Carl Knutson is a Canadian writer, producer, director and actor.

He has written a handful of IMAX features and short films. These include: Delivery (2021), Efforts Were Made (2018), Amazon Adventure (2017), How to Marry a Mink (2009), Journey To Mecca (2009), Love & Justice (2008), Password (2006), and Mothers, Fathers, and Other Strangers (2004).

He has worked on several docuseries including the National Geographic seriesMayday (aka Air Crash Investigations) and Trapped, Smithsonian Channel series Disasters at Sea, Science Channel series Close Encounters, Discovery Channel series Curious and Unusual Deaths, History Channel series Masterminds, and Travel Channel series Haunted Hospitals. He has also worked on a few of ID's true-crime series to include Fear Thy Neighbor, Deadly Deception, Nothing Personal, and Cold Blood.

He has also worked on TV series including the HBO series Paradise Lost and the History Channel series Gangland Undercover.