Biography
Christopher John Weitz is an American filmmaker 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 was one of the lead actors in the Miguel Arteta-directed film Chuck & Buck, 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 with Tony Gilroy and Antz with Todd Alcott and Paul.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2003 · nominated
Filmography34 titles
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Crush
The Farewell
Murderbot
A Single Man
A Better Life
Columbus
The Creator
Cinderella
Operation Finale
The Mountain Between Us
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
About a Boy
American Pie
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Pinocchio
American Reunion
American Pie 2
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Prospect
American Wedding
Antz
The Golden Compass
In Good Company
If You Were the Last
About My Father
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Chuck & Buck
Afraid
Down to Earth
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
American Dreamz
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Snow White