Chris Weitz

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.

Known For

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

as Martin Coleman

American Pie

as Male Voice in Porn Film (voice)

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

as Director

Chuck & Buck

as Chuck

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

as Sheldon Schmeckler (voice)

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

as Self

See This Movie

as Panel Discussion Moderator

Heavy Rain

Living with Lew

Inside The Operation

as Self