
Ben Smithard
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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
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- 2027Bunker Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
- 2025Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale Director of Photography
- 2024Lonely Planet Director of Photography, "A" Camera Operator
- 2023Freud's Last Session Director of Photography
- 2023Allelujah Director of Photography
- 2022The Son Director of Photography
- 2022The Bubble Director of Photography
- 2020The Father Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- 2019Downton Abbey "A" Camera Operator, Director of Photography
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