Ben Smithard

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.

Camera

2025

2024

Lonely Planet
Movie

"A" Camera Operator

2024

Lonely Planet
Movie

Director of Photography

2023

Freud's Last Session
Movie

Director of Photography

2023

Allelujah
Movie

Director of Photography

2022

The Son
Movie

Director of Photography

2022

The Bubble
Movie

Director of Photography

2021

The Nevers
Tv

Director of Photography

2020

The Father
Movie

Director of Photography

2020

The Father
Movie

Camera Operator

2019

Downton Abbey
Movie

"A" Camera Operator

2019

Downton Abbey
Movie

Director of Photography

2019

Blinded by the Light
Movie

"A" Camera Operator

2019

Blinded by the Light
Movie

Director of Photography

2018

King Lear
Movie

Director of Photography

2017

2017

Goodbye Christopher Robin
Movie

Director of Photography

2017

2017

Diana and I
Movie

Director of Photography

2017

Viceroy's House
Movie

Director of Photography

2017

Viceroy's House
Movie

"A" Camera Operator

2015

The Dresser
Movie

"A" Camera Operator

2015

The Dresser
Movie

Director of Photography

2015

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Movie

Director of Photography

2013

Saving Mr. Banks
Movie

Additional Director of Photography

2013

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Movie

Director of Photography

2013

Belle
Movie

Director of Photography

2012

I, Anna
Movie

Director of Photography

2011

My Week with Marilyn
Movie

"A" Camera Operator

2011

My Week with Marilyn
Movie

Director of Photography

2011

The Trip
Movie

Director of Photography

2009

Freefall
Movie

Director of Photography

2009

The Damned United
Movie

Director of Photography

2009

A Short Stay in Switzerland
Movie

Director of Photography

2007

Cranford
Tv

Director of Photography

2006

The Street
Tv

Director of Photography

2006

Glastonbury
Movie

Director of Photography

2006

Glastonbury
Movie

Camera Operator

2006

Eleventh Hour
Tv

Director of Photography

2002

Wire in the Blood
Tv

Director of Photography

2002

Spooks
Tv

Director of Photography

1998

Cold Feet
Tv

Director of Photography

Infos

Full Name
Ben Smithard
Gender
Male
Website
http://bensmithard.com