
Actor
Chris Weitz
Born 1969 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Directed
Acting

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Martin Coleman · 2005

American Pie
Male Voice in Porn Film (voice) · 1999

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Director · 2000

Chuck & Buck
Chuck · 2000

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
Sheldon Schmeckler (voice) · 2006

The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
Self · 2017

See This Movie
Panel Discussion Moderator · 2004

Heavy Rain
Himself · 2010
Inside the Operation
Self · 2018
Writing

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Screenplay · 2016

Cinderella
Screenplay · 2015

The Creator
Screenplay · 2023

Antz
Screenplay · 1998

The Mountain Between Us
Screenplay · 2017

About a Boy
Screenplay · 2002

The Golden Compass
Screenplay · 2007

Pinocchio
Screenplay · 2022

Murderbot
Writer · 2025

Afraid
Writer · 2024

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Screenplay · 2000
Merlin
Writer



