Iain Smith was born in Glasgow and graduated from the London Film School in 1971. He worked in London for several years before returning to his native Scotland to make "My Childhood", for the British Film Institute, the first of the award winning trilogy by the late Bill Douglas. He formed his own production company in partnership with Jon ...
In 2011, Smith was named Chair of the British Film Commission.
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He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to the film industry.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
executive producer
24: Live Another Day
2014
TV Series producer - 12 episodes
The Film-Maker's Son
2013
executive producer
Happy New Year
2011/IV
executive producer
The A-Team
2010
producer
Wanted
2008
producer
The Fountain
2006
producer
Children of Men
2006
producer
Alexander
2004
producer
Cold Mountain
2003
executive producer
Spy Game
2001
executive producer
Planet of the Apes
2001
line producer: London
Entrapment
1999
executive producer
Seven Years in Tibet
1997
producer
The Fifth Element
1997
co-producer
Mary Reilly
1996
co-producer
1492: Conquest of Paradise
1992
executive producer
City of Joy
1992
co-producer
Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother
1990
producer
Hearts of Fire
1987
co-producer
The Mission
1986
associate producer
The Frog Prince
1985
producer
The Killing Fields
1984
associate producer
Local Hero
1983
associate producer
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
Death Watch
1980
unit production manager
Look to the Sea
1977
Documentary short unit manager
The Living Land
1977
Documentary production manager
Nosey Dobson
1976
production manager - as Iain A.R. Smith
Polar Power
1974
Documentary short production manager
The Camerons
1974
production manager
Islands of the West
1972
Documentary short production manager
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Spy Game
2001
Berlin: Ambassador Cathcart
Location Management
Title
Year
Status
Character
Chariots of Fire
1981
location manager
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ball & Chain
2004
very special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fury on Four Wheels
2015
Video documentary short
Himself
Maximum Fury: Filming 'Fury Road'
2015
Video documentary short
Himself
Road Fury: The Tools of the Wasteland
2015
Video documentary short
Himself
The Reel Britain
2014
Documentary short
Himself
The British Film Industry: Elitist, Deluded or Dormant?