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.
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The Damned United
Director of PhotographyAlan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Director of PhotographyMy Week with Marilyn
Director of PhotographyGlastonbury
Director of PhotographyBelle
Director of PhotographyViceroy's House
Director of Photography, Camera OperatorThe Man Who Invented Christmas
Director of PhotographyGoodbye Christopher Robin
Director of PhotographyKing Lear
Director of PhotographyRoald Dahl's Esio Trot
Director of PhotographyThe Trip
Director of PhotographyThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Director of PhotographyBlinded by the Light
Director of Photography, "A" Camera OperatorDownton Abbey
Director of Photography, "A" Camera OperatorThe Father
Director of Photography, Camera OperatorThe Son
Director of PhotographyAllelujah
Director of PhotographyThe Bubble
Director of PhotographyThe Queen of Sheba
CinematographyI, Anna
Director of Photography