James Smith Biography

7.6 In The Loop2009

Genres: Comedy

Director: Armando Iannucci

Artists: James Smith, Tom Hollander, Mimi Kennedy, David Rasche

The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing...

7.7 Cashback2004

Genres: Short, Comedy, Drama

Director: Sean Ellis

Artists: Lucy Holt, Michelle Ryan, James Smith, Emilia Fox

Ben Willis is an art student who works the night shift several times a week at the Whitechapel Sainsbury's. He's clear about the arrangement: he trades his time for money - cashback, as he calls it. We meet his co-workers, Sharon, Barry, and Matt, and their supervisor, Jenkins. Ben's colleagues are good at wasting time, but Ben talks to us about how he makes his shift go faster: by imagining that time has stopped. We see this late-night world of drudgery through Ben's eyes, as time does indeed ...