Born in London, England. His first film work was Barry Lyndon (1975), directed by Stanley Kubrick, for which he worked as chief lighting officer. In the same capacity, he performed on the set of the film The Shining, which was released in 1980. Larry Smith's cinematography debut was Stanley Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut in 1999. Known for his work with film directors Nicholas Winding Refn, John Michael McDonagh and Tom Hooper. He played himself in the documentary Kubrick Remembered (2014). He made his directorial debut on the set of the film Trafficker, where he also acted as a cameraman, screenwriter and producer.

Filmography:

Director:
2018 - Trafficker

Film operator:
2021 - Forgiven / The Forgiven (dir. John Michael McDonagh)
2018 - Tau / Tau (dir. Federico D'Alessandro)
2018 - Trafficker (dir. Larry Smith)
2015 - The Man Who Knew Infinity (dir. Matt Brown)
2014 - Calvary / Calvary (dir. John Michael McDonagh)
2013 - Only God Forgives / Only God Forgives (dir. Nicolas Winding Refn)
2013 - Austenland / Austenland (dir. Jerusha Hess)
2011 - Once Upon a Time in Ireland / The Guard (dir. John Michael McDonagh)
2009 - The Blue Mansion (dir. Glen Goei)
2008 - Bronson / Bronson (dir. Nicolas Winding Refn)
2004 - Red Dust / Red Dust (dir. Tom Hooper)
2003 - Fear X / Fear X (dir. Nicolas Winding Refn)
2002 - Virtuoso / The Piano Player (dir. Jean-Pierre Roux)
1999 - Eyes Wide Shut / Eyes Wide Shut (dir. Stanley Kubrick)