Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster.
He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob. Jay and Silent Bob also appeared in Smith's later films Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks II and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, which are set primarily in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films have crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon known as the "View Askewniverse", named after Smith's production company View Askew Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier.
Known For
Tusk
(2014)
Director
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
(2008)
Director
Mallrats
(1995)
Director
Clerks
(1994)
Director
Dogma
(1999)
Director
Chasing Amy
(1997)
Director
Jersey Girl
(2004)
Director
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
(2019)
Director
Holidays
(2016)
Director
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(2001)
Director
Red State
(2011)
Director
Clerks II
(2006)
Director
Cop Out
(2010)
Director
Clerks III
(2022)
Director
Yoga Hosers
(2016)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary
(1992)
Director
Clerks
(1994)
Director
Mallrats
(1995)
Director
Chasing Amy
(1997)
Director
Dogma
(1999)
Director
The Concert for New York City
(2001)
Director
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(2001)
Director
The Flying Car
(2002)
Director
Jersey Girl
(2004)
Director
Clerks II
(2006)
Director
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
(2008)
Director
Cop Out
(2010)
Director
Red State
(2011)
Director
Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Teabagging in the UK
(2012)
Director
Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing o' the Green!
(2012)
Director
Tusk
(2014)
Director
Yoga Hosers
(2016)
Director
Holidays
(2016)
Director
Hollyweed
(2018)
Director
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
(2019)
Director
Clerks III
(2022)
Director
We're Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today: 3 Decades of Clerks
(2022)
Director
KillRoy Was Here
(2022)
Director
Acting
Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary
(1992)
Self
Clerks
(1994)
Silent Bob
Mallrats
(1995)
Silent Bob
Drawing Flies
(1996)
Himself (Silent Bob)
Chasing Amy
(1997)
Silent Bob
Dogma
(1999)
Silent Bob
The Blair Clown Project
(1999)
Self
Big Helium Dog
(1999)
Director
Scream 3
(2000)
Silent Bob
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(2001)
Silent Bob
Clerks: The Animated Series
(2001)
Silent Bob
Starwoids
(2001)
Self
The Concert for New York City
(2001)
Self
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
(2001)
Self
Now You Know
(2002)
Married Guy
Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels
(2002)
Himself
Roadside Attractions
(2002)
Vulgar
(2002)
Martan Ingram
An Evening with Kevin Smith
(2002)
Himself
Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century
(2002)
himself
Daredevil
(2003)
Jack Kirby, Forensic Assistant
Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
(2003)
Snowball Effect: The Story of Clerks
(2004)
Himself
When Star Wars Ruled the World
(2004)
Self
Comic Book: The Movie
(2004)
Self
'Clerks' 10th Anniversary Q&A
(2004)
Self
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
(2004)
Self
Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman
(2005)
Himself
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
(2005)
Self
Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi
(2005)
Silent Bob
My Date with Drew
(2005)
Self (uncredited)
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
(2006)
Self - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl'
Bottoms Up
(2006)
Rusty #2
Catch and Release
(2006)
Sam
An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder
(2006)
Himself
Doogal
(2006)
Moose (voice)
Fuck
(2006)
Self
Clerks II
(2006)
Silent Bob
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
(2006)
Self / Silent Bob
Suck My Geek!
(2007)
Self
Marvel Then and Now: An Evening with Stan Lee and Joe Quesada
(2007)
Himself - Host
Southland Tales
(2007)
Simon Theory
Live Free or Die Hard
(2007)
Warlock
TMNT
(2007)
Diner Cook (voice)
Superman: Doomsday
(2007)
Grumpy Man (voice)
The Junior Defenders
(2007)
Interviewee
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
(2007)
Self
Die Hard: Yippee Ki Yay, Motherf*****
(2007)
Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith
(2008)
Himself
Official Rejection
(2009)
Self
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
(2009)
Self
Fanboys
(2009)
Guy at gas station
Degrassi Goes Hollywood
(2009)
Kevin Smith
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws'
(2009)
Self
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
(2009)
Self
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Jay and Silent Bob Get Old - LIVE!!
(2010)
Cop Out: Maximum Comedy Mode
(2010)
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
(2010)
Self
Kevin Smith: Too Fat For 40
(2010)
Himself
Bear Nation
(2010)
Self
4.3.2.1
(2010)
Big Larry
Don't You Forget About Me
(2010)
Self
Kevin Smith: Smodimations
(2011)
Himself/Various
Hughes the Force
(2011)
Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith: Hollywood Babble-On
(2011)
Himself
Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
(2011)
Self
For a Good Time, Call...
(2012)
Cabbie
Kingdom Come
(2012)
Self
Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under
(2012)
Himself
Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing o' the Green!
(2012)
Himself
BearCity 2: The Proposal
(2012)
Self
Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Teabagging in the UK
(2012)
Himself
Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell
(2012)
Himself
Smodimations Volume 2: Sub-Standard Kevin Smith Cartoons
(2013)
Himself
Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
(2013)
Silent Bob / Himself (voice)
Kevin Smith's Smodimations: Volume 3
(2013)
Jay & Silent Bob Get Old: Teabagging in Ireland
(2013)
Self
Bats of the Round Table
(2014)
Self
Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
(2014)
Self
The Marvel Experience
(2014)
MODOK
Out of Print
(2014)
Self
21 Years: Richard Linklater
(2014)
Self - Filmmaker
Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery
(2015)
Worker #2 (voice)
Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope
(2015)
Himself
Misery Loves Comedy
(2015)
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
(2015)
Self
The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
(2015)
Self
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
(2015)
Himself
David Choe: High Risk
(2015)
Self
DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
(2016)
Self - Host
Shooting Clerks
(2016)
Narrator / Larkin Eve
Babble-On Begins: The Director's Cut
(2016)
Suzanne the Orangutan (voice)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
(2016)
Self
The Prequels Strike Back: A Fan's Journey
(2016)
Himself
Film Hawk
(2016)
Self
Yoga Hosers
(2016)
The Bratzis
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
(2017)
Kevin Smith (voice)
Heroes Manufactured
(2017)
Self (archive footage)
Another WolfCop
(2017)
Mayor Bubba (uncredited)
Batman & Bill
(2017)
Self
The Disaster Artist
(2017)
Kevin Smith
Hollyweed
(2018)
Temple of Art
(2018)
Self
Learned Behavior: Special Features at Work
(2018)
Himself
Making Fun: The Story of Funko
(2018)
Self
Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly
(2018)
Himself
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(2019)
Inhabitant of Kijimi (uncredited)
Moby Rich: Loser
(2019)
The Empire Strikes Door
(2019)
Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk
(2019)
Himself
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
(2019)
Silent Bob / Kevin Smith
Madness in the Method
(2019)
Kevin
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
(2019)
Self
Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
(2020)
Himself
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
(2020)
Self
Calls
(2020)
The Last Blockbuster
(2020)
Self
Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
(2020)
Himself
Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
(2020)
Chuck
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
(2020)
Self
Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
(2020)
Self
Impractical Jokers: Hollywood
(2020)
Silent Bob
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
(2021)
Self - Filmmaker
Clerk
(2021)
Self
Jagged
(2021)
Self
Clerks III
(2022)
Silent Bob
The Clerks 3 Documentary
(2022)
Wrong Reasons
(2022)
Kevin einer anderen Welt
Selfie King
(2022)
Himself
We're Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today: 3 Decades of Clerks
(2022)
The Book of Harth
(2022)
Self
Chasing Chasing Amy
(2023)
Himself
Pencils Vs Pixels
(2023)
Self
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
(2023)
Self
The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special
(2023)
Self
I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
(2024)
Self (archive footage)
Production
Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary
(1992)
Producer and Production Manager
Clerks
(1994)
Producer
Drawing Flies
(1996)
Executive Producer
Good Will Hunting
(1997)
Co-Executive Producer
A Better Place
(1997)
Executive Producer
Big Helium Dog
(1999)
Executive Producer
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(2001)
Executive Producer's Assistant
Clerks: The Animated Series
(2001)
Producer
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
(2001)
Producer
The Flying Car
(2002)
Casting and Casting Director
Vulgar
(2002)
Executive Producer
An Evening with Kevin Smith
(2002)
Executive Producer
Snowball Effect: The Story of Clerks
(2004)
Executive Producer
Jersey Girl
(2004)
Executive Producer
Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
(2004)
Executive Producer
Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
(2005)
Executive Producer
Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi
(2005)
Executive Producer
Reel Paradise
(2005)
Executive Producer
An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder
(2006)
Executive Producer
Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
(2006)
Executive Producer
Small Town Gay Bar
(2007)
Executive Producer
Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith
(2008)
Executive Producer
Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
(2009)
Executive Producer
Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
(2009)
Executive Producer
Cop Out: Maximum Comedy Mode
(2010)
Executive Producer
Jay and Silent Bob Get Old - LIVE!!
(2010)
Executive Producer
Bear Nation
(2010)
Executive Producer
Kevin Smith: Too Fat For 40
(2010)
Executive Producer
Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Teabagging in the UK
(2012)
Producer
Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell
(2012)
Executive Producer
Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing o' the Green!
(2012)
Executive Producer
Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under
(2012)
Executive Producer
The Twelve Steps of Jason Mewes: Get Greedo
(2013)
Executive Producer
Gooper
(2013)
Executive Producer
Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
(2013)
Executive Producer
Emo Kev
(2013)
Executive Producer
Red State
(2015)
Executive Producer
Shooting Clerks
(2016)
Executive Producer
Hollyweed
(2018)
Producer
Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly
(2018)
Executive Producer
Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk
(2019)
Executive Producer
Madness in the Method
(2019)
Producer
Magnum Dopus: The Making of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
(2020)
Executive Producer
Clerk
(2021)
Executive Producer
Wrong Reasons
(2022)
Executive Producer
Clerks III
(2022)
Producer
The Clerks 3 Documentary
(2022)
Executive Producer
Crew
Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary
(1992)
Post-Production Manager
Dogma
(1999)
Special Effects
Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels
(2002)
Thanks
Now You Know
(2002)
Presenter
Live Free or Die Hard
(2007)
Script
The Dirties
(2013)
Presenter
American Milkshake
(2013)
Presenter
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Additional Dialogue
Where We're Meant to Be
(2016)
Thanks
Hyde
(2025)
Thanks
Writing
Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary
(1992)
Writer
Clerks
(1994)
Writer
Clerks.
(1995)
Original Concept
Mallrats
(1995)
Writer
Chasing Amy
(1997)
Screenplay
Dogma
(1999)
Writer
Clerks: The Animated Series
(2001)
Writer
The Concert for New York City
(2001)
Writer
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(2001)
Screenplay and Characters
Roadside Attractions
(2002)
Writer
An Evening with Kevin Smith
(2002)
Writer
The Flying Car
(2002)
Writer
Jersey Girl
(2004)
Screenplay
Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi
(2005)
Writer
An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder
(2006)
Writer
Clerks II
(2006)
Screenplay
Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith
(2008)
Writer
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
(2008)
Writer
The Flying Car
(2009)
Writer
Jay and Silent Bob Get Old - LIVE!!
(2010)
Writer
Kevin Smith: Too Fat For 40
(2010)
Writer
Red State
(2011)
Screenplay
Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing o' the Green!
(2012)
Writer
Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Teabagging in the UK
(2012)
Writer
Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell
(2012)
Writer
Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under
(2012)
Writer
Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
(2013)
Writer
Gooper
(2013)
Characters
Tusk
(2014)
Writer
Yoga Hosers
(2016)
Writer
Holidays
(2016)
Writer
Hollyweed
(2018)
Writer
Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly
(2018)
Writer
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
(2019)
Writer
Clerks III
(2022)
Screenplay
KillRoy Was Here
(2022)
Writer
Editing
Clerks
(1994)
Editor
Chasing Amy
(1997)
Editor
Dogma
(1999)
Editor
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
(2001)
Editor
The Flying Car
(2002)
Editor
Jersey Girl
(2004)
Editor
Clerks II
(2006)
Editor
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
(2008)
Editor
Cop Out
(2010)
Editor
Red State
(2011)
Editor
Tusk
(2014)
Editor
Holidays
(2016)
Editor
Yoga Hosers
(2016)
Editor
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
(2019)
Editor
Clerks III
(2022)
Editor