Hunter Via

Hunter Via
Born	May 2, 1976 Charleston, West Virginia
Occupation	Film & television editor
Years active	2000 - Present

Hunter M. Via (born May 2, 1976 in Charleston, West Virginia) is an American film and television editor. After graduating from the College of Charleston with a degree in communication, and attending Full Sail University where he earned a film degree, Via entered the film industry working as an editor. He edited several early projects by fellow Full Sail graduate Darren Lynn Bousman before landing a job as an assistant editor on the FX original series The Shield in 2002. Beginning in 2004, Via took on the role of editor and ended up cutting seventeen episodes of the series through 2007. In 2007, Via edited his first studio feature film, Frank Darabont's The Mist. Via went on to work on several other television shows and film, including Sons of Anarchy, Mother's Day, The Craigslist Killer, and Torchwood. Via edited twelve episodes of the popular AMC series The Walking Dead and received the 61st Annual ACE Eddie Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television for his work on the pilot episode.