---
name: "Larry Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/larry-smith"
fi1m_id: "larry-smith"
imdb_id: "nm0809040"
tmdb_id: 5018
wikidata_id: "Q15825311"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-01T00:22:03.172698+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."
---

# Larry Smith

## Identity

Larry Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/larry-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** larry-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0809040
- **TMDB ID:** 5018
- **Wikidata ID:** Q15825311
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Smith_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15825311, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809040/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5018

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 2000 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 2000, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1980–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Brendan Gleeson](https://film.one/person/brendan-gleeson.md), [Chris Clark](https://film.one/person/chris-clark.md), [Flora Fernandez Marengo](https://film.one/person/flora-fernandez-marengo.md), [John Michael McDonagh](https://film.one/person/john-michael-mcdonagh.md), [Nicolas Winding Refn](https://film.one/person/nicolas-winding-refn.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 73 (1), 2010s 69 (3), 2020s 60 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 68 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Thriller 4, Crime 3, Action 2, Comedy 2, Mystery 2
- **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $249m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Smith_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15825311, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0809040/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5018

## Coming up

- *The Third Parent* (2027-01-22), Director of Photography

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Calvary*](https://film.one/film/calvary.md) (81), [*The Guard*](https://film.one/film/the-guard.md) (78), [*Bronson*](https://film.one/film/bronson.md) (73), [*Only God Forgives*](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md) (48)
- **HBO Max:** [*Eyes Wide Shut*](https://film.one/film/eyes-wide-shut.md) (81)
- **Apple TV:** [*Sunny*](https://film.one/tv/sunny.md) (64)

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

## Biography

Larry Smith is a British cinematographer. Born in London, he left school at 15 to work as an electrician at Shepperton Studios. He began his career in film as chief electrician on Stanley Kubrick's *Barry Lyndon* (1975) and later served as gaffer on *The Shining* (1980).

Smith made his debut as director of photography on Kubrick's *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999). He has since collaborated repeatedly with directors including Nicolas Winding Refn on *Fear X* (2003), *Bronson* (2008) and *Only God Forgives* (2013), and John Michael McDonagh on *The Guard* (2011), *Calvary* (2014) and *The Forgiven* (2021). Other credits include *The Man Who Knew Infinity* (2015), *Luther: The Fallen Sun* (2023) and *Giant* (2025). He also directed, wrote and produced the 2015 film *Trafficker*.

Smith is a member of the British Society of Cinematographers and the American Society of Cinematographers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Giant* (2026), Fi1m 55, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/giant.md)
- *Sunny* (2024), Fi1m 64, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/sunny.md)
- *Calvary* (2014), Fi1m 81, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/calvary.md)
- *Only God Forgives* (2013), Fi1m 48, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md)
- *The Guard* (2011), Fi1m 78, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-guard.md)
- *Bronson* (2009), Fi1m 73, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/bronson.md)
- *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999), Fi1m 81, Lighting Camera, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/eyes-wide-shut.md)
- *The Shining* (1980), Fi1m 88, Gaffer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-shining.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

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

- *The Third Parent* (2027), Director of Photography
- *The Fix* (2026), Director of Photography
- *Giant* (2026), Director of Photography — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/giant.md)
- *Lumina* (2024), Director of Photography
- *Sunny* (2024), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/sunny.md)
- *Dark Harvest* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Luther: The Fallen Sun* (2023), Director of Photography
- *Rogue Agent* (2022), Director of Photography
- *The Forgiven* (2022), Director of Photography
- *Things Heard & Seen* (2021), Director of Photography
- *The Letter Room* (2020), as Happy Birthday Singer
- *Puppy Love* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Two/One* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Tau* (2018), Director of Photography
- *The Man Who Knew Infinity* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Trafficker* (2015), Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography
- *Calvary* (2014), Director of Photography — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/calvary.md)
- *Austenland* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Only God Forgives* (2013), Director of Photography — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/only-god-forgives.md)
- *The Guard* (2011), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-guard.md)
- *The Blue Mansion* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Bronson* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/bronson.md)
- *Elizabeth I* (2005), series, Director of Photography
- *Red Dust* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Fear X* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Piano Player* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Love in a Cold Climate* (2001), series, Director of Photography
- *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999), Director of Photography, Lighting Camera — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/eyes-wide-shut.md)
- *The Shining* (1980), Gaffer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-shining.md)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography 2013: Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography (won), for *Only God Forgives*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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