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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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Smithard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Spooks
Director of Photography

Cold Feet
Director of Photography

The Nevers
Director of Photography

The Hollow Crown
Director of Photography

Wire in the Blood
Director of Photography

VisionQuest
Director of Photography

The Father
Camera Operator

Cranford
Director of Photography

The Trip
Director of Photography

King Lear
Director of Photography
Filmography
- 2026VisionQuestDirector of Photography
- 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand FinaleDirector of Photography
- 2024Lonely PlanetDirector of Photography
- 2023Freud's Last SessionDirector of Photography
- 2023AllelujahDirector of Photography
- 2022The SonDirector of Photography
- 2022The BubbleDirector of Photography
- 2021The NeversDirector of Photography
- 2020The FatherCamera Operator
- 2019Downton Abbey"A" Camera Operator
- 2019Blinded by the Light"A" Camera Operator
- 2018King LearDirector of Photography
- 2017The Man Who Invented ChristmasDirector of Photography
- 2017Goodbye Christopher RobinDirector of Photography
- 2017Diana and IDirector of Photography
- 2017Viceroy's HouseDirector of Photography
- 2015The DresserDirector of Photography
- 2015The Second Best Exotic Marigold HotelDirector of Photography
- 2015Roald Dahl's Esio TrotDirector of Photography
- 2014Off the Page: Death of EnglandCinematography
- 2013Saving Mr. BanksAdditional Director of Photography
- 2013Alan Partridge: Alpha PapaDirector of Photography
- 2013BelleDirector of Photography
- 2012The Hollow CrownDirector of Photography
- 2012True LoveDirector of Photography
- 2012I, AnnaDirector of Photography
- 2011My Week with MarilynDirector of Photography
- 2011The TripDirector of Photography
- 2010The TripDirector of Photography
- 2010MoneyDirector of Photography
- 2009The Day of the TriffidsDirector of Photography
- 200910 Minute TalesDirector of Photography
- 2009FreefallDirector of Photography
- 2009The Damned UnitedDirector of Photography
- 2009A Short Stay in SwitzerlandDirector of Photography
- 2007CranfordDirector of Photography
- 2006GlastonburyDirector of Photography
- 2006The StreetDirector of Photography
- 2006Eleventh HourDirector of Photography
- 2005VincentDirector of Photography
- 2002Wire in the BloodDirector of Photography
- 2002SpooksDirector of Photography
- 2000JeanDirector of Photography
- 1998Cold FeetDirector of Photography
- 1991The StrangerAssistant Camera
- —BunkerDirector of Photography
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