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.

Filmography

• Murderbot — Director, Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Creator
• 2025Snow White — Additional Writing
• 2024Afraid — Producer, Director, Writer
• 2024If You Were the Last — Executive Producer
• 2023About My Father — Producer
• 2023The Creator — Screenplay
• 2022Crush — Executive Producer
• 2022Pinocchio — Screenplay, Producer
• 2019The Farewell — Producer
• 2018Boogeyman Pop — Executive Producer
• 2018Operation Finale — Director
• 2018Prospect — Producer
• 2017Columbus — Producer
• 2017The Mountain Between Us — Screenplay
• 2016Rogue One: A Star Wars Story — Screenplay
• 2015Cinderella — Screenplay
• 2013Spark: A Burning Man Story — Executive Producer
• 2012American Reunion — Executive Producer
• 2011A Better Life — Director, Producer
• Lone Star — Producer
• 2010The Twilight Saga Soundtracks, Vol 1: Music Videos and Performances — Producer
• 2009A Single Man — Producer
• 2009The Twilight Saga: New Moon — Director
• 2008Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist — Producer
• 2007Living with Lew — Producer
• 2007The Golden Compass — Screenplay, Director
• 2006American Dreamz — Executive Producer
• 2006Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas — Sheldon Schmeckler (voice), Producer
• 2005Mr. & Mrs. Smith — Martin Coleman
• Cracking Up — Producer
• 2004In Good Company — Producer
• 2004See This Movie — Panel Discussion Moderator
• 2003American Wedding — Executive Producer
• 2002About a Boy — Director, Screenplay
• 2001American Pie 2 — Executive Producer
• 2001Down to Earth — Director
• Off Centre — Executive Producer, Creator
• 2000Chuck & Buck — Chuck
• 2000Nutty Professor II: The Klumps — Screenplay
• 2000The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy — Director
• 1999American Pie — Male Voice in Porn Film (voice), Producer
• 1999Coapa Heights — Script
• 1998Antz — Screenplay
• CRCL9 — Executive Producer
• Merlin — Writer

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 2018Inside the Operation — Self
• 2017The Stories: The Making of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story' — Self
• 2010Heavy Rain — Himself
• 2004American Pie: Revealed — Self