *Peaky Blinders* (2013), series, Director — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/peaky-blinders.md)
- *Black Mirror* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/black-mirror.md)
- *Margot* (2009), Director
- *Criminal Justice* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/criminal-justice.md)
- *Five Days* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/five-days.md)
- *NY-LON* (2004), series, Director
- *Hustle* (2004), series, Director
- *Ugetme* (2003), series, Director
- *20 Things to Do Before You're 30* (2002), series, Director
- *Teachers* (2001), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/teachers.md)
- *Urban Gothic* (2000), series, Director
- *Comedy Lab* (1998), series, Director
- *Safe Houses*, series, Director, Executive Producer

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