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, My Week with Marilyn, Goodbye Christopher Robin, The Man Who Invented Christmas, Blinded by the Light and Downton Abbey. In television, Smithard served as cinematographer on the 2007 BBC One series Cranford. He returned for the subsequent series, Return to Cranford, in 2009, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography.