
Ben Smithard
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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Smithard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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BunkerDirector of Photography2026
Bunker"A" Camera Operator2026
VisionQuestDirector of Photography2026
Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleDirector of Photography2025
Lonely PlanetDirector of Photography2024
Lonely Planet"A" Camera Operator2024
Freud's Last SessionDirector of Photography2023
AllelujahDirector of Photography2023
The SonDirector of Photography2022
The BubbleDirector of Photography2022
The NeversDirector of Photography2021
The FatherCamera Operator2020
The FatherDirector of Photography2020
Downton Abbey"A" Camera Operator2019
Downton AbbeyDirector of Photography2019
Blinded by the Light"A" Camera Operator2019
Blinded by the LightDirector of Photography2019
King LearDirector of Photography2018
The Man Who Invented ChristmasDirector of Photography2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas"A" Camera Operator2017
Goodbye Christopher RobinDirector of Photography2017
Goodbye Christopher Robin"A" Camera Operator2017
Diana and IDirector of Photography2017
Viceroy's HouseDirector of Photography2017
Viceroy's House"A" Camera Operator2017
The DresserDirector of Photography2015
The Dresser"A" Camera Operator2015
The Second Best Exotic Marigold HotelDirector of Photography2015
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"A" Camera Operator2015
Roald Dahl's Esio TrotDirector of Photography2015
Off the Page: Death of EnglandCinematography2014
Saving Mr. BanksAdditional Director of Photography2013
Alan Partridge: Alpha PapaDirector of Photography2013
BelleDirector of Photography2013
The Hollow CrownDirector of Photography2012
True LoveDirector of Photography2012
I, AnnaDirector of Photography2012
My Week with MarilynDirector of Photography2011
My Week with Marilyn"A" Camera Operator2011
The TripDirector of Photography2011
The TripDirector of Photography2010
MoneyDirector of Photography2010
The Day of the TriffidsDirector of Photography2009
10 Minute TalesDirector of Photography2009
FreefallDirector of Photography2009
The Damned UnitedDirector of Photography2009
A Short Stay in SwitzerlandDirector of Photography2009
CranfordDirector of Photography2007
GlastonburyDirector of Photography2006
GlastonburyCamera Operator2006
The StreetDirector of Photography2006
Eleventh HourDirector of Photography2006
VincentDirector of Photography2005
Wire in the BloodDirector of Photography2002
SpooksDirector of Photography2002
JeanDirector of Photography2000
Cold FeetDirector of Photography1998
The StrangerAssistant Camera1991