Kevin Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy Clerks (1994), in which he appeared as the character Silent Bob.
His first several films were mostly set in his home state of New Jersey, and while not strictly sequential, they frequently feature crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon described by fans as the "View Askewniverse"—named after his production company View Askew Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier. [1]
Smith also directed and produced films such as the buddy cop action comedy Cop Out , as well as the thriller Red State . Outside of film, Smith has worked in various capacities on several television series.
Smith also participates in Q&A sessions that have routinely been filmed for DVD release, beginning with An Evening with Kevin Smith .
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Director | Writer | Editor | |||
1994 | Clerks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also producer and songwriter: "Beserker" |
1995 | Mallrats | Yes | Yes | No | Also executive soundtrack producer |
1997 | Chasing Amy | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1999 | Dogma | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also puppeteer (as Kevin P. Smith) |
2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also executive soundtrack producer and songwriter: "Jay's Rap 2001" and "Mooby Theme Song" |
2004 | Jersey Girl | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2006 | Clerks II | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also executive soundtrack producer |
2008 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2010 | Cop Out | Yes | No | Yes | |
2011 | Red State | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2013 | Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie! | No | Yes | No | |
2014 | Tusk | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2016 | Yoga Hosers | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
2019 | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also executive soundtrack producer and songwriter: "Mooby Theme Song" and "Shecky Don't Like It" |
2022 | KillRoy Was Here | Yes | Yes | No | [2] |
Clerks III | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also executive soundtrack producer [3] | |
2024 | The 4:30 Movie | Yes | Yes | Yes | [4] |
Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
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Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | |||
1992 | Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Also actor Role: Director/Himself Vancouver Film School project |
2002 | The Flying Car | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
2016 | Halloween | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Segment of Holidays |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1997 | Overnight Delivery | Uncredited rewrite, [5] Smith said that the only scene that used his dialogue was the opening scene, which includes a reference to longtime Smith friend Bryan Johnson. [6] |
2000 | Coyote Ugly | Uncredited rewrite, Smith said in Evening Harder that only one of his lines remains in the final film. [7] |
2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Uncredited rewrite, his scene only [8] |
2009 | Fanboys | His scene only [9] |
2011 | Smodimations 2-D | An hour long film retelling stories from his Podcast [10] |
Year | Title | Notes |
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1996 | Drawing Flies | Producer |
1997 | A Better Place | |
Good Will Hunting | Co-executive producer | |
1999 | Tail Lights Fade | Uncredited |
Big Helium Dog | ||
2000 | Vulgar | |
2005 | Reel Paradise | |
2006 | Small Town Gay Bar | |
2010 | Bear Nation | |
2019 | Shooting Clerks | [11] |
2022 | Wrong Reasons | [12] |
TBA | Long Lonesome Highway | [13] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Clerks | Silent Bob | |
1995 | Mallrats | ||
1996 | Drawing Flies | Silent Bob/Himself | Cameo |
1997 | Chasing Amy | Silent Bob | |
1999 | Big Helium Dog | Director | |
Dogma | Silent Bob | ||
2000 | Scream 3 | Cameo | |
Vulgar | Martan Ingram | ||
2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Silent Bob | |
2002 | Now You Know | Married guy | Cameo |
Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels | Himself | Documentary | |
2003 | Daredevil | Jack Kirby | Cameo |
2006 | Doogal | Moose | Voice [14] |
Bottoms Up | Rusty #2 | Cameo | |
Southland Tales | Simon Theory | ||
Catch and Release | Sam | ||
Clerks II | Silent Bob | ||
2007 | Superman: Doomsday | Grumpy Man | Voice, direct-to-video [14] |
TMNT | Diner Cook | Voice [14] | |
Live Free or Die Hard | Frederick "Warlock" Kaludis | ||
2009 | Fanboys | Guy at gas station | Cameo |
2010 | 4.3.2.1. | "Big" Larry | |
2011 | Red State | Prisoner | Voice cameo |
2012 | For a Good Time, Call... | Cabbie | Cameo |
2013 | Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie | Silent Bob/Himself | Voice |
2015 | The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? | Himself | Documentary |
Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery | Worker #2 | Voice, cameo [14] | |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Stormtrooper | Voice, cameo | |
2016 | Yoga Hosers | Bratzi | |
2017 | Teen Titans: The Judas Contract | Himself | Voice, cameo [14] |
The Disaster Artist | Himself | Cameo | |
Another WolfCop | Mayor Bubba | Uncredited | |
2019 | Madness in the Method | Himself | |
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Commander | Cameo | |
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Silent Bob/Himself | ||
Shooting Clerks | Larkin Eve | Cameo | |
2020 | Max Reload and the Nether Blasters | Chuck | |
2022 | Clerks III | Silent Bob | [15] |
Wrong Reasons | Kevin einer anderen Welt |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2002 | An Evening with Kevin Smith | Question and Answer sessions that Smith held with his fans at various American colleges in 2001/2002. Released on DVD in 2002. |
2006 | An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder | Taken from Kevin's Q&As at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto and the Criterion Theatre in London. The DVD was released on November 28, 2006. |
2008 | Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith | Q&A performance on August 2, 2007 (Smith's 37th birthday) in front of a sold-out crowd at the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey. The DVD was released on October 21, 2008. |
2010 | Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40 | The fourth installment of Kevin Smith's Q&A series which was broadcast on Epix on October 23, 2010. Filmed at Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank, New Jersey. Released on DVD & Blu-ray on October 18, 2011 |
2012 | Kevin Smith: Burn In Hell | A second Epix broadcast and fifth installment of Kevin Smith's Q&A series filmed live at the Paramount Theater in Austin, Texas September 27, 2011. The original performance ran for roughly 4 hours but was edited down to about 90 minutes. Officially released February 11, 2012. |
2018 | Kevin Smith: Silent But Deadly | Stand-up special filmed an hour before Smith had his near-fatal heart attack in 2018 |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2012 | Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Tea Bagging in the UK | Released on 14 August 2012. Three shows in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. |
Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under | Released on 30 November 2012. Three shows in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. | |
2013 | Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing O' the Green | Released on 12 March 2013. Two shows in Dublin. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Himself | Episode: "Rio Ghosto" |
2000 | Law & Order | Tony's wife's nephew | Episode: "Black, White and Blue" |
2000–2001 | Clerks: The Animated Series | Various voices | 6 episodes, also creator, writer and executive producer |
2001 | The Concert for New York City | Himself | Directed segment: "Why I Love New #*$%!&@ York" |
2003 | Duck Dodgers | Hal Jordan | Voice, episode: "The Green Loontern" [14] |
2004 | Yes, Dear | Himself/Silent Bob | Episode: "The Premiere" |
Mad TV | Himself | 1 Episode | |
2005 | Veronica Mars | Duane Anders | Episode: "Driver Ed" |
Joey | Himself | Episode: "Joey and the Big Break: Part 2" | |
2005–2006 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Himself / Silent Bob | 5 episodes |
2006 | Sucks Less with Kevin Smith | Himself (host) | 6 episodes, also creator, writer and executive producer |
2007 | Reaper | Jewish Guy | Voice, directed episode: "Pilot," also consultant |
2009 | Degrassi Goes Hollywood | Himself | Television film |
2010 | Phineas and Ferb | Clive Addison | Voice, episode: "Nerds of a Feather" [14] |
2012–2018 | Comic Book Men | Himself (co-host) | 94 episodes, also developer and executive producer |
2013–2014 | The Mindy Project | Himself | 2 episodes [16] [17] |
2014–2016 | @midnight | Himself (panelist) | 6 Episodes |
2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | Episode: "Kevin Smith Wears a Hockey Jersey & Jean Shorts" |
2015–2019 | The Big Bang Theory | Himself | 2 episodes |
2016 | DC Films Presents: The Dawn of the Justice League | Himself (co-host) | Television special |
Geeking Out [18] | Himself (co-host) | 9 episodes, also executive producer | |
Hollyweed [19] | Pete | Pilot, also creator, director, writer and executive producer | |
Ask the StoryBots [20] | Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy | Episode: "How Do Airplanes Fly?" | |
2016–2018 | The Flash | Bob the Security Guard | Directed episodes: "The Runaway Dinosaur," "Killer Frost" and "Null and Annoyed" [21] [22] |
2017–2018 | Supergirl | Directed episodes: "Supergirl Lives," "Distant Sun," [23] [24] "Damage" [25] and "Bunker Hill" | |
2017–2019 | The Goldbergs | Directed episodes: "The Dynamic Duo," "Graduation Day" and "Our Perfect Strangers" [26] | |
2017 | Bunnicula | Alien #2 | Voice, episode: "Indistinguishable from Magic" |
Nirvanna the Band the Show | Himself | Episode: "The Big Time" | |
Speechless | Himself | Episode: "S-t-Star W-Wars" | |
2018 | Explained | Himself (narrator) | Episode: "Weed" |
2019 | Crisis Aftermath | Himself (host) | 2 episodes [27] |
2020 | The Simpsons | Himself | Voice, episode: "Highway to Well" |
The George Lucas Talk Show | Himself | Episode: "Askew of the Views" | |
Impractical Jokers | Silent Bob | Episode: "Hollywood" | |
2021 | Masters of the Universe: Revelation | Goatman, Pigboy | Voice, also creator, writer and executive producer [14] |
2022 | The Boys Presents: Diabolical | Boobie Face | Voice, episode: "An Animated Short Where Pissed-Off Supes Kill Their Parents" [14] |
StoryBots: Answer Time | Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy | 5 episodes (Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy Segments) | |
2024 | LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition | Terrax | Voice, Disney+ special [14] |
Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
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1994 | "Can't Even Tell" | Soul Asylum | Silent Bob (Also Director) |
1995 | "Build Me Up Buttercup" | The Goops | |
2001 | "Because I Got High" | Afroman | Silent Bob |
"Kick Some Ass" | Stroke 9 | ||
2018 | "I'm Upset" | Drake | |
2023 | “Highlife” | Logic | Silent Bob (Also Director) |
2025 | "Childlike Things" | FKA Twigs | Executive |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | "Interns of F.I.E.L.D." | Manos | Ep. 8 |
2019 | "Relics and Rarities" | Self/Sam Hayne | Ep. 5: "The Case of the Black Onyx" |
2017–2020 | "The IMDb Studio at Sundance" | Self – Interviewer | [28] [29] |
2020–2021 | Movie Trivia Schmoedown | Self – Kevin "Good Enough" Smith | |
2024 | Mojito with Majeeto | Self | Ep. 5 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham | Himself | Video game |
2017 | Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare | Himself | Video game, part of "Rave in the Redwoods" Zombies downloadable content map |
2025 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 | Silent Bob | Video game, part of Season 3 Tracer Pack [30] |
Year | Title | Role | Author | Production company | Notes |
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2021 | The Sandman: Act II | Mervyn Pumpkinhead | Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs | Audible | [31] |
While I did write the scene, I didn't direct it.