Personal Info
Birth date
1953-04-02 (72 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Magnolia, North Carolina, USA
Also known as
-James Smith
Biography
James Smith is an actor and producer, known for The Favourite (2018), In the Loop (2009) and The Iron Lady (2011).
Filmography
Gen V
7.794
Overview:
At America's only college for superheroes, gifted students put their moral boundaries to the test, competing for the university's top ranking, and a chance to join The Seven, Vought International's elite superhero team. When the school's dark secrets come to light, they must decide what kind of heroes they want to become.The Professionals
7.43
Overview:
The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.Secret Army
7.5
Overview:
World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the Resistance and hiding from the Gestapo.The Great
8.105
Overview:
A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.The Thick of It
8
Overview:
Set in the corridors of power and spin, the Minister for Social Affairs is continually harassed by Number 10's policy enforcer and dependent on his not-so-reliable team of civil servants.Heartbeat
7.125
Overview:
Set during the 1960s in the fictional North Yorkshire village of Aidensfield, this enduringly popular series interweaves crime and medical storylines.Grandma's House
6.6
Overview:
Sitcom about a former television presenter searching for something more meaningful to do in life.Boomers
6.333
Overview:
Sitcom following the ups and downs of three retired couples living in Thurnemouth, 'Norfolk's only West-facing resort'.Lovejoy
7.3
Overview:
The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a “divvie”, a person with an almost supernatural powers for recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antique from clever fakes or forgeries.Live at the Moth Club
7
Overview:
Comedy variety series, showcasing cinematic sketches and live performances from Hackney's Moth Club.Starhunter ReduX
4.7
Overview:
It's a time when humans have spread across the solar system, colonizing planets and building new worlds. Rule of law has broken down on this new frontier, leaving justice in the hands of dangerous men and women who offer their services for hire. Bounty hunter Dante Montana and his crew hunt criminals in deep space while searching for Dante's lost son, who was taken by a clan of outlaws years ago. The crew also struggle with their tormented pasts as dark forces change the universe around them.Wolcott
6
Overview:
A black policeman is promoted to the CID and battles the drug trade in London's East End.The Favourite
7.504
Overview:
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.The Armando Iannucci Shows
8.2
Overview:
The Armando Iannucci Shows is a series of eight programmes focused on specific themes relating to human nature and existentialism, around which Iannucci would weave a series of surreal sketches and monologues. Recurring themes in the episodes are the superficiality of modern culture, our problems communicating with each other, the mundane nature of working life and feelings of personal inadequacy and social awkwardness. Several characters also make repeat appearances in the shows, including the East End thug, who solves every problem with threats of violence; Hugh, an old man who delivers surreal monologues about what things were like in the old days; and Iannucci's barber, who is full of nonsensical anecdotes.In the Loop
7.013
Overview:
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to prevent it.Magicians
5.9
Overview:
A pair of rivaling stage magicians are forced to confront their falling out over a guillotine mishap when they compete in a magic competition.The Parole Officer
5.9
Overview:
A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him.The Rise of the Nutters
8.1
Overview:
With Hugh in Australia and Glenn in Wales, Ollie is left in charge, feeding policies to junior minister Ben Swain. He is one of the 'Nutters', the group keen to take power when the P.M. resigns and keen to make a name for himself - which he does in the wrong sense when Jeremy Paxman skewers him on 'Newsnight'. This is music to Tucker's ears as it is in his interest for the P.M. to remain in power for as long as he can. Ollie's new girlfriend Emma is working for Shadow Minister Peter Mannion and hopes to impress by stealing one of Ollie's idea for use on their immigration policy though things do not go fully to plan.Carnage: Swallowing the Past
6.5
Overview:
It's 2067, the UK is vegan, but older generations are suffering the guilt of their carnivorous past. Simon Amstell asks us to forgive them for the horrors of what they swallowed.Sleepers
NYR
Overview:
Amidst the thaw of glasnost, the Kremlin discovers that two Soviet agents, sent to England under deep cover in 1965, have been “lost.” A beautiful and ambitious Russian agent, sent to London to track them down, becomes embroiled in a tangle of CIA, KGB and MI-5 plots and counterplots as the two lost agents, now utterly assimilated, try to avoid detection.Black and Blue
NYR
Overview:
When a local black politician is murdered an undercover police officer unveils a web of police corruption which puts lives at risk and threatens the whole community.Spinners and Losers
8
Overview:
Peter Mannion's speech on immigration, leaking the PM's policy, did not have the effect Tucker desired and now the PM is resigning, leaving the way clear for the Nutters and their leader Tom. Ollie has been promised a job by young Nutter Ben Swain, Tucker's assistant has encouraged Hugh's predecessor Cliff to stand as a stalking horse and Glenn is keen to keep Hugh in the frame whilst his boss is in Australia. Fortunately Tom has a dark secret which is just what Tucker is looking for but will it be enough?Buried Treasure
5.3
Overview:
Harry Jenkins is a self-made business man, who one day receives a message that his only daughter has died in a car crash. Last time he saw his daughter was at his wife's funeral. When trying to deal with his daughter's affairs, he finds out he is a grandfather of a nine-year-old girl, named Saffron. Since he is her only relative, social services hands over Saffron to him. At first he tries to get rid of her, but he soon finds out that they share more than his daughter, Saffron's mother. They take a trip from Manchester to London, to find Saffron's estranged father, but they find so much moreVanilla
NYR
Overview:
Bastien and Matt, an interracial gay couple, celebrate their third anniversary by escaping to sunny Barcelona. With a beautiful house and proximity to the beach, they hope to mend their rocky relationship after Bastien’s recent infidelity with a woman. Matt struggles to move past it, affecting his libido, but they both attempt to come together and communicate honestly. However, their efforts are disrupted by the arrival of Florent, a Queer Englishman living in Spain, who catches Bastien’s eye and throws a spanner in the works.Pews
NYR
Overview:
Liftchick has a problem. As beadle to the synagogue he is responsible for getting ten men together to say Kaddish, but it is holiday-time and the town is empty.One French Summer
NYR
Overview:
Another exciting piece of cinema from British-Nigerian film director-writer-producer Joseph A. Adesunloye. Chris returns to his childhood home in the South of France to visit his dying father, Richard. Torn apart by Richard’s mistake, Chris navigates the wreckage of their relationship, whilst forming a new bond with Richard’s carer Laurent.Acting
2025Vanilla as Unknown
2023Gen V (1 Episode) as Intruder #3
2022Live at the Moth Club (1 Episode) as Sergeant Fawley
2022One French Summer as Unknown
2020The Great (1 Episode) as Count Gorky of Norilsk
2018The Favourite as Godolphin
2018Starhunter ReduX (1 Episode) as Colonel Bramwell
2017Carnage: Swallowing the Past as Graham Watkins
2014Boomers (12 Episodes) as Trevor
2010Grandma's House (12 Episodes) as Clive Freeman
2009In the Loop as Michael Rodgers
2007Spinners and Losers as Glenn Cullen
2007Magicians as Richard
2007The Rise of the Nutters as Glenn Cullen
2005The Thick of It (21 Episodes) as Glenn Cullen
2001The Armando Iannucci Shows (8 Episodes) as Various Characters
2001The Parole Officer as Tribunal Man
2001Buried Treasure as Coroner
1992Black and Blue as Superintendent
1992Heartbeat (1 Episode) as Mr. Dobson
1991Sleepers as Roger Stanley
1986Lovejoy (1 Episode) as Charles Bullivant
1981Wolcott (2 Episodes) as Chief Insp Berry
1980Pews as Hodge
1977The Professionals (1 Episode) as Pennington
1977Secret Army (1 Episode) as Dunlop
Production
2022One French Summer ... Executive Producer