Pen name Jim Smith Name James Smith Occupation Writer, Critic Role Writer | Nationality British Period 1996- | |
Books Soul Searching, Manhattan Dating Game, Who's Next, Gangster Films | ||
Education University College London | ||
James Edward Cooray Smith (born in Solihull in 1978), is a British writer, critic and columnist of patrilineal Indian descent. He has written for journals including New Statesman and Prospect and contributed to the Doctor Who audio and DVD range.
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Career
A graduate of University College London, he has also written radio drama and comedy and contributed to numerous news, film and science fiction magazines. He has a specific interest in British television history.
Asked about his long-term habit of co-writing with a variety of people, Cooray Smith commented: "I've written things with a lot of different people, partially because I'm a great believer in third brain theory, and partially as a series of attempts to disguise my own lack of talent!"
In 2017, he responded to the casting of Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who by writing an article accurately defining those who disagreed with the lead character's sex change of being simply sexist and misogynistic. His article was entitled "Uncomfortable with a female Doctor Who? It’s time to admit your real motives".
Personal life
He lives in Highgate and Kandy, Sri Lanka, and is married with one son.