Daniel Knudsen

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Daniel Knudsen
Knudsen at the Sabaoth International Film Festival in Milan Italy.jpg
Knudsen at the Sabaoth International Film Festival in Milan, Italy.
Born (1988-02-28) 28 February 1988 (age 33)
Dearborn, Michigan, U.S.
EducationThomas Edison State University
OccupationDirector, actor, producer,
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.danielknudsen.com

Daniel Knudsen (/kəˈnuːtsən/) is an American film director, actor and film producer. He is also a co-founder of Crystal Creek Media.

Biography[]

Daniel Knudsen was born in Dearborn, Michigan. His father is a commercial airline pilot and his mother was a former saleswomen for Michigan Bell.[1] In 2005 he began his involvement with movies and later went on to study digital media production in college. He graduated from Thomas Edison State University in 2009 and has worked in the film industry ever since.

Knudsen is a practicing Christian and attends a Presbyterian church.

Career[]

Kundsen began his career working as an intern on films while he was still in highschool. The first feature he directed was the thriller Creed of Gold. The film was nominated for an Adam Award for best feature drama at the Sabaoth International Film Festival in Milan, Italy[2] and won a Redemptive Storyteller Award at the .[3] Since then he has produced and directed other films including Indescribable, Christmas Grace,[4] Courageous Love[5] and Christmas Coupon.[6][7] Knudsen is also an actor and has made cameo appearances in many of his own films. He has taught filmmaking and acting at the Christian Worldview Film Festival in San Antonio, Texas.[8]

Filmography[]

Director
Producer
Actor
Year Title Role
2013 Unexpected Places Mysterious Passenger
2014 Christmas Grace Worship Leader
2014 Creed of Gold Coffeehouse Barista
2015 A Horse Called Bear Paramedic
2017 Courageous Love Jason Kwilos
2017 The King's Messengers David Sutherland
2019 Christmas Coupon Chris McGill
2020 SKYDOG Colt Lifestone

References[]

  1. ^ "Father and Son Team Up To Make Family-Approved Film". The Dove Foundation. August 25, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  2. ^ "Sabaoth International Film Festival - Feature drama finalists". Sabaoth Film Festival. March 16, 2013. Archived from the original on August 5, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "Redemptive Storyteller Award Winners". . November 19, 2011. Archived from the original on January 22, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
  4. ^ Khaleghi, Sam (December 9, 2013). "Main Art Theater in Royal Oak shows locally filmed holiday movie". The Oakland Press. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
  5. ^ Kidd, Andrew (June 11, 2014). "Michigan-made film being shot at Troy office building". The Oakland Press. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  6. ^ Suganth, M (June 30, 2019). "Napoleon plays a sports agent in this American film". The Times of India. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  7. ^ Drake, Monica (December 3, 2019). "Oakland County-filmed 'Christmas Coupon' premieres for sold-out crowd in Novi". The Oakland Press. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  8. ^ "Film Festival Speakers". Christian Worldview Film Festival. February 2014. Retrieved July 24, 2014.

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