Smith was born in
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. He attended Lincoln Elementary School and
Beaver Dam High School, before studying at the
University of Minnesota, where he received his BA in theatre, as well as being nominated for the National Irene Ryan Acting Award at the
American College Theatre Festival. He has been in over 500 radio and television commercials for brands including
Target,
SuperAmerica,
Hillshire Farm,
Cub Foods and
John Deere. He has appeared in more than 75 stage productions, including lead roles in
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead in
Minneapolis,
Run for Your Wife at
Wausau, Wisconsin, and
A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, at Plymouth Playhouse,
Twin Cities. A reviewer wrote that in
Run for Your Wife, "Smith played the beleaguered bigamist, John Smith, to weary perfection. His British accent was believable and his physical comedy flawless." A reviewer of
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead wrote, "They are a nicely matched pair exhibiting just enough shadings of difference to make them more than ciphers. ... Smith's Guildenstern is a more practical, moody sort, who cannot understand their impending fate." == Filmography ==