Jason Knight Bladesmith Wiki Biography, age, height, net worth, wife, kids

• Jason Knight is an American master Bladesmith and a judge on the TV series “Forged in Fire”
• His interest in knives and blades began at a young age and he was inspired by books and movies
• He attended events and met other knifemakers to learn more and improve
• He was awarded several prestigious awards and his net worth is estimated to be over $3 million
• He is active on social media and has nearly 80,000 followers on Instagram and 16,000 fans on Facebook



Known for movies



Who is Jason Knight?

Jason was born in Charleston, South Carolina USA in 1966 – his exact date of birth is not known but he holds American nationality and follows the Christian religion. He is a famous master Bladesmith who appeared in the “Forged in Fire” TV series as one of the judges during its third season.

Early life and education

Jason grew up wanting to make knives which was a somewhat strange dream for a kid. His father used to read stories to him written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and his mother made costumes for him which he would wear on his small adventures with his cousins in his backyard. He used to have toy knives and machetes but these were not enough of a satisfaction for him since he knew these should perform a lot better than they did. All of these things contributed to Jason’s passion towards making blades – all the wild stories which his father read him and the ones he imagined himself were a big motivation for him. He was very good at drawing from when he was small and used that talent to draw 3D pictures of knives and swords, and even though he was young, he understood that these blades were pieces of art each with their own function.

One can say that his dream slowly began to come true after his parents bought him his first grinder.

Meeting other knifemakers

As soon as he was old enough and had basic knowledge about making knives, Jason began going to the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition which is held in February every year, and where he met a lot of people who were into knifemaking, most of them having their own style, tricks, and secrets. There were people who made knives as a hobby, while others such as George Herron and Daniel Winkler did it as a full-time job – Jason would take his newest creations to Herron and Winkler, who would then tell him where he went wrong, or how he could improve.

Another event which Jason attended was the Native American Pow-wows which differed from the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition – people here appreciated his work even more, because it was influenced by history. During that time Jason established a close connection with Daniel Winkler and Karen Shook, who are today some of his best friends and Bladesmith colleagues.

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Books and movies were a big inspiration to Jason, and he went to work in a theatre because he was in need of a job, but also enjoyed it – however, after seeing “The Last of the Mohicans” movie in 1992 in which the knives and other weapons were made by Daniel Winkler who was already his friend at that point, he decided to pursue his dreams of becoming a knife-maker, and left the theater.

Jason’s first blades and the beginning of his career

So in 2001 he enrolled at the Bill Moran School of Bladesmithing located in Old Washington, Arkansas, where he was taught by a Master Bladesmith Jay Hendrickson. It seemed as Jason had Bladesmithing in his blood as he was one of the best students, and managed to become the Best New Maker at the Blade Show West in the same year. He quickly went ahead of everyone else and developed his own style, stating that the most valuable advice he had ever received came from George Herron and Daniel Winkler – they told him to stay true to his own style, which is how people would recognize him in the future. It took him six years to receive his ABS Mastersmith rating in 2007, while winning the B.R. Hughes Award for making the best knife as a Mastersmith candidate. Jason kept on winning numerous awards, including South Carolina’s Knife of the Year in 2002, Best Non-Damascus Hand-Forged at Blade Show and International Cutlery Fair in 2004, Best Fighter at Arkansas Knife Makers Association Show in 2006 and many others; Jason became well known in the field of knifemaking for numerous things, including his innovative style, precision, and amazing skills. His last award was in 2017 for the Knife Collaboration of the Year.

Jason achieved most of his wider fame when he appeared as a judge in the “Forged in Fire” TV series, which is a contest for Bladesmiths – he wasn’t initially cast as a judge but after one of the judges was unable to attend the show due to surgery, they called Jason to fill-in. Even though Jason only appeared during the show’s third season, it was enough for him to gain recognition.

The American Bladesmith Society (ABS)

ABS is US non-profit organization with a membership of knifemakers, who promote techniques of forging steel blades. The organization was at first just an idea which came from William F. Moran, who was the Chairman of the Knifemakers’ Guild, and is best known for introducing Damascus steel blades – the idea about forming ABS came to him in 1972, and it took four years before he managed to launch the organization, while it received its non-profit status in 1985.

One of the rules you have to respect if you want to be an ABS knifemaker is that you have to forge your blade rather than make it using the stock-removal method. The organization has its own system of rating knifemakers – the lowest rating is an Apprentice, then a Journeyman, and lastly Mastersmith. ABS has grown considerably in the 43 years since it was founded, and now has several partners, offering courses about Bladesmithing, and having its own museum.

Jason’s personal life

Jason is not the kind of person to share his personal things with the public but he is also quite a simple man – he is married to the love of his love Shelly who has been by his side and supported him throughout his career – they are currently living together with their children in Harleyville, South Carolina where he also has his own pond-side forge.

Appearance and net worth

Although Jason doesn’t share his exact date of birth with the public, he is said to be 53 years old as of 2019. He has short black hair, brown eyes, long black and grey beard, but his height and weight are not known.

According to authoritative sources, Jason’s current net worth is estimated to be over $3 million, and is likely to rise as the Master Bladesmith is still very active and his knives are very popular amongst hunters and soldiers

Social media presence

Jason is very active on several social media platforms, which is important for the marketing of his blades – he has an Instagram account which is followed by nearly 80,000 people while he’s posted almost 500 pictures. He has a Facebook page as well which has about 16,000 fans.

Movies

Casting Director

Title	Year	Status	Character
Anon	2017	post-production
Flatliners	2017	post-production
Alias Grace	2017	TV Series 6 episodes pre-production
American Gods	2017	TV Series 10 episodes filming
Backstabbing for Beginners	2017	post-production
Kodachrome	2017	post-production
State Like Sleep	2017	post-production
Sundowners	2017	post-production
The Mist	2017	TV Series 10 episodes filming
Ape Sodom	2016	Short
Eyewitness	2016	TV Series 10 episodes
Beauty and the Beast	2015-2016	TV Series 23 episodes
Your Mother and I	2016	Short casting by
The Headhunter’s Calling	2016
Below Her Mouth	2016	casting
Killjoys	2015-2016	TV Series 21 episodes
Maudie	2016
Flower Shop Mystery: Dearly Depotted	2016	TV Movie
Houdini and Doyle	2016	TV Mini-Series 10 episodes
Regression	2015/I
Pay the Ghost	2015
River	2015/I
Born to Be Blue	2015
Mature Young Adults	2015	Short
Remember	2015/I
Spotlight	2015/I
A Christmas Horror Story	2015
Pixels	2015
Remedy	2014-2015	TV Series 20 episodes
No Stranger Than Love	2015
Life	2015/I
The VVitch: A New-England Folktale	2015	location casting
Midnight Masquerade	2014	TV Movie
The Journey Home	2014/II
Bang Bang Baby	2014
Wet Bum	2014
Wolves	2014
The Divide	2014	TV Series 8 episodes
The Captive	2014
Stage Fright	2014/I
Holidaze	2013	TV Movie
Skating to New York	2013
Pete’s Christmas	2013	TV Movie
Bank$tas	2013
Gerontophilia	2013
Algonquin	2013
Stag	2013
Star Spangled Banners	2013	TV Movie
Haunter	2013
Be My Valentine	2013	TV Movie
How To Keep Your Day Job	2012	Short
The Riverbank	2012
Foxfire	2012
Still Mine	2012
The Lesser Blessed	2012
Stories We Tell	2012	Documentary
An Insignificant Man	2012	Short
Out of the Shadows	2012/I	Documentary
388 Arletta Avenue	2011
Take This Waltz	2011
Clear Blue	2010	Short
The Con Artist	2010
The Night Before the Night Before Christmas	2010	TV Movie
Oliver Sherman	2010
The Closer You Get to Canada	2010	Short
Score: A Hockey Musical	2010
The Wild Girl	2010	TV Movie
Ice Castles	2010
The Making of Plus One	2010
The Deaths of Chet Baker	2009	Short
Nova	2009	TV Series documentary 1 episode
Splice	2009
A Wake	2009
Hungry Hills	2009
Cairo Time	2009
A Hindu’s Indictment of Heaven	2009	Short
Year of the Carnivore	2009
Survival of the Dead	2009
Fire	2009/I	Short
Victoria Day	2009
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning	2008	TV Movie
Accidental Friendship	2008	TV Movie
An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving	2008	TV Movie
The Dreaming	2008/I	Short
Othello the Tragedy of the Moor	2008	TV Movie
The Summit	2008	TV Mini-Series
Adoration	2008
Miranda & Gordon	2008	Short
The Trojan Horse	2008	TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Matters of Life & Dating	2007	TV Movie
Just Buried	2007
Intervention	2007/V
All Hat	2007
Do Not Bend	2007	Short
Screening	2006	Short

Casting Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Rocker	2008	casting: Canada
The Memory Keeper’s Daughter	2008	TV Movie casting: Canada / location casting
Jumper	2008	casting associate: Canada
Closing the Ring	2007	casting associate: Ontario
Silk	2007	casting associate
Diary of the Dead	2007	casting associate
Fugitive Pieces	2007	casting associate
Luna: Spirit of the Whale	2007	TV Movie casting: USA
Poor Boy’s Game	2007	casting associate – uncredited
In God’s Country	2007	TV Movie casting associate
Candles on Bay Street	2006	TV Movie casting associate
The House Next Door	2006	TV Movie casting associate
Trailer Park Boys: The Movie	2006	casting associate
Away from Her	2006	casting associate
Slings and Arrows	2006	TV Series casting associate – 6 episodes
Snow Cake	2006	casting assistant
Code Breakers	2005	TV Movie casting assistant
American Gods	2017	TV Series casting – 3 episodes filming
Wish Upon	2017	local casting director post-production
The Healer	2016/IV	original casting completed
Eyewitness	2016	TV Series casting – 1 episode
American Gothic	2016	TV Series casting – 13 episodes
The Girlfriend Experience	2016	TV Series location casting – 11 episodes
Houdini and Doyle	2016	TV Mini-Series casting director – 1 episode
Beauty and the Beast	2015	TV Series casting – 3 episodes
Young Drunk Punk	2015	TV Series casting – 7 episodes
Kick-Ass 2	2013	casting: Canada
King & Maxwell	2013	TV Series location casting – 1 episode
The Colony	2013/I	casting: Canada
An Amish Murder	2013	TV Movie casting: Canada
Flight of the Butterflies	2012	Documentary casting
Broken Heart Syndrome	2012	Short casting
Bag of Bones	2011	TV Mini-Series casting – 2 episodes
Salem Falls	2011	TV Movie casting: Canada
Certain Prey	2011	TV Movie casting: Toronto
I’m Yours	2011	casting
The Moth Diaries	2011	casting: Canada
In Darkness	2011	casting
Jumping the Broom	2011	casting: Canada
Change of Plans	2011	TV Movie casting: Canada
Circumstance	2011	casting assistant
Thorne: Scaredycat	2010	casting: Canada
Thorne: Sleepyhead	2010	casting: Canada
Double Wedding	2010	TV Movie casting: Toronto
Love Letters	2010	TV Movie casting consultant
Nova	2009	TV Series documentary casting – 1 episode
Chloe	2009	casting: Canada
Suck	2009	casting: Sam & Hugo
Unstable	2009	TV Movie casting: Toronto
One Week	2008/I	casting associate
True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet	2008	TV Movie location casting
The Tenth Circle	2008	TV Movie casting: Canadian
Inconceivable	2008	casting: Canada

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Away from Her	2006		Young Grant
Monkey Warfare	2006		Husband
Solar Attack	2006	TV Movie	Delta Pilot
G-Spot	2005	TV Series	Producer’s Assistant
Show Me Yours	2004	TV Series	Steven
Air Emergency	2004	TV Series documentary	ATAP Controller
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye	2003	TV Series	Nick
1-800-Missing	2003	TV Series	Ron Hartman
Mutant X	2003	TV Series	Menotti
Queer as Folk	2002	TV Series	Luke
Deceived	2002	Video	Rudy
The 5th Quadrant	2002	TV Series	Jason Foster
Inside the Osmonds	2001	TV Movie	Wayne
A Colder Kind of Death	2001	TV Movie	Peter Kilbourn
The Wandering Soul Murders	2001	TV Movie	Peter Kilbourn
Daydream Believers: The Monkees’ Story	2000	TV Movie	Paul
The Audrey Hepburn Story	2000	TV Movie	English Soldier
The Skulls	2000		Police Techie
Twice in a Lifetime	2000	TV Series	Young Barry Lewis
The Lady in Question	1999	TV Movie
Total Recall 2070	1999	TV Series	Simon
Golden Will: The Silken Laumann Story	1996	TV Movie	Rower
The Hardy Boys	1995	TV Series	Freddy

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Len and Hugo	2006	Short producer
The Best Girl	2000	Short associate producer

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2010	Gemini	Gemini Awards	Best Achievement in Casting	The Summit (2008)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2016	Artios	Casting Society of America, USA	Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Big Budget Feature – Drama	Spotlight (2015)

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia