---
name: "Johnny Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/johnny-smith-136513"
fi1m_id: "johnny-smith-136513"
imdb_id: "nm0975322"
tmdb_id: 136513
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T12:24:05.686004+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."
---

# Johnny Smith

## Identity

Johnny Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/johnny-smith-136513
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** johnny-smith-136513
- **IMDb ID:** nm0975322
- **TMDB ID:** 136513
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0975322/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/136513

Writer. Born in Newport, Wales.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Also known as:** John Smith, J.R.N. Smith, John R. Smith
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0975322/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/136513

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Gnomeo & Juliet*](https://film.one/film/gnomeo-and-juliet.md) (61)

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

## Biography

Johnny Smith is a British screenwriter and author, also credited as John Smith, John R. Smith and J.R.N. Smith. With writing partner Rob Sprackling he originated the story and screenplay for the animated feature *Gnomeo & Juliet* (2011).

He wrote the comedy film *Mike Bassett: England Manager* (2001) and its television spin-off *Mike Bassett: Manager* (2005). Smith has contributed to animated series including *Muddle Earth* (2010), *Dennis and Gnasher* and *Danger Mouse* (2015). His children’s book series *John Smith is Not Boring!* is published by Scholastic.

A Newport native, he studied at the Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.

*Sources: imdb.com, johnnysmith.co.uk, en.wikipedia.org, southwalesargus.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Gnomeo & Juliet* (2011), Fi1m 61, Story, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/gnomeo-and-juliet.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

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

- *Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali* (2021), Book, Writer
- *Dragon Rider* (2020), Writer
- *Ella Bella Bingo* (2020), Writer
- *The Queen's Corgi* (2019), Writer
- *Sherlock Gnomes* (2018), Characters
- *Danger Mouse* (2015), series, Writer
- *Shaun the Sheep Movie* (2015), Thanks — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shaun-the-sheep-movie.md)
- *Gnomeo & Juliet* (2011), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/gnomeo-and-juliet.md)
- *Mike Bassett: Manager* (2005), series, Creator
- *Mike Bassett: England Manager* (2001), Writer

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