Portrait of James Smith

Acting

James Smith

Career

Active from 1980 to 2025, with a break from 1987 to 2004, busiest in 2007 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score78/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Thick of It
The Thick of It
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Smith Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Scare
    1.2, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Coming of Age
    1.8, average 3.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • British Sitcom 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Media Manipulation 2
  • Fast-Paced Dialogue 2
  • Social Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

6 titles ยท average score 73
Savage House
Savage House (2026)
GoodWatch score 61

as Lord Wilbury, Art Dealer

Vanilla
Vanilla (2025)

as Lewis

Gen V
Gen V (2023)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Intruder #3

Live at the Moth Club
Live at the Moth Club (2022)

TV show ยท as Sergeant Fawley

One French Summer
One French Summer (2022)

Executive Producer

The Great
The Great (2020)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Count Gorky of Norilsk

2010s

6 titles ยท average score 66
The Favourite
The Favourite (2018)
GoodWatch score 83

as Godolphin

Starhunter ReduX
Starhunter ReduX (2018)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Colonel Bramwell

Carnage: Swallowing the Past
Carnage: Swallowing the Past (2017)
GoodWatch score 70

as Graham Watkins

Boomers
Boomers (2014)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Trevor

The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady (2011)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lord Carrington - Cabinet Minister

Grandma's House
Grandma's House (2010)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Clive Freeman

2000s

8 titles ยท average score 74
In the Loop
In the Loop (2009)
GoodWatch score 82

as Michael Rodgers

Spinners and Losers
Spinners and Losers (2007)
GoodWatch score 86

as Glenn Cullen

The Rise of the Nutters
The Rise of the Nutters (2007)
GoodWatch score 84

as Glenn Cullen

Magicians
Magicians (2007)
GoodWatch score 42

as Richard

The Thick of It
The Thick of It (2005)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Glenn Cullen

The Armando Iannucci Shows
The Armando Iannucci Shows (2001)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Various Characters

The Parole Officer
The Parole Officer (2001)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tribunal Man

Buried Treasure
Buried Treasure (2001)
GoodWatch score 67

as Coroner

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 78
Daylight Robbery
Daylight Robbery (1999)

TV show ยท as Magistrate

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Mr Maxwell

99-1
99-1 (1994)

TV show ยท as Massingham

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Mr. Dobson

Black and Blue
Black and Blue (1992)

as Superintendent

Sleepers
Sleepers (1991)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Roger Stanley

Sleepers
Sleepers (1991)
GoodWatch score 84

as Roger Stanley

1980s

9 titles ยท average score 65
Dispatches
Dispatches (1987)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Michael Scholar, HM Treasury

Lovejoy
Lovejoy (1986)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Charles Bullivant

Inside Story
Inside Story (1986)

TV show ยท as Toby Greene

American Playhouse
American Playhouse (1982)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Dr. Harrison

Wolcott
Wolcott (1981)

TV show ยท as CI Berry

Take a Letter, Mr Jones
Take a Letter, Mr Jones (1981)

TV show ยท as Robin Hayes

Rumpole's Return
Rumpole's Return (1980)
GoodWatch score 69

as D.C. Jarwood

Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer (1980)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Dr Harrison

Pews
Pews (1980)

as Hodge

1970s

3 titles ยท average score 79
The Boy Merlin
The Boy Merlin (1979)

TV show ยท as Octa

The Professionals
The Professionals (1977)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Pennington

Secret Army
Secret Army (1977)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Dunlop