Carter Smith, 1971
Writers · September 6, 1971
Carter Smith
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Carter Smith is 54 years old, born September 6, 1971 in United States · Virgo.
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About
Carter Smith directed horror and indie films that blended genre intensity with visual sophistication. Born in the US in 1971, Smith helmed The Ruins (2008), a creature-feature survival film, followed by the supernatural drama Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014) and the transgressive thriller Swallowed (2022). A Virgo, Smith works across film direction and fashion photography, bringing a photographer's eye to narrative cinema.
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Biography
Carter Smith is an American filmmaker and fashion photographer born September 6, 1971. He is best known for directing The Ruins (2008), a claustrophobic creature film set in a Mesoamerican pyramid; Jamie Marks Is Dead (2014), which explored queer desire and supernatural haunting; and Swallowed (2022), a transgressive body-horror work. Smith's background in photography informs his visual language—saturated color, precise framing, and a willingness to linger on discomfort. As a filmmaker, he works across genre (horror, indie drama, experimental narrative) and has carved out a reputation for refusing commercial softening. Born under the sign of Virgo, Smith's meticulous approach to composition and detail reflects the sign's analytical precision. Operating since the early 2000s, he occupies a niche between underground cinema and boutique horror, a space where aesthetic ambition and genre subversion coexist.
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Trivia
- Smith directed The Ruins (2008), adapted from Scott Smith's novel, which became a cult horror film despite mixed reviews.
- He works as a fashion photographer in addition to filmmaking, a dual practice that shapes his visual sensibility across both mediums.
- Swallowed (2022), his most recent major work, centers on bodily transformation and queer survival, marking a shift toward more explicitly transgressive content.
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Numerology
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- How old is Carter Smith?
- Carter Smith is 54 years old (born September 6, 1971).
- When is Carter Smith's birthday?
- Carter Smith was born on September 6, 1971.
- What is Carter Smith's zodiac sign?
- Carter Smith is a Virgo, born September 6, 1971.
- What is Carter Smith's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Carter Smith was born in 1971, the year of the Metal Pig.
- Where is Carter Smith from?
- Carter Smith is from United States.
- What does Carter Smith do?
- Carter Smith is a writer.
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