Will Smith

Writing

Will Smith

Born June 8, 1971Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK27 credits

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Will Smith (comedian), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

2026

The Roses
6.7

2025

Greed
5.6

Greed

Movie

2019

Back
7.2

2017

Filmography

The Roses
2025The Roses
as DerekMovie
Avenue 5
2020Avenue 5
Executive ProducerTV
Greed
2019Greed
as TeacherMovie
Back
2017Back
WriterTV
Hampstead
2017Hampstead
as Leon RowlandsMovie
Damned
2016Damned
as ZakTV
Paddington
2014Paddington
as Geographer (Present Day)Movie
Veep
2012Veep
WriterTV
Venus & the Sun
2011Venus & the Sun
as SimonMovie
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
2009Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
as Richard Knights 'The Trigger Man'TV
In the Loop
2009In the Loop
as New AdvisorMovie
The Rise of the Nutters
2007The Rise of the Nutters
as Phil SmithMovie
The Thick of It
2005The Thick of It
as Phil SmithTV
Womble
Womble
as Piers MourantMovie