Matt William Knowles is an American actor from South Carolina. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he is known for portraying Freedom Rider Jim Zwerg in the Spike Lee executive-produced civil rights drama Son of the South (2021), and for his work in Chinese-language film and television, including starring in the $100 million fantasy film Asura (2018) and the sports dramedy Clash, which premiered at the 2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam. Knowles is also a graduate of Beijing