---
name: "Billy Sneddon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/billy-sneddon"
fi1m_id: "billy-sneddon"
imdb_id: "nm0810935"
tmdb_id: 97055
wikidata_id: "Q120000306"
roles: ["Editor","Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-07T16:41:55.458514+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Billy Sneddon

## Identity

Billy Sneddon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/billy-sneddon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** billy-sneddon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0810935
- **TMDB ID:** 97055
- **Wikidata ID:** Q120000306
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120000306, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810935/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97055

Editor and director.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor, Director
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 12: 1 acting, 1 directing, 10 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Armando Iannucci](https://film.one/person/armando-iannucci.md), [Jesse Armstrong](https://film.one/person/jesse-armstrong.md), [Simon Blackwell](https://film.one/person/simon-blackwell.md), [Tony Roche](https://film.one/person/tony-roche.md), [Adam Tandy](https://film.one/person/adam-tandy.md), [Chris Addison](https://film.one/person/chris-addison.md), [Ant Boys](https://film.one/person/anthony-boys.md), [Becky Martin](https://film.one/person/becky-martin.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 88 (4), 2010s 77 (6), 2020s 73 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 74 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 8, Drama 7, War & Politics 2, Crime 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $38m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120000306, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810935/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/97055

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Four Lions*](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md) (94), [*The Inbetweeners*](https://film.one/tv/the-inbetweeners.md) (84), [*Scrapper*](https://film.one/film/scrapper.md) (72)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Thick of It*](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md) (94), [*In the Loop*](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md) (92)
- **HBO Max:** [*Veep*](https://film.one/tv/veep.md) (82), [*Years and Years*](https://film.one/tv/years-and-years.md) (79)
- **Disney+:** [*The Great*](https://film.one/tv/the-great.md) (74)
- **Pluto TV:** [*The Great Train Robbery*](https://film.one/tv/the-great-train-robbery-2013.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Billy Sneddon is a British film and television editor. After studying botany at Glasgow University, he began his editing career working with comedians including Eddie Izzard and Billy Connolly.

He has edited numerous comedy features and series, including *Four Lions* (2010), *In the Loop* (2009), *Ghost Stories* (2017), *Stan & Ollie* (2018), *Scrapper* (2023) and episodes of *Veep* and *The Great*. He also directed one episode of *The Thick of It* (2012).

Sneddon has received RTS Craft and Design Award nominations for his editing on *The Thick of It*, *In the Loop* and *Green Wing*.

*Sources: imdb.com, kinolorberbucket.s3.amazonaws.com, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (12)

### Performed in (1)

- *Green Wing* (2004), Fi1m 83, as Homeless Person — [page](https://film.one/tv/green-wing.md)

### Directed (1)

- *The Thick of It* (2005), Fi1m 94, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)

### Crew (10) — the average rests on these

- *Scrapper* (2023), Fi1m 72, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/scrapper.md)
- *The Great* (2020), Fi1m 74, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-great.md)
- *Years and Years* (2019), Fi1m 79, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/years-and-years.md)
- *Stan & Ollie* (2018), Fi1m 77, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/stan-and-ollie.md)
- *The Great Train Robbery* (2013), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-great-train-robbery-2013.md)
- *Veep* (2012), Fi1m 82, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Holy Flying Circus* (2011), Fi1m 56, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/holy-flying-circus.md)
- *Four Lions* (2010), Fi1m 94, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)
- *In the Loop* (2009), Fi1m 92, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)
- *The Inbetweeners* (2008), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-inbetweeners.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Moment* (2026), Editor
- *Cold Storage* (2026), Editor
- *The Gentlemen* (2024), series, Editor
- *Scrapper* (2023), Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/scrapper.md)
- *The Great* (2020), series, Editor — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-great.md)
- *The Day Shall Come* (2019), Editor
- *Years and Years* (2019), series, Editor — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/tv/years-and-years.md)
- *Stan & Ollie* (2018), Editor — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/stan-and-ollie.md)
- *Ghost Stories* (2018), as National Breakdown Assistant Caller (voice) · Editor
- *Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie* (2016), Editor
- *Bill* (2015), Editor
- *The Great Train Robbery* (2013), series, Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-great-train-robbery-2013.md)
- *Veep* (2012), series, Editor — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Holy Flying Circus* (2011), Editor — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/holy-flying-circus.md)
- *Killing Bono* (2011), Editor
- *United* (2011), Editor
- *Bistro* (2010), Editor
- *Four Lions* (2010), Editor — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/film/four-lions.md)
- *In the Loop* (2009), Editor — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)
- *The Inbetweeners* (2008), series, Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-inbetweeners.md)
- *Billy Connolly: Was It Something I Said?* (2007), Editor
- *Spinners and Losers* (2007), Editor
- *Green Wing Special* (2007), Editor
- *Billy Connolly: Live in New York* (2005), Editor
- *The Thick of It* (2005), series, Director — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)
- *Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand* (2004), series, Director
- *Green Wing* (2004), series, as Homeless Person — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/green-wing.md)
- *Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge* (2003), Editor
- *My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117* (2002), Editor
- *Jam* (2000), series, Editor
- *Billy Connolly: Two Night Stand* (1997), Director

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