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Richard Curson Smith

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Richard Curson Smith is known for Primeval (2007), The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021) and Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence (2017). He is married to Franny Moyle. They have three children.
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Primeval (2007)
    Primeval
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
    The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2021
    Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence (2017)
    Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2017
    Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Director

    • The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
      The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Urban Myths (2017)
      Urban Myths
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • The Importance of Being Oscar (2019)
      The Importance of Being Oscar
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Das Rätsel Francis Bacon
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Joe Orton Laid Bare (2017)
      Joe Orton Laid Bare
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer (2017)
      Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence (2017)
      Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Lucy Worsley in Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey (2016)
      Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom (2015)
      Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Lydia Wilson in The Making of a Lady (2012)
      The Making of a Lady
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Paranormal Witness (2011)
      Paranormal Witness
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Playhouse Presents (2012)
      Playhouse Presents
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Seven Dwarves
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2012
    • Miliband of Brothers
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2010

    Producer

    • The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
      The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • series produced by
      • 2021
    • Urban Myths (2017)
      Urban Myths
      7.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Das Rätsel Francis Bacon
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Joe Orton Laid Bare (2017)
      Joe Orton Laid Bare
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer (2017)
      Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence (2017)
      Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2017
    • Justice for MLK: The Hunt for James Earl Ray (2016)
      Justice for MLK: The Hunt for James Earl Ray
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Lucy Worsley in Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey (2016)
      Lucy Worsley: Mozart's London Odyssey
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom (2015)
      Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Ted Hughes: Stronger Than Death
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Derek Jacobi in Pinochet's Last Stand (2006)
      Pinochet's Last Stand
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Stephen Fry, Mark Gatiss, and Vic Reeves in Surrealissimo: The Scandalous Success of Salvador Dali (2002)
      Surrealissimo: The Scandalous Success of Salvador Dali
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore
      8.2
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2000
    • Under the Sun
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1996
    • Inside Victor Lewis-Smith (1993)
      Inside Victor Lewis-Smith
      7.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1993–1995

    Writer

    • The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (2021)
      The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer (2017)
      Son of Sam: The Hunt for a Killer
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • writer
      • 2017
    • Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom (2015)
      Rudolf Nureyev: Dance to Freedom
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Derek Jacobi in Pinochet's Last Stand (2006)
      Pinochet's Last Stand
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures (2004)
      Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Writer
      • 2004
    • Antony Sher in Home (2003)
      Home
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • adaptation
      • 2003
    • The Private Lives of Pompeii (2002)
      The Private Lives of Pompeii
      TV Movie
      • written by
      • 2002

    Personal details

    • Spouse
      • Franny Moyle? - present (3 children)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Father of Rosa Curson Smith, Vincent Curson Smith, and Tommy Curson-Smith.

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