Christopher Smith is a British filmmaker and screenwriter. He is best known as the author of horror films and thrillers.
Biography
Christopher Smith was born in 1970 in Bristol. He was educated at the University of Bristol, graduating from the Department of Cinematography. Already during his student years, he began to shoot the first short films. His thesis is the film "10000th day." He was released in 1997 and entered the Bafta film award rating. The next film was the picture "The Day When Grandfather Blinded." It was shown in 1998 at several film festivals. Christopher Smith became not only the director of these short films, but also the creator of the scripts for them.
Career
The first feature film was released in 2004. It was the action-packed horror movie "Creep." In the story, a young girl leaves the party to get an autograph from a star. At night, she takes the subway and falls asleep in the carriage. The roles in the film were played by Frank Potente, Ken Campbell, Wes Blackwood, Jeremy Sheffield, Sean Harris. The producer of the picture was Julie Baines. Christopher Smith's next film was the 2006 film Isolation. This is a thriller with comedy elements. The picture tells of an attack on a group of office workers who were resting in the forest. The roles in the film were played by Danny Dyer, Laura Harris, Tim McInerney, Toby Stevens, Andy Nyman, Cladi Blackleigh, Babu Sisei, David Gilliam. The film is produced by Jason Newmark. The Isolation script was written by James Moran.
Creation
In 2009, Christopher Smith became the director of the movie Triangle. This is his third full-length film, shot in the genre of mystical thriller. Triangle has become a co-production film between the UK and Australia. In the story, the main character and her friends find themselves on an abandoned ship. The main roles in the film were played by Melissa George, Michael Dorman, Henry Nixon. The producers of the film are Julie Baines, Chris Brown, Jason Newmark. Christopher Smith not only directed the film, but also became the author of the script.
In 2010, his film Black Death was released. The script for this thriller was created by Dory Apollo. This is an adventure mystical film with drama elements. The picture takes place in England during the Middle Ages. Heroes live during the epidemic of bubonic plague. Among the characters are a young monk, an inquisitor and a beautiful girl. The roles in the film were played by such actors as Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne, Caris Van Houten, David Warner, Johnny Harris, Kimberly Nixon, Tim McKerney, John Lynch, Andy Nyman, Iman Elliott, Jimmy Ballard.
In 2012, Christopher directed the historical mini-series Labyrinth. For its basis, he took the eponymous novel by British writer Kate Moss. In 2006, this book became a bestseller. The plot is connected with the search for the Holy Grail. The film became a joint production of Germany and South Africa. In the picture you can see such actors as Vanessa Kirby, Jessica Brown, Sebastian Stan. The script for the film was written by Adrian Hodges. The main character inherits the house. In parallel, several more storylines unfold. Among them are archaeological sites, adultery, crusades, holy books and mysterious caves.
In 2014, Christopher Smith directed and wrote the script for the film "Get Santa." This is a British Christmas celebration tale. The plot tells about how Santa Claus had an accident in London and was sent to prison. The main roles were played by Jim Broadbent, Flight Spall and Keith Conor. Family comedy producers are Lisa Marshall and Tony Scott. In 2016, Christopher Smith directed the crime thriller Detour. The first screening took place at the Tribeca Film Festival. Christopher Smith himself wrote the script for the film based on the Toy drum storyline. The film's producers include Julie Baines, Fin Hunt, Stephen Kelleher, Jason Newmark and Compton Ross. In the story, a law student wants to punish his stepfather, as he suspects him of involvement in the accident in which his mother got into. The film was met ambiguously. Critics compared it to films such as True Love, Strangers on the Train, and Beware, the doors are closing.
In 2019, Christopher Smith made the movie “The Horror of Borley: The Exile”. This British horror film is based on real events. The authors of the script were David Betton, Ray Bogdanovich, Dean Lines. The film takes place in England in the 30s of the XX century. The Catholic priest moves to a new duty station with his family. He finds himself in a small town, whose inhabitants have almost lost their faith. The main roles in the film were played by Jessica Brown-Findlay, Sean Harris and Anya Macken-Bruce. The filmmakers described the events that occurred in the small British city of Borley in Essex. There are books by the British ghost hunter Harry Price, "The Most Haunted House in England: Ten Years of Research" of 1940 and "The End of Borley's Ward" of 1946. These works describe the same incidents as in the movie “Horror at Borley: Exile”.
