Sean-Michael Smith

Sean-Michael Smith (born 1972) is an American film director, producer, and writer. Born in Bakersfield, California, he was raised throughout the state, attending elementary school in Willow Creek before his family settled in Chico, just north of Sacramento. He was educated at Chico Senior High School, and attended San Francisco State University, Uppsala University (Sweden), and Stockholm University (Sweden). He received his Masters Degree in Cinema-Television production from the University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts.

As an actor, he has appeared in Dancer in the Dark, It's All AbOUT Love, and Hamilton.

As a producer, his short film "Our Neck of the Woods" was part of the 2009 Sundance Film Festival; another short film, "Head in the Sand", will appear at the 2010 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

He produced Pete Smalls is Dead (2010), a feature film comedy starring Peter Dinklage, Tim Roth, Rosie Perez, Mark Boone Junior, and Steve Buscemi.