Personal Info
Known For
Production
Known Credits
62
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-11-30 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Christopher Weitz
Christopher John Weitz
Christopher J. Weitz
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.
