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Ben Smithard

Ben Smithard

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Birthplace USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Jul 20, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

2025

Director of Photography

Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet

2024

Director of Photography

Allelujah

Allelujah

2023

Director of Photography

Freud's Last Session

Freud's Last Session

2023

Director of Photography

The Son

The Son

2022

Director of Photography

The Bubble

The Bubble

2022

Director of Photography

The Father

The Father

2020

Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

2019

"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey

2019

"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography

King Lear

King Lear

2018

Director of Photography

The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017

Director of Photography

Viceroy's House

Viceroy's House

2017

Camera Operator, Director of Photography

Goodbye Christopher Robin

Goodbye Christopher Robin

2017

Director of Photography

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

Director of Photography

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

2015

Director of Photography

The Dresser

The Dresser

2015

Director of Photography

Belle

Belle

2013

Director of Photography

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

2013

Director of Photography

I, Anna

I, Anna

2012

Director of Photography

The Trip

The Trip

2011

Director of Photography

My Week with Marilyn

My Week with Marilyn

2011

"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography

The Damned United

The Damned United

2009

Director of Photography

Freefall

Freefall

2009

Director of Photography

Glastonbury

Glastonbury

2006

Director of Photography

The Queen of Sheba

The Queen of Sheba

2006

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