Jim Smith

February 20, 1979

Field Smith got his break in Hollywood through directing short films such as Where Have I Been All Your Life? (2007) and Goodbye to the Normals (2006). In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2008, he directed Jay Baruchel and Alice Eve in his first full-length feature, the DreamWorks romantic comedy She"s Out of My League, released worldwide by Paramount Pictures in 2010. Field Smith directed Butter, a satirical comedy written by Jason Micallef surrounding an Iowan butter sculpting championship, starring Jennifer Garner, Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde, and Ty Burrell that was released in 2012. He directed the second season of Episodes for British Broadcasting Corporation and Showtime, starring Matt LeBlanc, gaining British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe nominations for "Best Comedy". Field Smith is the director/producer of the 2013 British Broadcasting Corporation Two comedy-thriller The Wrong Mans written by James Corden, Mathew Baynton, and Tom Basden. The show, a co-production between British Broadcasting Corporation and Hulu, is about a pair of lowly office workers who become unwittingly embroiled in a deadly criminal conspiracy. He has directed a number of commercials, including campaigns for Cow & Gate, Heinz, Burger King, Smirnoff, and MINI. Field Smith directed, co-wrote and co-produced the 2016 British Broadcasting Corporation Two comedy-thriller Stag. The series, set in the Scottish Highlands, is about a group of young men on a stag holiday and their fight to escape a mystery killer. Field Smith will direct Virgins America, which is an American adaptation of The Inbetweeners Movie for Paramount. Early career The show transferred to the West End, and toured the United Kingdom. The following year, the group returned for a third year to the Edinburgh fringe and subsequently the Belfast theatre festival with a show entitled "Prison". He co-wrote and starred in the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4 comedy series Deep Trouble with Ben Willbond. As an actor, he appeared in various British television comedies such as Coupling, Snuffbox and My Life in Film, and numerous commercials both on screen and as a voiceover artist. He also wrote several episodes of the Music Television puppet sitcom "Fur television". Field Smith is represented in the United Kingdom by United Agents (London), and in the United States he is represented by William Morris Endeavor (Los Angeles) and managed by Underground Films (Los Angeles). He is represented as a commercials director in the United States by Little Minx and in the United Kingdom by Republic of South Africa Films.

Jim Smith

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University of Birmingham. Wellington College.

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Field Smith got his break in Hollywood through directing short films such as Where Have I Been All Your Life? (2007) and Goodbye to the Normals (2006). In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2008, he directed Jay Baruchel and Alice Eve in his first full-length feature, the DreamWorks romantic comedy She"s Out of My League, released worldwide by Paramount Pictures in 2010. Field Smith directed Butter, a satirical comedy written by Jason Micallef surrounding an Iowan butter sculpting championship, starring Jennifer Garner, Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde, and Ty Burrell that was released in 2012.

He directed the second season of Episodes for British Broadcasting Corporation and Showtime, starring Matt LeBlanc, gaining British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe nominations for "Best Comedy".

Field Smith is the director/producer of the 2013 British Broadcasting Corporation Two comedy-thriller The Wrong Mans written by James Corden, Mathew Baynton, and Tom Basden. The show, a co-production between British Broadcasting Corporation and Hulu, is about a pair of lowly office workers who become unwittingly embroiled in a deadly criminal conspiracy.

He has directed a number of commercials, including campaigns for Cow & Gate, Heinz, Burger King, Smirnoff, and MINI. Field Smith directed, co-wrote and co-produced the 2016 British Broadcasting Corporation Two comedy-thriller Stag. The series, set in the Scottish Highlands, is about a group of young men on a stag holiday and their fight to escape a mystery killer.

Field Smith will direct Virgins America, which is an American adaptation of The Inbetweeners Movie for Paramount.

Early career

The show transferred to the West End, and toured the United Kingdom. The following year, the group returned for a third year to the Edinburgh fringe and subsequently the Belfast theatre festival with a show entitled "Prison". He co-wrote and starred in the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4 comedy series Deep Trouble with Ben Willbond. As an actor, he appeared in various British television comedies such as Coupling, Snuffbox and My Life in Film, and numerous commercials both on screen and as a voiceover artist.

He also wrote several episodes of the Music Television puppet sitcom "Fur television".

Field Smith is represented in the United Kingdom by United Agents (London), and in the United States he is represented by William Morris Endeavor (Los Angeles) and managed by Underground Films (Los Angeles). He is represented as a commercials director in the United States by Little Minx and in the United Kingdom by Republic of South Africa Films.

Achievements

He is the co-founder of Idiotlamp Productions, a film and television production company which he established with old school friend and collaborator George Kay.

Membership

Jim was a member of the British sketch comedy group Dutch Elm Conservatoire, who were nominated for the prestigious Perrier Award for their show Conspiracy in August 2005. He is a member of the DGA and WGA.

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