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Ben Smithard

Ben Smithard

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Biography

Ben Smithard, B.S.C., is a British cinematographer known for his work on period pieces, such as the films The Damned United (2009), My Week with Marilyn (2011), Goodbye Christopher Robin, The Man Who Invented Christmas (both 2017), Blinded by the Light and Downton Abbey (both 2019).

In television, Smithard served as cinematographer on the 2007 BBC One series Cranford (2007). He returned for the subsequent series, Return to Cranford, in 2009, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography. In 2012, Smithard received a nomination for Best Cinematography in a Television Drama by the British Society of Cinematographers for his work on the "Henry IV, Part I" and "Henry IV, Part II" episodes of the BBC Two series The Hollow Crown

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Show / Title Year Credit / Role
VisionQuest 2026 Director of Photography
The Nevers 2021 Director of Photography
True Love 2012 Director of Photography
The Trip 2010 Director of Photography
Money 2010 Director of Photography
10 Minute Tales 2009 Director of Photography
Cranford 2007 Director of Photography
Vincent 2005 Director of Photography
Wire in the Blood 2002 Director of Photography
Spooks 2002 Director of Photography
Cold Feet 1998 Director of Photography
The Stranger 1991 Assistant Camera