Actor

Chris Weitz

Writing

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.5

Low visibility

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Movies: 41Series: 4Crew credits: 39

TMDB ID: 3288

IMDb ID: nm0919363

Known for: Writing

Born: November 30, 1969

Age: 56

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1998 - 2025

Years active: 28

Average TMDB rating: 6.35

Wikidata: Q238638

Also known as

Christopher Weitz • Christopher John Weitz • Christopher J. Weitz

Other jobs

Producer (14)Executive Producer (9)Screenplay (8)Director (6)Additional Writing (1)Script (1)

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Biography

Christopher John Weitz (born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films American Pie and About a Boy; the latter earned the Weitz brothers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Among his other main works, Weitz directed the film adaptation of the novel The Golden Compass and the film adaptation of New Moon from the series of Twilight books, wrote the screenplay for Disney's 2015 live-action adaptation of Cinderella, and co-wrote Rogue One: A Star Wars Story with Tony Gilroy.