Bret Aaron Knower was born on October 14th 1974 in Manchester Connecticut, to Lillsie and Robert Knower. His mother Lillsie was a concert pianist. Bret also has an older brother and sister. Bret grew up surfing Southern California waves and cruising it’s diverse neighborhoods by skateboard. Was it any surprise that he began his career modeling surf wear as a young teen. Early on he was involved in runway and print modeling in California and Texas for various agencies which eventually led him to a career in the film industry. Actor and stuntman, Bret has enjoyed an exciting and varied career. From the set of “Titanic” in Rosarito Mexico, to a bar scene in Lockland, Ohio, for the film “My Days of Mercy”. To playing a priest in the Independent film “Blue” in Lebanon Ohio. To playing a Utah State Prison Guard in the film “Extremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile” with Zac Efron. Bret is always up for a challenge in the industry that he loves.
Movie | Alarum | Soldier | 2025-01-16 |
Movie | Nutcrackers | 2024-09-05 | |
Series | The Big Conn | Actor in play | 2022-05-05 |
Movie | Black Wolf | Riggs | 2022-08-30 |
Movie | Wrong Turn | Standard Double | 2021-01-26 |
Movie | Hillbilly Elegy | Middletown Resident (uncredited) | 2020-11-09 |
Movie | Point Blank | Pedestrian/Traffic Blocker | 2019-07-12 |
Movie | The Public | Core Homeless Man | 2019-04-05 |
Movie | Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile | Utah State Prison Guard (uncredited) | 2019-05-02 |
Movie | Black Mamba | Dude | 2019-09-17 |
Movie | Dark Waters | EPA (uncredited) | 2019-11-22 |
Movie | 10 Minutes Gone | Train Passenger | 2019-09-30 |
Movie | The Riddle Of The Spider's Web | The Frenchman | 2019-09-28 |
Movie | My Days of Mercy | Cop/ Bar Patron | 2018-03-31 |
Movie | Blue | Priest | 2018-08-24 |
Movie | Donnybrook | Reveler | 2018-09-07 |
Movie | First Kill | Atlas Trader | 2017-07-21 |
Movie | Like Sunday, Like Rain | Sylvester | 2014-03-01 |
Movie | The Butterfly Effect | Eugenie | 2004-01-17 |
Movie | Titanic | 1st Class Passenger/ 3rd Class Passenger/ Stunts | 1997-11-18 |