
Ben Smithard
Biography
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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Known For
Crew

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Director of Photography
2025

Lonely Planet
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
2024

Freud's Last Session
Director of Photography
2023

Allelujah
Director of Photography
2023

The Son
Director of Photography
2022

The Bubble
Director of Photography
2022

The Nevers
Director of Photography
2021

The Father
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
2020

Downton Abbey
"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
2019

Blinded by the Light
"A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
2019

King Lear
Director of Photography
2018

The Man Who Invented Christmas
Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
2017




