Kevin Smith is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director who often works with certain actors and crew members in multiple feature film directing projects.
The actors who collaborated with Smith most frequently are Jason Mewes, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, and Jason Lee, who all appeared in nine and eight films, respectively.
Stan Lee, the famous American comic book writer, made extensive cameos in two of Smith’s films: Mallrats (1997) and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019, posthumous appearance).
Film producer and actor Scott Mosier starred in six of Smith’s films and served as the producer of eight of them.
Other actors who frequently work with Smith include the following:
- Ben Affleck, Brian O'Halloran, and Walter Flanagan—for seven films
- Harley Quinn Smith, Smith’s daughter, and Betty Aberlin —for six films
- Matt Damon and Jeff Anderson—for five films
- Joey Lauren Adams, Ethan Suplee, Justin Long, Ralph Garman, and Bryan Johnson—for four films
- George Carlin, Jason Biggs, and Dwight Ewell—for three films
Cast
WorkIndividual | |||||||||||||||
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Clerks | Mallrats | Chasing Amy | Dogma | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Jersey Girl | Clerks II | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Cop Out | Red State | Tusk | Yoga Hosers | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Clerks III | Total | |
Jason Mewes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 | ||||
Ernest O'Donnell | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 | |||||
Ben Affleck | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 | ||||||
Jason Lee | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 | ||||||
Matt Damon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5 | |||||||||
Brian O'Halloran | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 | ||||||
Jeff Anderson | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 | ||||||||
Joey Lauren Adams | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | ||||||||||
Betty Aberlin | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | ||||||||||
Shannen Doherty | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
George Carlin | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | |||||||||||
Chris Rock | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Stan Lee | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | |||||||||||
Ethan Suplee | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | ||||||||||
Tracy Morgan | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8 | ||||||
Seann William Scott | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Stephen Root | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Zak Knutson | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Jason Biggs | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | |||||||||||
Marc Blucas | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Johnny Depp | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Justin Long | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5 | |||||||||
Michael Parks | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Kevin Pollak | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Adam Brody | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | |||||||||||
Haley Joel Osment | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Harley Quinn Smith | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 | ||||||||
Lily-Rose Depp | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Renée Humphrey | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Guinevere Turner | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Carmen Llywelyn | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Dwight Ewell | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | |||||||||||
Ralph Garman | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | ||||||||||
Genesis Rodriguez | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Harley Morenstein | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Scott Mosier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 | |||||||
Bryan Johnson | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | ||||||||||
Walter Flanagan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 | |||||||
Marilyn Ghigliotti | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | |||||||||||
Craig Robinson | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 | |||||||||||
Diedrich Bader | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Rosario Dawson | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | |||||||||||
Trevor Fehrman | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Jim Norton | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Shannon Elizabeth | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Alanis Morissette | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
James Van Der Beek | Yes | Yes | 2 | ||||||||||||
Brian Quinn | Yes | Yes | 2 |
See also
References
- Drum, Nicole (21 February 2018). "Kevin Smith Shares the Story of How He Met His Wife to Celebrate Their 20th Anniversary". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- Branch, Chris (5 February 2015). "Jason Lee Says 'Mallrats' Was His 'Biggest Letdown'". HuffPost Entertainment. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- Meisfjord, Tom. "The entire Jay and Silent Bob story finally explained". Looper. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- Masters, Kim (4 October 2019). "Kevin Smith remembers Stan Lee and how he tried to save his hero". KCRW. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- Wakeman, Gregory (7 November 2018). "Scott Mosier talks us through his journey from Kevin Smith to 'The Grinch'". Metro Media US. Retrieved 31 October 2019.