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Layke Anderson Profile |
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Birth Date: October 10, 1985
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Birth Place: Reading, England, UK
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Birth Name: Layke Anderson
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Height: 5'11"
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Biography |
Layke Anderson, born October 10, 1985 in Reading, England,
is a British actor and model.
Anderson was discovered in New York by a photographer at the
age of seventeen, and it was around that time that director
Bryan Singer hand-picked him to play one of the new mutant
x-kids in X-Men 2.
By nineteen, he had been photographed by art and fashion
greats, such as Greg Gorman, Bruce Weber, Steven Sebring and
Pierre et Gilles, among others, renowned photographer Steven
Sebring called him the new River Phoenix, while shooting for
L'Uomo Vogue in Sicily.
Anderson also modelled for designers including Calvin Klein,
Dolce & Gannana, Abercrombie & Fitch and Christian Dior.
Forays into acting began with underground theatre roles like
Rimbaud and Dorian Gray.
Later, he appeared in several shorts movies, music videos
and readings, working with artists such as Spike Jonze,
Bjork, Jonathan Caouette, Asia Argento and Marianne
Faithfull.
Anderson has acted in a number of feature films, most
recently opposite Shirley MacLaine and Mischa Barton in the
forthcoming epic Closing the Ring directed by Richard
Attenborough. He will next be seen starring in the
controversial movie House of Boys. |
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Other Information |
At age 17, was approached by a model agent in New York who
encouraged him to pursue a modeling career, and has since
worked with a number of world renowned photographers and
featured in many European magazines.
Discovered in New York by film and fashion photographer Greg
Gorman.
Renowned photographer Steven Sebring called him the new
River Phoenix, while shooting for L'Uomo Vogue in Sicily. |
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