Carter Smith

Carter Smith
Born	(1971-09-06) September 6, 1971 Bowdoinham, Maine, U.S.
Occupation	Film director Fashion photographer

Carter Smith (born September 6, 1971) is an American filmmaker and fashion photographer. He is best known for directing the films The Ruins (2008), Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014) and Swallowed (2022).

Life and career

A native of Bowdoinham, Maine, Smith moved to New York City after graduating from Mt. Ararat High School in 1989. He enrolled at the Fashion Institute of Technology but later dropped out to pursue a career in fashion photography. Smith has shot photo spreads for Vogue, GQ, and W Magazine, as well as numerous celebrity photo shoots. Smith began his career as a filmmaker directing commercials for clients such as Lancôme, Tommy Hilfiger and Tiffany's. In 2006, Smith directed the short horror film, Bugcrush, which was based on a short story by Scott Treleaven. The film won the Short Filmmaking Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Smith's next effort was his feature-film debut with a big-screen adaptation of Scott Smith's 2006 horror novel The Ruins. Smith's short film, Yearbook, debuted at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Carter Smith is openly gay.

Filmography

Short film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
1998	Me and Max	Yes	No	No
2006	Bugcrush	Yes	Yes	No
2011	Yearbook	Yes	No	Yes

Feature film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
2008	The Ruins	Yes	No	No
2014	Jamie Marks Is Dead	Yes	Yes	No
2022	Swallowed	Yes	Yes	Yes
2023	The Passenger	Yes	No	No

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2019	Into the Dark	Episode: "Midnight Kiss"

See also

• LGBT culture in New York City
• List of LGBT people from New York City

External links

• Interview with Horror.com
• Carter Smith at IMDb