James Smith (actor)
James Smith | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
James Smith (born 1948) who trained at LAMDA, is an English actor well known for his part in the BBC's The Thick of It (22 episodes) as senior special adviser Glenn Cullen[1][2][3][4][5][6] and as Michael Rodgers, Director of Diplomacy at the Foreign Office in In the Loop, the film spin off of The Thick of It.
From 9 August 2010 Smith plays Clive in the BBC comedy Grandma's House. He also took a minor non-speaking role as Lord Carrington in the 2011 film The Iron Lady. In 2014 he appeared in Boomers as Trevor.[7]
He played Graham Watkins in the 2017 mockumentary, Carnage.[8] In 2018, he played Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin in Yorgos Lanthimos's film The Favourite.[9]
References
- ^ ""The Thick of It": Do Brits have a stronger stomach for the truth?". Salon. 2012-10-29. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "The Boar". theboar.org. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "The Thick of It: Back in the loop". The Independent. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Everyone's talking about: The return of The Thick of It". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "The Thick of It preview - BBC2 - Time Out TV". Time Out London. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ Addison, Chris (2009-10-23). "The Thick of It: behind the scenes, by Chris Addison". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "James Smith Interview". comedy.co.uk. Hat Trick. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- ^ Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017), retrieved 2017-07-17
- ^ Harrington, Katy. "A Male Co-Star Interrupted Emma Stone & Olivia Colman's Red Carpet Interview, So They Pushed Him Out". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
External links
- James Smith at IMDb
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