# Zak Knutson

Zak Knutson (born January 4, 1974, in Detroit, Michigan) is a director, producer, writer, and actor.

## Career
### 1990s

Starting in 1993, Knutson acted in multiple television programs including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Coach, Beverly Hills, 90210, and The John Larroquette Show.

### 2000s

In 2000, Knutson landed an assistant role at View Askew Productions. In 2005, he created the production company Chop Shop Entertainment with longtime friend Joey Figueroa.

### 2010s

The last Chop Shop project was Milius, a documentary on Hollywood rebel John Milius. The film opened at the SXSW Film Festival in 2013. The film also played at the Telluride Film Festival and the BFI London Film Festival. In 2014, Knutson directed Marvel 75: From Pulp to Pop for Marvel and ABC Television. Knutson directed Shock the World, a documentary about Jesse Ventura's path from professional wrestler to governor of Minnesota. Shock the World premiered April 2015 at the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival.
Knutson directed Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years, which aired on ABC on January 19, 2016.
The film Supercon, starring Clancy Brown, Maggie Grace and John Malkovich, was written by Knutson (along with Dana Snyder and Andy Sipes) and is directed by Knutson.

## Personal life

In his youth, Knutson was an avid surfer and a fan of the film Big Wednesday. Knutson worked as a bouncer in the mid 1990s and as a tour guide for Universal Studios Hollywood.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Editor | Actor | Notes |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Show | | | | Yes | Episode "There's a Mister Hitler Here to See You" as Hanz |
| 1994 | Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | | | | Yes | Episode "I Know Why the Caged Bird Screams" as Football Player #2 |
| 1994 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | | | | Yes | Episode "Civil Defense" as Pakled Commander |
| 1994 | Coach | | | | Yes | Episodes "The Popcorn Bowl" and "Out of Control" as Doug Prescott |
| 1995 | Sisters | | | | Yes | Episode "Sleeping with the Devil" as Drunk Frat Guy |
| 1995 | Burke's Law | | | | Yes | Episode "Who Killed Cock-a-Doodle Dooley?" as Detective Dan Cutter |
| 1995 | Species | | | | Yes | As Club Doorman (uncredited) |
| 2001 | FreakyLinks | | | | Yes | Episode "Subject: Still I Rise" as Production Assistant |
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | | | | Yes | (voice) (uncredited) as The C.L.I.T. |
| 2004 | Snowball Effect: The Story of 'Clerks' | | | | | Line producer |
| 2004 | Clerks 10th Anniversary Q & A | | Yes | | | Producer |
| 2004 | Clerks: The Lost Scene | | | | Yes | (voice) as Mr. Dwyer |
| 2005 | Laws of Gambling | | Yes | | Yes | As Bartender |
| 2005 | The Ape | | Yes | | | Also Line producer |
| 2006 | Clerks II | | | | Yes | As the Sexy Stud |
| 2006 | Train Wreck! | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2006 | Back to the Well: the making of Clerks II | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2007 | The Art of Travel: Production Webisodes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2007 | Good Time Max | | Yes | | Yes | (co-producer); As Carl |
| 2008 | Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith | Yes | Yes | Yes | | co-produced; co-directed |
| 2009 | Fanboys | | | | Yes | As Bob the Trucker |
| 2009 | Popcorn Porn - Watching Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2011 | Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40 | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2011 | Tracing Amy - The Chasing Amy Doc | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2011 | Hollywoo | | | | Yes | As Paramount Head of Security |
| 2012 | Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2012 | Get the Gringo | | | | Yes | As Hitman 2 |
| 2012 | Spoilers With Kevin Smith | Yes | Yes | | | Producer: Episode #1.10 You Don't Know Dick: 'K. Phillip' Stiller? I Never Met Her Aurora's Dark Knight Peter Parker Pecked a Pack of Powers I Don't Wanna Miss a Thong Gore Score and Severed Ears Ago Cruising to the Oldies Ridley Me This, Fatman Girls Just Wanna Have Guns Director: Episode #1.10 You Don't Know Dick: 'K. Phillip' Stiller? I Never Met Her Aurora's Dark Knight Peter Parker Pecked a Pack of Powers I Don't Wanna Miss a Thong Gore Score and Severed Ears Ago Cruising to the Oldies Ridley Me This, Fatman Girls Just Wanna Have Guns |
| 2013 | Milius | Yes | Yes | Yes | | |
| 2014 | Tusk | | | | Yes | As Ernest Hemingway |
| 2014 | Marvel 75: From Pulp to Pop | Yes | | | | |
| 2015 | Shock the World | Yes | | | | |
| 2016 | Marvel's Captain America: 75 Heroic Years | Yes | | | | |
| 2018 | Supercon | Yes | | | | Also writing credit |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2013 | SXSW Film Festival | Audience Award | Milius | Nominated |
| 2013 | Sitges - Catalan International Film Festival | New Visions Award | Milius | Won |