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.
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.
Known for
Freud's Last Session
Allelujah
The Son
The Bubble
The Nevers
The Father
Downton Abbey
Blinded by the Light
King Lear
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Goodbye Christopher Robin
Viceroy's House
The Dresser
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Belle
True Love
I, Anna
My Week with Marilyn
The Trip
The Day of the Triffids
The Damned United
Cranford
The Queen of Sheba
Glastonbury
Spooks