Jim Field Smith
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Jim Field Smith on the set of STAG (BBC, 2016)
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| Born |
20 February 1979 United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Director Film producer Writer Actor |
| Nationality | British |
| Education |
Wellington College, Berkshire University of Birmingham |
| Period | 2003–present |
| Genre | Comedy |
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Jim Field Smith (born 20 February 1979) is an English film and television director, writer and producer.
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 Pittsburgh, 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 2011.
He directed the second season of Episodes for BBC and Showtime, starring Matt LeBlanc, gaining BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for "Best Comedy".
Field Smith is the director/producer of the 2013 BBC Two comedy-thriller The Wrong Mans written by James Corden, Mathew Baynton, and Tom Basden. The show, a co-production between BBC and Hulu, is about a pair of lowly office workers who become unwittingly embroiled in a deadly criminal conspiracy.
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