Ben Smithard
Camera · Director of Photography · Camera Operator · "A" Camera Operator
USA
Active 1991–present
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…
Filmography
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) — Director of PhotographyVisionQuest (2026) — Director of PhotographyBunker (2027) — Director of Photography · "A" Camera OperatorThe Father (2020) — Camera Operator · Director of PhotographySaving Mr. Banks (2013) — Additional Director of PhotographyThe Nevers (2021) — Director of PhotographyDownton Abbey (2019) — "A" Camera Operator · Director of PhotographyMy Week with Marilyn (2011) — Director of Photography · "A" Camera OperatorGoodbye Christopher Robin (2017) — Director of Photography · "A" Camera OperatorThe Damned United (2009) — Director of PhotographyBelle (2013) — Director of PhotographyThe Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) — Director of Photography · "A" Camera OperatorBlinded by the Light (2019) — "A" Camera Operator · Director of PhotographyThe Son (2022) — Director of PhotographyThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) — Director of Photography · "A" Camera OperatorAlan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013) — Director of PhotographySpooks (2002) — Director of PhotographyThe Trip (2011) — Director of PhotographyViceroy's House (2017) — Director of Photography · "A" Camera OperatorWire in the Blood (2002) — Director of PhotographyFreud's Last Session (2023) — Director of PhotographyCranford (2007) — Director of PhotographyThe Hollow Crown (2012) — Director of PhotographyLonely Planet (2024) — Director of Photography · "A" Camera Operator