---
name: "Chris Weitz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/chris-weitz"
fi1m_id: "chris-weitz"
imdb_id: "nm0919363"
tmdb_id: 3288
wikidata_id: "Q238638"
roles: ["Writer","Producer","Director"]
born: "30 November 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 13
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T11:11:19.466929+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Chris Weitz

## Identity

Chris Weitz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/chris-weitz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** chris-weitz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0919363
- **TMDB ID:** 3288
- **Wikidata ID:** Q238638
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Weitz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238638, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919363/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3288

Writer and producer. Born 30 November 1969 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer, Director
- **Born:** 30 November 1969, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Also known as:** Christopher Weitz , Christopher John Weitz , Christopher J. Weitz
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 13: 1 acting, 3 directing, 3 writing, 6 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Allison Shearmur](https://film.one/person/allison-shearmur.md), [Andrew Miano](https://film.one/person/andrew-miano.md), [Arnon Milchan](https://film.one/person/arnon-milchan.md), [Gareth Edwards](https://film.one/person/gareth-edwards.md), [Nicholas Hoult](https://film.one/person/nicholas-hoult.md), [Paul Weitz](https://film.one/person/paul-weitz.md), [Simon Kinberg](https://film.one/person/simon-kinberg.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 64 (1), 2000s 60 (7), 2010s 77 (4), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 66 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 2, Adventure 2, Science Fiction 2, Drama 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,704m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Weitz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q238638, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0919363/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3288

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Cinderella*](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md) (72), [*Rogue One: A Star Wars Story*](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md) (70)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*A Single Man*](https://film.one/film/a-single-man.md) (72), [*The Twilight Saga: New Moon*](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-new-moon.md) (48)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*American Pie*](https://film.one/film/american-pie.md) (64), [*The Golden Compass*](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md) (54)
- **Tubi:** [*Columbus*](https://film.one/film/columbus.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Chris Weitz is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He frequently collaborates with his brother Paul Weitz, with whom he co-wrote and co-directed the comedy *American Pie* (1999) and the adaptation *About a Boy* (2002).

His screenwriting credits include the animated film *Antz* (1998), *The Golden Compass* (2007), *Cinderella* (2015), *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), *Pinocchio* (2022) and the co-written screenplay for *The Creator* (2023) with Gareth Edwards. He has also produced and directed several features.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (13)

### Performed in (1)

- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2005), Fi1m 64, as Martin Coleman — [page](https://film.one/film/mr-and-mrs-smith-2005.md)

### Directed (3)

- *The Twilight Saga: New Moon* (2009), Fi1m 48, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-new-moon.md)
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Fi1m 54, Screenplay, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *About a Boy* (2002), Fi1m 77, Director, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/about-a-boy.md)

### Wrote (3) — the average rests on these

- *The Creator* (2023), Fi1m 64, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-creator.md)
- *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), Fi1m 70, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md)
- *Cinderella* (2015), Fi1m 72, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md)

### Produced (6)

- *The Farewell* (2019), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-farewell.md)
- *Columbus* (2017), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/columbus.md)
- *A Single Man* (2009), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-single-man.md)
- *American Wedding* (2003), Fi1m 54, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/american-wedding.md)
- *American Pie 2* (2001), Fi1m 49, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/american-pie-2.md)
- *American Pie* (1999), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/american-pie.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rogue One: The Andor Cut* (2026), Writer
- *Murderbot* (2025), series, Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Creator
- *Snow White* (2025), as Additional Writing — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/snow-white.md)
- *Afraid* (2024), Director, Producer, Writer
- *If You Were the Last* (2024), Executive Producer
- *The Creator* (2023), Screenplay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-creator.md)
- *About My Father* (2023), Producer
- *Pinocchio* (2022), Screenplay, Producer
- *Crush* (2022), Executive Producer
- *The Farewell* (2019), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-farewell.md)
- *Prospect* (2018), Producer
- *Operation Finale* (2018), Director
- *Boogeyman Pop* (2018), Executive Producer
- *The Mountain Between Us* (2017), Screenplay
- *Columbus* (2017), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/columbus.md)
- *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), Screenplay — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rogue-one-a-star-wars-story.md)
- *Cinderella* (2015), Screenplay — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/cinderella.md)
- *Spark: A Burning Man Story* (2013), Executive Producer
- *American Reunion* (2012), Executive Producer
- *A Better Life* (2011), Director, Producer
- *The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol 1: Music Videos and Performances* (2010), Producer
- *Lone Star* (2010), series, Producer
- *A Single Man* (2009), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/a-single-man.md)
- *The Twilight Saga: New Moon* (2009), Director — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-new-moon.md)
- *Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist* (2008), Producer
- *The Golden Compass* (2007), Screenplay, Director — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-golden-compass.md)
- *Living with Lew* (2007), as Producer
- *Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas* (2006), as Sheldon Schmeckler (voice) · Producer
- *American Dreamz* (2006), Executive Producer
- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (2005), as Martin Coleman — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/mr-and-mrs-smith-2005.md)
- *In Good Company* (2004), Producer
- *Cracking Up* (2004), series, Producer
- *See This Movie* (2004), as Panel Discussion Moderator
- *American Wedding* (2003), Executive Producer — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/american-wedding.md)
- *About a Boy* (2002), Director, Screenplay — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/about-a-boy.md)
- *Off Centre* (2001), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *American Pie 2* (2001), Executive Producer — Fi1m 49, [page](https://film.one/film/american-pie-2.md)
- *Down to Earth* (2001), Director
- *Nutty Professor II: The Klumps* (2000), Screenplay
- *Chuck & Buck* (2000), as Chuck
- *The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy* (2000), as Director
- *American Pie* (1999), as Male Voice in Porn Film (voice) · Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/american-pie.md)
- *Coapa Heights* (1999), Script
- *Antz* (1998), Screenplay
- *Husband's Secret*, Producer
- *CRCL9*, Executive Producer
- *Merlin*, Writer

## Gallery

- ![Chris Weitz](https://film.one/media/person/15835/gallery-a84d87607270.jpg) Chris Weitz — Twilight_20091110_Crillon_Hotel_Paris_004.jpg: nicolas genin
derivative work: Scarce (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Chris_Weitz_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Chris Weitz at LAcon V (Worldcon 2026) in Anaheim, California on a panel called: "From Page to Screen: Adapting Murderbot" .](https://film.one/media/person/15835/gallery-94e33527052d.jpg) Chris Weitz at LAcon V (Worldcon 2026) in Anaheim, California on a panel called: "From Page to Screen: Adapting Murderbot" . — Rosiestep, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Chris_Weitz_at_LAcon_V_%28Worldcon_2026%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Director Chris Weitz (left), actress Kristen Stewart, actor Taylor Lautner and actor Robert Pattinson (right) attending the Twilight Saga Film New Moon (Twiligh (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/15835/gallery-9220c4a964b2.jpg) Director Chris Weitz (left), actress Kristen Stewart, actor Taylor Lautner and actor Robert Pattinson (right) attending the Twilight Saga Film New Moon (Twiligh (2009) — nicolas genin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Twilight_20091110_Crillon_Hotel_Paris_001.jpg/1280px-Twilight_20091110_Crillon_Hotel_Paris_001.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Director Chris Weitz (left), actress Kristen Stewart, actor Taylor Lautner and actor Robert Pattinson (right) attending the Twilight Saga Film New Moon (Twiligh (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/15835/gallery-b2783cb5cfb8.jpg) Director Chris Weitz (left), actress Kristen Stewart, actor Taylor Lautner and actor Robert Pattinson (right) attending the Twilight Saga Film New Moon (Twiligh (2009) — nicolas genin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Twilight_20091110_Crillon_Hotel_Paris_002.jpg/1280px-Twilight_20091110_Crillon_Hotel_Paris_002.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris Weitz](https://film.one/media/person/15835/gallery-b51fb6abf4b7.jpg) Chris Weitz — Image via TMDB
- ![Director Chris Weitz (left), actress Kristen Stewart, actor Taylor Lautner and actor Robert Pattinson (right) attending the Twilight Saga Film New Moon (Twiligh (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/15835/gallery-a98c87547045.jpg) Director Chris Weitz (left), actress Kristen Stewart, actor Taylor Lautner and actor Robert Pattinson (right) attending the Twilight Saga Film New Moon (Twiligh (2009) — nicolas genin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Twilight_20091110_Crillon_Hotel_Paris_003.jpg/1280px-Twilight_20091110_Crillon_Hotel_Paris_003.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2003: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay (nominated), for *About a Boy*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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