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Will Smith

Writing Born Jun 8, 1971 Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK 17 credits

Biography

William James Smith (born 8 June 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, screenwriter, novelist, actor and producer. He is the Emmy-winning creator and showrunner of the Apple TV+ drama thriller Slow Horses (2022–). He is also known for being part of the writing team of the BBC sitcom The Thick of It (2007–2012) and its American HBO counterpart Veep (2012–16). Additionally, he starred as Phil Smith in the former. 

As co-writer and co-producer of the HBO sitcom Veep, he was among the recipients of two Emmys and two Writers Guild of America Awards, and has received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and the Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Comedy.

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Known for

Film

Persona

as Self

The Thick of It

as Phil Smith
Film

Paddington

as Geographer (Present Day)

Full filmography

  • Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self
  • Have I Got a Bit More News for You as Self - Panellist
  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks (1996) as Self
  • The Thick of It (2005) as Phil Smith
  • Paddington (2014) as Geographer (Present Day)
  • The Roses (2025) as Derek
  • Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle (2009) as Richard Knights 'The Trigger Man'
  • Damned (2016) as Zak
  • In the Loop (2009) as New Advisor
  • Greed (2019) as Teacher
  • What the Dickens? (2008) as Self
  • Hampstead (2017) as Leon Rowlands
  • Headcases (2008)
  • The Rise of the Nutters (2007) as Phil Smith
  • Venus & the Sun (2011) as Simon
  • Womble as Piers Mourant
  • The C Word: How We Came to Swear by It (2007) as Self - Presenter