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Will Smith(III)

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Will Smith at an event for The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024)
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Will Smith was born in 1971. He was brought up in Jersey in the Channel Islands. Beginning as a stand-up comedian he won Time Out's Comedy award for 2004 and Chortle's Best headliner for 2005. For several seasons he has also been a popular regular at the Edinburgh Fringe and in 2007 supported Ricky Gervais on his Fame tour. As a writer he has contributed to the satirical political sitcom 'The Thick of It', in which he also acts and the American TV satire 'Veep'.
BornJune 8, 1971
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BornJune 8, 1971
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    • Won 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 12 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
    Veep
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden in Slow Horses (2022)
    Slow Horses
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Peter Capaldi in The Thick of It (2005)
    The Thick of It
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Nikki Amuka-Bird, Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow, and Zach Woods in Avenue 5 (2020)
    Avenue 5
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Slow Horses
      • written by
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Caledonian Road
      • writer
      • TV Series



    • Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden in Slow Horses (2022)
      Slow Horses
      8.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2022–2024
    • Nikki Amuka-Bird, Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow, and Zach Woods in Avenue 5 (2020)
      Avenue 5
      6.7
      TV Series
      • story by
      • teleplay by
      • 2020–2022
    • David Mitchell and Robert Webb in Back (2017)
      Back
      7.3
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • written by
      • 2017–2021
    • Sean Bean, Billy Zane, Phoebe Fox, Rose Williams, and Ike Bennett in Curfew (2019)
      Curfew
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2019
    • Romesh Ranganathan in The Reluctant Landlord (2018)
      The Reluctant Landlord
      6.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Jo Brand, Alan Davies, Kevin Eldon, and Himesh Patel in Damned (2016)
      Damned
      7.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2016–2018
    • Paddington 2 (2017)
      Paddington 2
      7.8
      • additional material
      • 2017
    • Comedy Blaps (2011)
      Comedy Blaps
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2017
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
      Veep
      8.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story by
      • teleplay by ...
      • 2012–2016
    • Peter Capaldi in The Thick of It (2005)
      The Thick of It
      8.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • additional material
      • 2009–2012
    • Comedy Lab (1998)
      Comedy Lab
      5.3
      TV Series
      • additional material
      • 2011
    • The Armstrong and Miller Show (2007)
      The Armstrong and Miller Show
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2009–2010
    • The Omid Djalili Show (2007)
      The Omid Djalili Show
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2007–2009
    • Moving Wallpaper (2008)
      Moving Wallpaper
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2008–2009
    • Slacker Cats (2007)
      Slacker Cats
      6.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2009

    Producer



    • Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden in Slow Horses (2022)
      Slow Horses
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2022–2024
    • Nikki Amuka-Bird, Hugh Laurie, Josh Gad, Lenora Crichlow, and Zach Woods in Avenue 5 (2020)
      Avenue 5
      6.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2022
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Veep (2012)
      Veep
      8.4
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • co-executive producer
      • supervising producer
      • 2012–2017

    Actor



    • Steve Coogan in Greed (2019)
      Greed
      5.8
      • Teacher
      • 2019
    • The Phoenix Files: Life in the Flames (2018)
      The Phoenix Files: Life in the Flames
      Podcast Series
      • Cameo
      • 2018
    • Jo Brand, Alan Davies, Kevin Eldon, and Himesh Patel in Damned (2016)
      Damned
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Zak
      • Zac
      • 2016–2018
    • Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson in Hampstead (2017)
      Hampstead
      6.1
      • Leon Rowlands
      • 2017
    • Ben Whishaw in Paddington (2014)
      Paddington
      7.3
      • Geographer (Present Day) (1)
      • 2014
    • Citizen Khan (2012)
      Citizen Khan
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Steve
      • 2013
    • Meetings, Bloody Meetings
      Video
      • Timothy James Brown Smith
      • 2012
    • Ben Willbond in Womble (2012)
      Womble
      6.7
      Short
      • Piers Mourant
      • 2012
    • Peter Capaldi in The Thick of It (2005)
      The Thick of It
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Phil Smith
      • 2007–2012
    • Dead Boss (2012)
      Dead Boss
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Governor Gorey
      • 2012
    • Comedy Lab (1998)
      Comedy Lab
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Tony
      • 2011
    • Keeley Hazell in Venus & the Sun (2010)
      Venus & the Sun
      6.5
      Short
      • Simon
      • 2010
    • Out of the Thick of It (2009)
      Out of the Thick of It
      TV Series
      • Phil Smith
      • 2009
    • In the Loop (2009)
      In the Loop
      7.4
      • New Advisor
      • 2009
    • The Trevor Ending Story
      Short
      • Publishing Boss
      • 2008

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    • Born
      • June 8, 1971
      • Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
    • Relatives
      • Olly Smith(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Touring with his comedy show "Misplaced Childhood", marking the 20th anniversary of the rock album by Marillion and also providing him with a chance to take a humorous look at how childhood has changed in the intervening years.
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      His teenage devotion to the prog-rock band Marillion in the 1980s inspired his 2005 tour "Misplaced Childhood" (named after their 1985 number-one album).

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