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Ben Smithard

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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

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • My Week with Marilyn
  • The Trip
  • Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
  • The Street
  • Glastonbury

Known For

  • Cranford

Ben Smithard Filmography

2007
The Making of Cranford · as Self - Director Of Photography

2025
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale · as Director Of Photography
2024
Lonely Planet · as Director Of Photography
2023
Freud's Last Session · as Director Of Photography
2022
Allelujah · as Director Of Photography
2022
The Son · as Director Of Photography
2022
The Bubble · as Director Of Photography
2021
The Nevers (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2020
The Father · as Director Of Photography
2019
Downton Abbey · as Director Of Photography
2019
Blinded by the Light · as Director Of Photography
2018
King Lear · as Director Of Photography
2017
The Man Who Invented Christmas · as Director Of Photography
2017
Goodbye Christopher Robin · as Director Of Photography
2017
Diana and I · as Director Of Photography
2017
Viceroy's House · as Director Of Photography
2015
The Dresser · as Director Of Photography
2015
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel · as Director Of Photography
2015
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot · as Director Of Photography
2013
Saving Mr. Banks · as Additional Director Of Photography
2013
Alan Partridge · as Director Of Photography
2013
Belle · as Director Of Photography
2012
I, Anna · as Director Of Photography
2012
The Hollow Crown (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2012
True Love (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2011
My Week with Marilyn · as Director Of Photography
2010
The Trip (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2010
The Trip · as Director Of Photography
2010
Money (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2009
The Day of the Triffids (2009) (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2009
10 Minute Tales (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2009
Freefall · as Director Of Photography
2009
The Damned United · as Director Of Photography
2009
A Short Stay in Switzerland · as Director Of Photography
2007
Cranford (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2007
Instinct · as Director Of Photography
2006
Glastonbury · as Director Of Photography
2006
The Street (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2006
Eleventh Hour (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2005
Vincent (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2002
Wire in the Blood (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
2002
Spooks (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
1998
The Royle Family (TV Series) · as Cinematographer
1997
Cold Feet (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography

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