Hunter Knight grew up making short movies and acting in them. He also remade scenes from the films Top Gun, Indiana Jones, Superman, Robin Hood, Coming to America, James Bond, Captain Blood, and Dances With Wolves. He grew up playing the guitar, drums, and piano. He was a singer/songwriter at the age of 13 and performed with his rock band,the school concert band, chorus, and jazz band. He grew up playing golf, baseball, hockey, football, basketball, tennis, and lacrosse; he was also a ski racer and a swimmer. During High School he auditioned for the school play and landed the lead role. He went on to study acting and film in college receiving an undergraduate scholarship and an ASCAP full scholarship to attend New York University.