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

I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
Self (archive footage)
2024

Pencils vs Pixels
Self
2023

The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special
Self
2023

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
Self
2023

We're Not Even Supposed to Be Here Today: 3 Decades of Clerks
2022

Wrong Reasons
Kevin einer anderen Welt
2022

Selfie King
Self
2022

The Clerks 3 Documentary
2022

The Book of Harth
Self
2022

Jagged
Self
2021

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Self
2020

Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Self
2020

Impractical Jokers: Hollywood
Silent Bob
2020

Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self
2019

Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Silent Bob / Kevin Smith
2019

Madness in the Method
Kevin
2019

Moby Rich: Loser
2019
Learned Behavior: Special Features at Work
Self
2018

Hollyweed
2018

Kevin Smith: Silent but Deadly
Self
2018

Making Fun: The Story of Funko
Self
2018

Batman & Bill
Self
2017

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
Kevin Smith (voice)
2017

The Disaster Artist
Kevin Smith
2017

Heroes Manufactured
Self (archive footage)
2017

Shooting Clerks
Narrator / Larkin Eve
2016

The Prequels Strike Back: A Fan's Journey
Himself
2016

Yoga Hosers
The Bratzis
2016
Film Hawk
Self
2016

DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League
Self - Host
2016

Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited)
2015

Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
2015

Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery
Worker #2 (voice)
2015

Chronic-Con, Episode 420: A New Dope
Self
2015

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?
Self
2015

Misery Loves Comedy
Self
2015

Bats of the Round Table
Self
2014

The Marvel Experience
MODOK
2014

21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Filmmaker
2014

Marvel: 75 Years, from Pulp to Pop!
Self
2014

Out of Print
Self
2014

Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie
Silent Bob / Himself (voice)
2013
Jay & Silent Bob Get Old: Teabagging in Ireland
Self
2013

Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under
Himself
2012

Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing o' the Green!
Himself
2012

For a Good Time, Call...
Cabbie
2012

Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Teabagging in the UK
Self
2012

BearCity 2: The Proposal
Self
2012

Kingdom Come
Self
2012

Kevin Smith: Burn in Hell
Himself
2012

Kevin Smith: Smodimations
Himself/Various
2011
Hughes the Force
Kevin Smith
2011

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope
Self
2011

Kevin Smith: Too Fat For 40
Himself
2010
Jay and Silent Bob Get Old - LIVE!!
2010

With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
2010
Cop Out: Maximum Comedy Mode
2010

Don't You Forget About Me
Self
2010

Bear Nation
Self
2010

4.3.2.1
Big Larry
2010

Degrassi Goes Hollywood
Kevin Smith
2009

Tracing Amy: The Chasing Amy Doc
Self
2009

Official Rejection
Self
2009

Fanboys
Guy at gas station
2009

Popcorn Porn: Watching 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'
Self
2009

Sold Out: A Threevening with Kevin Smith
Himself
2008
Suck My Geek!
Self
2007

Southland Tales
Simon Theory
2007

The Junior Defenders
Interviewee
2007

Live Free or Die Hard
Warlock - Frederick Kaludis
2007

Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Self
2007

TMNT
Diner Cook (voice)
2007

Marvel Then and Now: An Evening with Stan Lee and Joe Quesada
Himself - Host
2007

An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder
Himself
2006

Back to the Well: 'Clerks II'
Self / Silent Bob
2006

Fuck
Self
2006

Catch and Release
Sam
2006

Bottoms Up
Rusty #2
2006

Clerks II
Silent Bob
2006

Doogal
Moose (voice)
2006

This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Self - Director of 'Clerks' and 'Jersey Girl'
2006

Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman
Himself
2005

My Date with Drew
Self (uncredited)
2005

Jay and Silent Bob Do Degrassi
Silent Bob
2005

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
Self
2004

When Star Wars Ruled the World
Self
2004

Snowball Effect: The Story of Clerks
Self
2004

'Clerks' 10th Anniversary Q&A
Self
2004

Comic Book: The Movie
Kevin Smith
2004

Comic Book Superheroes Unmasked
Self
2003

Daredevil
Jack Kirby, Forensic Assistant
2003

An Evening with Kevin Smith
Himself
2002

Now You Know
Married Guy
2002

Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
Self
2002

Spider-Man: The Mythology of the 21st Century
himself
2002

Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels
Himself
2002

Vulgar
Martan Ingram
2002
Roadside Attractions with Kevin Smith
2002

Why I Love New #*$%!&@ York
Kevin
2001

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Silent Bob
2001

Clerks: The Animated Series
Silent Bob
2001

Starwoids
Self
2001

Scream 3
Silent Bob
2000

Dogma
Silent Bob
1999
Big Helium Dog
Director
1999
Jay and Silent Bob's Video Stash
Self/Silent Bob
1998

Chasing Amy
Silent Bob
1997

Drawing Flies
Himself (Silent Bob)
1996

Mallrats
Silent Bob
1995

Clerks
Silent Bob
1994
Jay and Silent Bob: Store Wars
Silent Bob

Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
2025
Long Lonesome Highway: The Story of Michael Parks
Self
2025

Age of Audio
Self
2024

Edward Furlong and The Forest Hills
Self
2024

We Never Smiled in the 90’s
2024

LEGO Marvel Avengers: Mission Demolition
Terry / Terrax (voice)
2024

Going Home Again: Making The 4:30 Movie
Self
2024
Holy Smokes
Priest
2024

After Midnight
Self · (1 episode)
2024

Chasing Chasing Amy
Self
2023

The Muppets Mayhem
Kevin Smith · (1 episode)
2023

That '90s Show
Sonny · (3 episodes)
2023

StoryBots: Answer Time
Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy · (3 episodes)
2022

Clerks III
Silent Bob
2022

George Carlin's American Dream
Self · (2 episodes)
2022

The Boys Presents: Diabolical
Boobie Face (voice) · (1 episode)
2022

Warped!
Kevin Smith · (1 episode)
2022

Slugfest
Narrator (voice) · (10 episodes)
2021

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Tri-Klops · (2 episodes)
2021

Revelations: The Masters of the Universe: Revelation Aftershow
Self · (2 episodes)
2021

Masters of the Universe: Revelation
Pigboy / Goatman (voice) · (1 episode)
2021

Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Self - Filmmaker
2021

Sometimes You Lose: Kevin Smith on 'The Bad News Bears'
Self
2021

Clerk
Self
2021

The Last Blockbuster
Self
2020

Chris Jericho's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Himself
2020

Max Reload and the Nether Blasters
Chuck
2020

Loafy
(3 episodes)
2020
Calls
2020

Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Self
2020

Magnum Dopus
Self
2020

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Inhabitant of Kijimi (uncredited)
2019

Crisis Aftermath
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
2019

The Empire Strikes Door
2019

Walrus Yes: The Making of Tusk
Self
2019

What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage
(1 episode)
2019

Road to Reboot
Himslef · (12 episodes)
2019

Relics and Rarities
Sam Hayne · (2 episodes)
2019

Temple of Art
Self
2018

Hollyweed
Pete · (1 episode)
2018

Explained
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2018

Another WolfCop
Mayor Bubba (uncredited)
2017

Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics
Self · (2 episodes)
2017

Drop the Mic
Self · (1 episode)
2017

The Russell Howard Hour
Self · (2 episodes)
2017

The History of Comedy
Self · (14 episodes)
2017

The Boulet Brothers' Dragula
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2016

Speechless
(1 episode)
2016

Ask the Storybots
(1 episode)
2016

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
2016

Geeking Out
Self - Host · (9 episodes)
2016

The $100,000 Pyramid
Self · (1 episode)
2016

Match Game
Self - Panelist · (2 episodes)
2016

Babble-On Begins: The Director's Cut
Suzanne the Orangutan (voice)
2016

Interns of F.I.E.L.D.
Manos · (1 episode)
2016

David Choe: High Risk
Self
2015

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self · (1 episode)
2015

The Flash
Bob the Security Guard · (1 episode)
2014

The Wil Wheaton Project
Self · (1 episode)
2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (3 episodes)
2014

Kevin Smith's Smodimations: Volume 3
2013

@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Self · (3 episodes)
2013

Smodimations Volume 2: Sub-Standard Kevin Smith Cartoons
Himself
2013

Everything Wrong with...
(1 episode)
2012

The Mindy Project
Kevin Smith · (3 episodes)
2012

Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Self
2012

Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self · (2 episodes)
2012

Spoilers
(10 episodes)
2012

Comic Book Men
Himself · (96 episodes)
2012

Impractical Jokers
Silent Bob · (1 episode)
2011

Kevin Smith: Hollywood Babble-On
Himself
2011

Talking Dead
(1 episode)
2011

Red State
Prisoner (voice)
2011

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
Self
2009

Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight
Self
2008

Reaper
(1 episode)
2007

The Big Bang Theory
Kevin Smith · (2 episodes)
2007

Superman: Doomsday
Grumpy Man (voice)
2007

Phineas and Ferb
Clive Addison (voice) · (1 episode)
2007
Sucks Less with Kevin Smith
(6 episodes)
2006

Naked News
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2005

Erection of an Epic - The Making of Mallrats
Himself
2005

Attack of the Show!
Self · (1 episode)
2005

I Love the '90s: Part Deux
Silent Bob · (10 episodes)
2005

Veronica Mars
Duane Anders · (1 episode)
2004

Joey
Kevin Smith · (1 episode)
2004

Duck Dodgers
Hal Jordan (voice) · (1 episode)
2003

Icons
Self · (1 episode)
2002

Project Greenlight
(1 episode)
2001

The Concert for New York City
Self
2001

Degrassi
Kevin Smith · (4 episodes)
2001

Dinner for Five
(3 episodes)
2001

Yes, Dear
Self / Silent Bob · (1 episode)
2000

Clerks: The Animated Series
Silent Bob
2000

Clerks
Silent Bob (voice) · (6 episodes)
2000

Exposure
(2 episodes)
2000
The Blair Clown Project
Self
1999

The Directors
Self · (1 episode)
1999

The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997

MADtv
Self - Special Guest / Captain Scurvy · (1 episode)
1995

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
(1 episode)
1994

Squirt TV
self · (1 episode)
1994

Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary
Self
1992
Howl: Inside the Forest Hills
Self

Moose Jaws
Untitled Dogma Sequel
Silent Bob

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(3 episodes)
1992

Law & Order
Tony's wife's nephew · (1 episode)
1990

The Simpsons
Kevin Smith (voice) · (1 episode)
1989

Biography
(1 episode)
1987
Laugh Factory
(2 episodes)
1979