James Layton ACO has over 15 years of experience as a camera operator and steadicam operator on feature films and television series. Some of his recent credits include operating camera on The Great season 2 for Hulu, The Third Day live event for HBO, and operating steadicam on His Dark Materials season 1 for BBC and HBO. He has worked with directors such as Colin Bucksey, Felix Barrett, and Tom Hooper on productions with studios like MRC, Bad Wolf Films, and Working Title.

1. JAMES LAYTON ACO
Camera & Steadicam / A.R. Operator
Winner of 2018 “BSC Operator’s Award for TV Drama”
Nominated for 2015 “BSC Operator’s Award for TV Drama”
FEATURE FILM & TV DRAMA
TITLE DIRECTOR / DP PRODUCTION
2020 THE GREAT - S.2. (TV)
Arri Alexa SXT - A cam & Steadicam
Cast: Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Douglas Hodge
DIR: Colin Bucksey
DP: Maja Zamojda BSC
MRC / HULU
2020 THE THIRD DAY - AUTUMN (LIVE EVENT 12HR SINGLE
SHOT) (TV)
Arri Alexa Mini - Camera Operator (1 of 4)
Cast: Jude Law, Katherine Waterston, Florence Welch
DIR: Felix Barrett & Marc Munden
DP: Ole Bratt Birkeland BSC
HBO / Plan B /
Punchdrunk / Sky
2019 THE GREAT - S.1. (TV)
Arri Alexa SXT - A cam & Steadicam
Cast: Elle Fanning, Nicholas Hoult, Douglas Hodge
DIR: Colin Bucksey / Bert & Bertie / Ben
Chessell / Geeta V. Patel
DP: John Brawley / Maja Zamojda BSC
MRC / HULU
2019 REBECCA (FF)
Arri Alexa 65 & LF - B Cam & Steadicam
Cast: Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristen Scott Thomas
DIR: Ben Wheatley
DP: Laurie Rose BSC
Netflix / Working
Title
2019 DREAM HORSE (FF)
Arri Alexa Mini - (dailies)
Cast: Damian Lewis, Toni Collette, Owen Teale
DIR: Euros Lyn
DP: Erik Wilson
Ingenious / Film 4
2018 HIS DARK MATERIALS - S.1. (TV)
Arri Alexa LF - A/B cam & Steadicam
Cast: Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, James McAvoy, Anne-Marie Duff,
Lin-Manuel Miranda
DIR: Tom Hooper / Dawn Shadforth / Otto
Bathurst / Euros Lyn / Jamie Childs
DP: Justin Brown / Suzie Lavelle ISC/BSC /
David Luther / Ole Bratt Birkeland BSC /
David Higgs BSC
BBC / HBO
Bad Wolf Films
2018 THE SPANISH PRINCESS (TV)
Arri Alexa SXT - A cam & Steadicam
Cast: Charlotte Hope, Ruairi O’Connor, Harriet Walter, Laura
Carmichael, Alexandra Moen
DIR: Birgitte Stærmose / Diana Reid
DP: Maja Zamojda BSC
Starz
New Pictures
2017 A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES (TV)
Arri Alexa Mini - A cam & Steadicam
Cast: Teresa Palmer, Matthew Goode, Owen Teale, Alex Kingston,
Lindsay Duncan, Trevor Eve, Louise Brealey
DIR: JC Medina / Alice Troughton / Sarah
Walker
DP: Suzie Lavelle ISC/BSC / Christophe
Nuyens SBC / Petra Korner AAC
HBO / Sky
Bad Wolf Films
2017 BORN A KING (FF)
Arri Alexa Mini - Steadicam - 2nd Unit (dailies)
Cast: Hermione Corfield, Ed Skrein, Lawrence Fox, Kenneth
Cranham
DIR: Agusti Villaronga
DP: Josep Civit
Celtic
2017 STAN & OLLIE (FF)
Arri Alexa - B cam & 2nd Unit (dailies)
Cast: Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly
DIR: Jon S. Baird
DP: Laurie Rose
Bowler Hat
2017 BLACK EARTH RISING (TV)
Sony F55 - B cam & Steadicam (Dailies)
Cast: Michaela Coel, John Goodman, Harriet Walter
DIR: Hugo Blick
DP: Hubert Taczanowski
Netflix / BBC
2017 BLACK MIRROR - Black Museum Season 4 (TV)
RED Dragon - A cam (Dailies)
Cast: Douglas Hodge, Letitia Wright
DIR: Colm McCarthy
DP: Peter Robertson
Netflix
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2. 2017 THE TUNNEL - Season 3 (TV)
Arri Alexa Mini - Main Unit A cam & Steadicam (Dailies), Second
Unit DoP & Steadicam (Dailies)
Cast: Clémence Poésy, Stephen Dillane
DIR: Anders Engström / Gilles Bannier
DP: Dale McCready / Sam Care
Kudos / Sky Atlantic
2017 STRIKE - CAREER OF EVIL (TV)
Arri Alexa Mini - A cam & Steadicam
Cast: Tom Burke, Holliday Grainger, Neal Maskell
DIR: Charles Sturridge
DP: Maja Zamojda BSC
BBC / HBO
2016 THE WIFE (FF)
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
Cast: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Max Irons, Christian Slater
DIR: Björn Runge
DP: Ulf Brantås
Meta Film London
LTD
2016 JOURNEY’S END (FF)
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
Cast: Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, Paul Bettany, Toby Jones,
Stephen Graham
DIR: Saul Dibb
DP: Laurie Rose BSC
Fluidity Films / BFI
2016 WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE (FF)
Arri Alexa - Anamorphic - Steadicam
Cast: Taissa Farmiga, Sebastian Stan, Peter Coonan, Joanne
Crawford
DIR: Stacie Passon
DP: Piers McGrail
Michael Douglas,
Jared Goldman,
Robert Halmi Jr,
Robert Mitas
2016 TO WALK INVISIBLE (FF)
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
Cast: Charlie Murphy, Jonathan Pryce, Chloe Pirrie
DIR: Sally Wainwright
DP: David Raedeker
BBC Wales
2016 ONE MORE TIME WITH FEELING (FF)
RED Dragon 3D - Steadicam
Cast: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, The Bad Seeds
DIR: Andrew Dominik
DP: Alwin Küchler BSC
Iconoclast
2016 INTO THE BADLANDS - S.2 (TV)
Arri Alexa - B cam & Steadicam (pick up unit), A cam (dailies)
Cast: Daniel Wu, Madeleine Mantock, Aramis Knight, Nick Frost,
Stephen Lang
DIR: Stephen Fung / Miles Millar
DP: John Conroy ISC
AMC
2016 CARY GRANT AND TIMOTHY LEARY (TV)
Arri Alexa - B cam
Cast: Ben Chaplin, Aidan Gillen, Margaret Clunie, Marcia Warren
DIR: Geoff Sax
DP: Rasmus Arrildt DFF
Two Brothers
Pictures
2016 FORTITUDE - S.2 (TV)
Arri Alexa - A cam & steadicam (Double Bank)
Cast: Sofie Gråbøl, Dennis Quaid, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson
DIR: Metin Hüseyin
DP: Mike Spragg BSC
Tiger Aspect
2016 HUMANS S.2 (TV)
Arri Alexa Mini - Steadicam (Dailies)
Cast: William Hurt, Colin Morgan, Emily Berrington Gemma Chan
DIR: Lewis Amold
DP: Ruari O/Brien ISC
Kudos / AMC
2016 NEW BLOOD (TV)
Arri Alexa - Main Unit B cam & Steadicam
Additional Photography / 2nd Unit DOP
Cast: Ben Tavassoli, Mark Strepan, Mark Addy
DIR: Anthony Philipson / Bill Eagles
DP: Rasmus Arrildt DFF / Mike Spragg BSC
Eleventh Hour Films /
BBC
(Written by Anthony
Horowitz)
2015 THE COMEDIAN’S GUIDE TO SURVIVAL (FF)
Arri Alexa - A cam & Steadicam
Cast: James Buckley, Paul Kaye, MyAnna Buring, Omid Djalili
DIR: Mark Murphy
DP: Joan Bordera
Solar Productions
2015 GUILT (TV)
Panasonic Varicam 35 / Arri Alexa - A cam (Pilot) & steadicam
(main shoot dailies)
Cast: Katrina Law, Billy Zane, Daisy Head
DIR: Gary Fleder / Jerry Shaw
DP: Theo Van Der Sande ASC / Ashley Rowe
BSC
ABC
2015 DOWNTON ABBEY - S.6 (TV)
Arri Alexa - B cam & steadicam
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Maggie
Smith, Michelle Dockery
DIR: Minkie Spiro, Philip John, Michael Engler
DP: David Raedeker, Graham Frake BSC,
Adam Gilham
Carnival Productions
2014 BITTER HARVEST (FF)
Arri Alexa - A cam & Steadicam
Cast: Max Irons, Samantha Barks, Terence Stamp, Emilia Fox
DIR: George Mendeluk
DP: Doug Milsome ASC, BSC
Devil’s Harvest
Production Inc.
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3. 2014 LONDON FIELDS (FF)
Arri Alexa - A cam & Steadicam
Cast: Amber Heard, Johnny Depp, Billy Bob Thornton, Jim
Sturgess, Theo James
DIR: Matthew Cullen
DP: Guillermo Navarro ASC
Nicola Six Ltd.
2014 LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER (TV)
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
Cast: Holiday Grainger, Richard Madden
DIR: Jed Mercurio
DP: Ruari O’Brien ISC
Serena Cullen / BBC
2014 SILENT WITNESS XVIII - Squaring the Circle (TV)
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
Cast: Emilia Fox
DIR: Marek Losey
DP: James Friend BSC
BBC
2014 HUMANS S.1 (TV)
Sony F65 - Steadicam (Dailies)
Cast: William Hurt, Colin Morgan, Emily Berrington Gemma Chan
DIR: Sam Donovan
DP: Ula Pontikos
Kudos / AMC
2014 DOWNTON ABBEY - S.5 (TV)
Arri Alexa - B cam & steadicam (dailies)
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Maggie
Smith, Michelle Dockery
DIR: Minkie Spiro
DP: Michael McDonough ASC
Carnival Productions
2014 EPISODES S.4 (TV)
Arri Alexa - B cam & steadicam (Dailies)
Cast: Matt LeBlanc, Stephen Mangan, Tamsin Greig
DIR: Iain B. Macdonald
DP: Rob Kitzmann
Hat Trick Productions
2014 ATLANTIS - S.2 (TV)
Arri LT 35mm - B cam (Dailies)
Cast: Robert Emms, Robert Lindsay
DIR: Lawrence Gough
DP: Ashley Rowe BSC
Urban Myth Films /
BBC
2014 THE C-WORD (TV)
Arri Alexa - B cam (Dailies)
Cast: Sheridan Smith, Paul Nichols
DIR: Tim Kirkby
DP: Stephan Pehrsson
BBC Films
2014 ATLANTIS - S.2 (TV)
Arri LT 35mm - B cam (Dailies)
Cast: Mark Addy, Jack Donnelly, Robert Emms, Jemima Rooper,
Aiysha Hart
DIR: Declan O’Dwyer
DP: Dave Garbett
Urban Myth Films /
BBC
2013 GOOD PEOPLE (FF)
Arri Alexa - B cam & Steadicam
Cast: James Franco, Kate Hudson, Omar Sy, Tom Wilkinson, Anna
Friel
DIR: Henrik Ruben Genz
DP: Jørgen Johansson
Millennium Films
2013 THE BRUNCHERS (Short)
Red Epic anamorphic - A cam & Steadicam
Cast: Tom Burke, Natalie Dormer, Rufus Sewell
DIR: Matt Winn
DP: Marcus Domleo
Column 4
2013 SHERLOCK - S.3 (TV)
Arri Alexa - C cam (Dailies)
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman
DIR: Nick Hurran
DP: Neville Kidd
Hartswood West
Films
2013 SKINS “Rise” (TV)
Arri Alexa - Main Unit - B cam & steadicam - 2nd Unit DP
Cast: Jack O’Connell, Hannah Britland
DIR: Jack Clough
DP: Sam Care
E4 / Company
Pictures
2013 DATES - Jenny & Nick (TV)
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
Cast: Neil Maskell, Sheridan Smith
DIR: Charles Sturridge
DP: Maja Zamojda BSC
Channel 4 / Company
Pictures
2012 DIANA (FF)
Arri LT 35mm - Steadicam & B cam
Cast: Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Juliet Stevenson
DIR: Oliver Hirschbiegel
DP: Rainer Klausmann
Ecosse Films
2012 SOULMATE (FF)
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
Cast: Anna Walton, Tom Wisdom
DIR: Axelle Carolyn
DP: Sara Deane
Sterling Pictures
Neil Marshall
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4. 2012 THE QUIET ONES (FF)
Arri Alexa - B cam & Steadicam
Cast: Sam Claflin, Jared Harris
DIR: John Pogue
DP: Mátyás Erdély HSC
Hammer Film
Productions
2012 PHYSICS (Short)
Red Epic anamorphic - Steadicam
Cast: Matt King
DIR: Claire Oakley
DP: Rob Hardy BSC
Quiddity Films /
Working Title Films
2012 LEAVE TO REMAIN (FF)
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
Cast: Toby Jones
DIR: Bruce Goodison
DP: Felix Wiedemann
Leave To Remain
2012 THE ARBITER (FF)
Red Epic anamorphic - Steadicam
Cast: Lena Leandersson
DIR: Kadri Kõusaar
DP: Jean-Noël Mustonen
Meteoriit Film OÜ
2011 SHACKLED (Short)
Arri Alexa - A cam & Steadicam
Cast: Emilia Clarke
DIR: Nour Wazzi
DP: Sam Care
Panacea Productions
2011 THE DEVIL’S DOSH (Short)
Panavision Millenium XL - 35mm anamorphic - Steadicam
Cast: George MacKay, Skye Lourie, Perry Benson, Lorraine Stanley
DIR: Zachary Guerra
DP: Maxime Alexandre & Sam McCurdy BSC
Infidelis Productions
2011 EVERYONE’S GOING TO DIE (FF)
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
Cast: Nora Tschirner, Rob Knighton, Madeline Duggan
DIR: Max Barron & Michael Woodward
DP: Dan Stafford-Clark
HomeCorp
COMMERCIALS
ASOS - Premier Delivery
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
DIR: Tom Allen
DP: Dan Stafford-Clark
Agile Films
Tod’s Sneakers
Arri Alexa - AR
DIR: Joshua Stocker
DP: Kit Fraser
Meri Media
Jaguar - Never Stop - The Journey
Arri Alexa - C camera
DIR: Matthew Vaughn
DP: George Richmond
Black Label
Find My Past
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
DIR: Max Myers
DP: Dan Stafford Clark
Agile Films
Skoda
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
DIR: Gary Freedman
DP: Alex Barber
Independent
H&M - Alexander Wang
Red Epic & Black Magic - Steadicam
DIR: Tell No One
DP: Alex Barber
Good Egg
Avon “Luck” - Maria Sharapova
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
DIR: Pamela Hanson
DP: Benoit Delhomme
Nice Shirt Films
Molton Brown - Spirit of Seville: Orange and Bergamot
Collection
Red Epic - Director / Director of Photography
DIR & DP (joint):
Dirk Rees & James Layton
Process Photographic
Chelsea Football Club
Arri Alexa - B camera
DIR: Samuel Abrahams
DP: Sam Care
Blink Productions
24: Live Another Day
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
DIR / DP: Norry Niven Fox Broadcasting &
Generator Films
Nike “FC”
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
DIR: Kahlil Joseph
DP: Autumn Durald
What Matters Most
Adidas Originals
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
DIR: Anthony Crook
DP: Anthony Crook
RSA Films
Paralympic Games
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
DIR: Alex Mathieson
DP: Sam Care
Channel 4 Films
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5. Persol - Innate Harmony
Arri Alexa - Camera and Steadicam Operator
DIR: Alistair Taylor-Young
DP: Frederic Martial-Wetter
ASD Lionheart
Kid’s Town - S.O.S. Children
Arri LT 35mm - Steadicam
DIR: Saul Dibb
DP: Urszula Pontikos
HomeCorp
Nivea
Arri LT 35mm - Steadicam
DIR: Alistair Taylor-Young
DP: Frederic Martial-Wetter
ASD Lionheart
PROMOS
Jamiroquai - Cloud 9
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
DIR: Jason Smith
DP: James Blann
Pulse Films
The 1975 - The Sound
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
DIR: Tim Mattia
DP: Dan Stafford-Clark
London Alley /
Polydor
High Flying Birds - Ballad of the Mighty I
Arri Alexa - Steadicam
DIR: John Hardwick
DP: Sam Care
My Accomplice /
Ignition Records
Michael Bublé & Indina Menzel - Baby It’s Cold Outside
Arri Amira - Steadicam
DIR: Brett Sullivan
DP: Sam Care
Steam Motion &
Sound / Warner Bros.
Jamie Cullum - Everything You Didn’t Do
Red Epic - Steadicam
DIR: Alex Brown
DP: Sara Deane
Nice & Polite
Ben Montague - Deep End
Arri Alexa - Director of Photography & Steadicam
DIR: Nour Wazzi
DP: James Layton
Panacea Productions
Natalie Duncan - Find Me A Home
Arri Alexa - Camera op & Steadicam
DIR: Joe Elliott
DP: Sam Care
Burning Reel
Hadouken - Bad Signal
Arri Alexa - Camera op & Steadicam
DIR: Aubrey Woodiwiss
DP: Sam Care
Ministry of Sound
Twin Atlantic - Time For You To Stand Up
Red One - Steadicam
DIR: Ben & Jos
DP: Luke Palmer
Agile Films /
Red Bull Records
The Jim Jones Revue - Dishonest John
HD - Director & Steadicam
DIR: James Layton
DP: Vernon Layton BSC
Quick Run Films
Experienced on geared & remote heads, Steadicam & A.R.
Member of the ACO (Association of Camera Operators)
Website: www.jameslayton.co.uk
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