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.

Chris Weitz

Writing Born November 30, 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.

Known For

American Pie

Male Voice in Porn Film (voice)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Martin Coleman

The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy

Director

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

Sheldon Schmeckler (voice)

American Pie: Revealed

Self

Chuck & Buck

Chuck

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

Self

Heavy Rain

Himself

Living with Lew

See This Movie

Panel Discussion Moderator

Inside the Operation

Self