Camera
Ben Smithard
FR, EN, XX cinema · 30 credits
Birthplace
USA
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
Filmography
Bunker
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Director of Photography
Lonely Planet
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
Allelujah
Director of Photography
Freud's Last Session
Director of Photography
The Son
Director of Photography
The Bubble
Director of Photography
The Father
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Downton Abbey
"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Blinded by the Light
"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
King Lear
Director of Photography
Viceroy's House
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
Diana and I
Director of Photography
The Dresser
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Director of Photography
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
Off the Page: Death of England
Cinematography
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Director of Photography
Belle
Director of Photography
Saving Mr. Banks
Additional Director of Photography
I, Anna
Director of Photography
My Week with Marilyn
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
The Trip
Director of Photography
The Damned United
Director of Photography
Freefall
Director of Photography
A Short Stay in Switzerland
Director of Photography
Glastonbury
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Jean
Director of Photography