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Chris Weitz

Birthday: Nov 30, 1969
Place of birth: New York City, New York,
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

Afraid
6.2
Writer
Cinderella
6.82
Screenplay
Pinocchio
6.36
Screenplay
American Pie
6.59
Producer
American Wedding
6.22
Executive Producer
Antz
6.16
Screenplay

As an actor

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas Sheldon Schmeckler (voice)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Martin Coleman
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