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Cody Knotts

Director · Writer · Actor

Pennsylvania director, producer, writer and actor behind Wieland and Gore Orphanage.

Biography

Director, producer and writer

Cody Knotts is a director, producer, writer and actor. A native of Taylorstown, Pennsylvania, Knotts previously served as the editor of the Weekly Recorder, a newspaper covering Pennsylvania and national politics which helped free two individuals who had been wrongly accused of murder. He was also a two-time candidate for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

As a young man, Knotts was chosen by the Boy Scouts of America as the first recipient of the Handicapped Awareness Merit Badge because of his devotion to disabled students, and his Eagle Scout project helped inspire the national Scouting for Food program.

Cody works alongside his wife and creative partner, actress, writer and producer Emily Lapisardi, who is involved in every project and leads all of their promotion and social media. Follow Emily on Instagram at @emilylapisardi.

Representation: Nuala Quinn-Barton (@nualaqb), The Film Co-Operative

Filmography

Selected credits

Recognition

Awards and press

Cody’s horror and genre features, from Gore Orphanage to Kecksburg and Wieland, have drawn coverage across Pennsylvania and the horror press.

  • Winner · 2015Horror Society AwardsMost Anticipated Horror Film · Gore Orphanage

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In the press

Elsewhere

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