---
name: "Will Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/will-smith"
fi1m_id: "will-smith"
imdb_id: "nm0810337"
tmdb_id: 234120
wikidata_id: "Q8003106"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "8 June 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-03T21:36:25.196210+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."
---

# Will Smith

## Identity

Will Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/will-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** will-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0810337
- **TMDB ID:** 234120
- **Wikidata ID:** Q8003106
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith_(comedian), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8003106, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810337/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/234120

Writer and producer. Born 8 June 1971 in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 8 June 1971, Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** 윌리엄 스미스, William Smith
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 6: 3 acting, 3 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Sean Gray](https://film.one/person/sean-gray.md), [Armando Iannucci](https://film.one/person/armando-iannucci.md), [Becky Martin](https://film.one/person/becky-martin.md), [Chris Addison](https://film.one/person/chris-addison.md), [Ian Martin](https://film.one/person/ian-martin.md), [Jesse Armstrong](https://film.one/person/jesse-armstrong.md), [Roger Drew](https://film.one/person/roger-drew.md), [Simon Blackwell](https://film.one/person/simon-blackwell.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 93 (2), 2010s 83 (2), 2020s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 77 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Crime 1, Drama 1, Mystery 1, War & Politics 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith_(comedian), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8003106, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0810337/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/234120

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Thick of It*](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md) (94), [*Slow Horses*](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*Veep*](https://film.one/tv/veep.md) (82)

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

## Biography

Will Smith is an English writer, stand-up comedian, actor and producer. Born on 8 June 1971 in Winchester, Hampshire, he grew up in Jersey and attended Victoria College there.

He was part of the writing team on the BBC sitcom *The Thick of It* (2007–2012), in which he also appeared as Phil Smith. As co-writer and co-producer on the HBO series *Veep* (2012–2016), he shared two Emmy Awards and two Writers Guild of America Awards.

Smith created and served as showrunner on the Apple TV+ series *Slow Horses* (2022–), for which he won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. His other television writing credits include *Avenue 5* and *Back*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbc.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (6)

### Performed in (3)

- *The Roses* (2025), Fi1m 61, as Derek — [page](https://film.one/film/the-roses.md)
- *Paddington* (2014), Fi1m 84, as Geographer (Present Day) — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington.md)
- *In the Loop* (2009), Fi1m 92, as New Advisor — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)

### Wrote (3) — the average rests on these

- *Slow Horses* (2022), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *Veep* (2012), Fi1m 82, Consulting Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Story, Supervising Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *The Thick of It* (2005), Fi1m 94, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *The Roses* (2025), as Derek — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/the-roses.md)
- *Slow Horses* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *Avenue 5* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Story, Teleplay
- *Greed* (2019), as Teacher
- *Paddington 2* (2017), as Additional Writing — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)
- *Back* (2017), series, Writer
- *Hampstead* (2017), as Leon Rowlands
- *Damned* (2016), series, as Zak
- *Paddington* (2014), as Geographer (Present Day) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington.md)
- *Veep* (2012), series, Writer, Teleplay, Story, Consulting Producer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/veep.md)
- *Venus & the Sun* (2011), as Simon
- *Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle* (2009), series, as Richard Knights 'The Trigger Man'
- *In the Loop* (2009), as New Advisor — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-loop.md)
- *Headcases* (2008), series, Actor
- *Slacker Cats* (2007), series, Writer
- *The Rise of the Nutters* (2007), as Phil Smith
- *The Secret Policeman's Ball: The Ball in the Hall* (2006), Writer
- *Time Trumpet* (2006), series, Writer, Creator
- *The Thick of It* (2005), series, as Phil Smith · Writer — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-thick-of-it.md)
- *2004: The Stupid Version* (2004), series, Writer
- *Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show!* (2001), series, Writer
- *The Siege*, series, Creator
- *Womble*, as Piers Mourant

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