Danny Smart

DANNY SMART

GAFFER / RIGGING GAFFER

More than 35 years across international features, television, documentary drama, rigging and major commercial campaigns.

PROFILE

Danny Smart’s career spans more than 35 years of lighting work, with a distinctive balance between hands-on Gaffer leadership and specialist Rigging Gaffer expertise. His experience reaches from major franchise films including Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Maze Runner: The Death Cure and The Dark Tower to recent features, documentary drama and streaming productions.

Danny’s long-form history shows an ability to move between technically demanding rigging builds and full lighting department leadership. He continues to work across both international productions and high-volume commercials, bringing deep practical knowledge, adaptability and decades of trusted on-set experience to each project.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Recent Gaffer credits include This Land, 911, Walter, Philly Mafia, Piper Alpha, Humans and London Calling.
  • Feature Gaffer work includes Silverton Siege, The Fix, Dominion and The Kissing Booth 3.
  • Rigging Gaffer credits include Monster Hunter, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, The Dark Tower, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and Tutankhamun.
  • Commercial experience includes YSL, Nivea, KFC, Pepsi, Samsung, Toyota, Adidas, Burger King, Subway and Checkers.
  • South African; more than 35 years of lighting experience.

SELECTED DIRECTORS

Long Form

Paul W. S. AndersonWes BallNikolaj ArcelGideon RaffLouis LeterrierPeter WebberVince MarcelloAllan UngarWill SeefriedMandla DubeRichard LowryJustin MolotnikovDarin Scott

Commercials

Drew MurphyStyleWarMark ZibertJames Michael ChiangLourens van RensburgThom WhittakerDanielle Noel

SELECTED DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY

Long Form

Glen MacPherson ASC CSCGyula Pados HSCRasmus Videbaek DFFRoberto Schaefer ASC AICOliver WoodDavid Raedeker BSCAnastas N. Michos ASC GSCAlex ChinniciShaun Harley LeeMonica ManakaAdam SuschitzkyGiulio Biccari

Commercials

Paul GilpinWillie NelLourens van RensburgAlex BarberEric KaskensAlex OrtscheitAdam HansenDavid FoulkesCasey CampbellPablo Clemente LlorensWerner Maritz

SELECTED PRODUCERS & PRODUCTION LEADS

Long Form

Deryck BroomGalen GoreJessie WhiteMichelle GeeringhTeri-Lin RobertsonLathiem GroenmeyerKate SchalkMarlaine TosoniDarren CameronDonovan Robert-BaxterAdam FriedlanderCheryl Eatock

Commercials

Moonlighting CommercialsOrange FilmsThe Shooting Gallery7 FilmsFarm Film ProductionsThe NetworkCyclone FilmsDarling FilmsStar Films

SELECTED STUDIOS, BROADCASTERS & PLATFORMS

HBO MaxCNN OriginalsDiscovery IDParamount PicturesSkydanceNetflixBBC TwoBBC StudiosFox NationShowmaxSony Pictures20th Century FoxITVSyfy

SELECTED COMMERCIAL CLIENTS

YSLNiveaKFCPepsiSamsungToyotaAdidasBurger KingSubwayCheckersSavannaMahindraMarks & SpencerPick n PayTakealotNescafe

SELECTED GAFFING & RIGGING EXPERIENCE

This Land

Reflection Point Productions | CNN Originals / HBO Max

Gaffer

911 – Blocks 1-4

Reflection Point Productions | Discovery ID

Gaffer

Walter

Film Afrika | Paramount Pictures / Skydance

Gaffer

Philly Mafia

Trilogy Creative Studios | Netflix

Gaffer

Piper Alpha

Trilogy Creative Studios | BBC Two / BBC Studios

Gaffer

Humans

Trilogy Creative Studios | BBC

Gaffer

London Calling

Mannequin Pictures | Quiver Distribution

Gaffer

Lilies Not for Me

Wolflight Films | Memento International

Gaffer

Silverton Siege

Pambili Media | Netflix

Gaffer

The Kissing Booth 3

Blue Ice Africa | Netflix

Rigging Gaffer / Gaffer

Monster Hunter

Moonlighting Films | Screen Gems / Sony Pictures

Rigging Gaffer

Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Out of Africa | 20th Century Fox

Rigging Gaffer

The Dark Tower

Moonlighting Films | Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures

Rigging Gaffer

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

Moonlighting Films | Constantin Film / Sony Pictures

Rigging Gaffer

Tutankhamun

Film Afrika | ITV

Rigging Gaffer

The Brothers Grimsby

Moonlighting Films | Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures

Rigging Gaffer

Dominion

Film Afrika | Syfy

Gaffer

The Fix

Crave Pictures | Showmax / Gravitas Ventures

Gaffer