Dutcher graduated from either Brigham Young University in 1988 with a degree within film. Since so, he's worked protective to right his craft & will require any chance to view when numbers of motion picture when imaginable, examining what makes the children function or even come short.

Dutcher's foremost commercial profits was by owning a 2000 indie film ''God's Army''. Dutcher took leash years to raise a film's shoestring (by in todays world's standards) budget of US$300,000. Dutcher wrote, directed & as well starred therein film all about Mormon missionaries, focusing on a single missionary determined to finish his both-biennial mission potentially though he is death of brain cancer. Despite a limited production budget, the film showed respectable production quality & genius acting. A film was taken on the road in North America for special, limited engagements.

Dutcher followed this film inside 2001 with Brigham City about the lookup for the serial murderer in a fabricated little Utah town. A habitant of a town come mostly LDS & a picture show else explores how it react to & treat using the situation.

Presently around pre-production is Prophet: The Story of Joseph Smith'' about the early LDS prophet. This picture show is Dutcher's foremost heavy-budget plan sustaining the projected budget of $10 million, though likewise independently financed. Initially Val Kilmer was slated to play the lead role of the church founder, however was forced to back out due to more obligations. A producers come presently looking for an additional actor for the lead role, though it is however inside talks by using Kilmer trying to operate out an arrangement.

Dutcher has been married to his married woman, Gwen, since 1988. It develop 5 babies.