 In 2018, Smith appeared in the "Doctor Who" episode "The Tsuranga Conundrum".In 2019, he played Richie Hansen, an abusive husband, in a 6 part BBC TV drama ‘’The Split ‘’.A children's picture book entitled "I Am Bear", illustrated by Sav Akyüz, which has been described as "a rap-style read-aloud story", was published by Walker Books in February 2016.