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Blayne Weaver
Born (1976-04-09) April 9, 1976 (age 49)
Bossier City, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupations
  • Director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • producer
  • teacher
Years active1993–present
Notable work
Websiteblayneweaver.net

Blayne Nutron Weaver (born April 9, 1976 in Bossier City) is an American director, screenwriter, and actor.[1][2] Among his better-known films are Manic (2001), Weather Girl (2009), 6 Month Rule (2011), and Cut to the Chase (2016).[3][4][5] He has also been the voice of Peter Pan since the 2002 film Return to Never Land.[3][6] Many of his movies are filmed in the Shreveport area, with several involving Shenandoah's film department to employ cast and crew.[4][7][8][9]

Early life

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Weaver was born in Bossier City, Louisiana on April 9, 1976.[2][10][6] From age five, Weaver acted in local plays with the Peter Pan Players in Shreveport, and later with Centenary College of Louisiana and River City Repertory Theatre.[11][1][12][13] He was performing in "three shows a year" until he was fifteen, when he began traveling to Dallas to audition for larger roles.[13] After graduating from Parkway High School,[14][1][13] he lived in New York City for six months before relocating to Los Angeles.[13][5]

Career

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In the 1990s, Weaver's career was mostly in television. He appeared in the made-for-TV films The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? (1993) and The Good Old Boys (1995), followed by several bit roles on shows including ER, JAG, and Chicago Hope.[15][1][16][17] In 2001, he became the new voice of Peter Pan.[3][6] He has since appeared in shows such as House of Mouse and has done recordings for the Disney theme parks,[18][12] including for Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003).[2] He also provided the voice for Pan in Kingdom Hearts and Disney Infinity 3.0,[18][1] and for Peter Pan Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom.[19]

In 2001, Weaver co-wrote the film Manic, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt.[4][3] The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival.[4][17] In 2004, he formed Secret Identity Productions (SIP) with childhood friend Brandon Barrera.[20][6] Later that year, they released the short film Losing Lois Lane, which Weaver directed, wrote, and starred in.[15][20] The film was popular online and was Weaver's directorial debut.[5][20] Weaver also wrote, directed and starred in SIP's first feature film, Outside Sales,[4][20][5] which won awards on the film festival circuit[citation needed] and was later released on DVD.[5] SIP's next feature, Weather Girl, premiered at Slamdance Film Festival and had an ensemble cast of Tricia O'Kelley, Mark Harmon, Jon Cryer, and Jane Lynch.[4][21][22] Like SIP's other films, Weaver wrote, directed, and acted in the movie. It was released on Lifetime TV in October 2009 and on DVD following a festival run.[22] It won an award in the category Screenplay: Narrative Feature at the 2009 DeadCENTER Film Festival.[23]

Weaver's next major film was 6 Month Rule in 2011. It starred Martin Starr, Jaime Pressly, John Michael Higgins, and Natalie Morales[4][24] and won best feature film and best actor (Weaver) at the 2012 Hill Country Film Festival.[25] He had his stage directorial debut in 2015 with the River City Repertory Theatre's production of True West.[26][11] This was followed by another feature film, Cut to the Chase (2016), which Weaver wrote, directed, and starred in. The film follows an ex-con that sets out in search of his kidnapped sister through the criminal underbelly of Shreveport, Louisiana.[10][4] This garnered a number of award wins, including best director of a feature and best actor (Weaver) in a feature at the Northeast Film Festival[14][27] and best director at Hill Country Film Festival.[28][14][29] In 2017, he played Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher at Stage Center in Shreveport.[30] The company gave him a "Diva" Performance Award.[31]

Weaver's role in Michael Howard's Where We're Meant to Be[32] earned him a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the Eastern North Carolina Film Festival.[citation needed] His next film, Santa Girl (2019), was released through Netflix and premiered at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester, Virginia.[33][4] This was one of several films shot in collaboration with Shenandoah University's film department.[4] Also in 2019, he became Shenandoah's first Director in Residence, and later signed on as an adjunct professor of film studies.[4][34] Other movies filmed with Shenandoah include GetAWAY (2020), Cupid for Christmas (2021), and Miss Valentine (2024).[4][7][8][9] GetAWAY premiered at the DeadCENTER Film Festival in 2020.[35] Also in 2020, Weaver co-wrote American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules with David H. Steinberg.[3] He has been a faculty member of American Musical and Dramatic Academy in camera acting since 2024.[17]

Acting credits

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
2001 Manic Charlie [4][3][17][16]
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse Peter Pan (voice) Direct-to-video [1][12]
2002 Return to Never Land [3][6][1][16]
2004 The Lion King 1½ Direct-to-video [citation needed]
Losing Lois Lane Clark Kent/Superman Short film [15][20]
2006 Outside Sales Kirk Hastings [5][16][36]
2008 Uncross the Stars George [citation needed]
Damn You Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking Short film [citation needed]
2009 Weather Girl William [4][16][37]
Official Rejection Self [17][38]
2010 Mr. Autry's Bonus Mike Fern Short film [citation needed]
2011 The FP Gas Station Attendant [39]
6 Month Rule Tyler [4][24][16]
2012 Junk Eugene [17][40]
2013 Favor Kip [17][13][41][42]
Deep Dark Canyon Tom Cavanaugh [17][43]
2015 Rag Doll Man Short film [citation needed]
In Progress Jonas[citation needed] Short film [44]
2016 Where We're Meant to Be Charlie McIntire [17][2]
Cut to the Chase Max Chase [10][4]
Hard Sell Tim[citation needed] [16]
2019 Ghosted Ben Short film [citation needed]
2020 American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules Fred Sawyer [45]
2024 Fluorescent Beast Mickey Mears [34][2]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref
1993 The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? Jeff Bowman Television film [20][16]
1995 The Good Old Boys Tommy Calloway [17][20][16][46]
JAG Private First Class Douglas[citation needed] Episode: "War Cries"[citation needed] [15][1]
1997 ER Jeffrey[citation needed] Episode: "You Bet Your Life"[citation needed] [17][15][1]
1998 Chicago Hope Luke Serone Episode: "Broken Hearts" [15][1][47]
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Episode: "The Chalkboard" [citation needed]
Winchell Country Club Worker[citation needed] Television film [16]
2002 House of Mouse Peter Pan (voice) Episodes: "Donald Wants to Fly", "Super Goof"[citation needed] [12]
2004 The King of Queens D.J. Episode: "Precedent Nixin'" [citation needed]
NCIS P.O. Darrell Baum Episode: "The Good Wives Club"[citation needed] [17][2]
2008 The Middleman Dean Schon Episode: "The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum"[citation needed] [17][5][2]
2018 Gone Father Beiler Episode: "Secuestrado" [citation needed]

Production credits

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Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes Ref
2001 Manic Yes Co-wrote with Michael Bacall [4][3][17][48][16]
2004 Losing Lois Lane
Yes
Yes
Yes
 [15]
2006 Outside Sales
Yes
Yes
Yes
 [4][17][5][16]
2008 The Prince & Me: A Royal Honeymoon
Yes
 [16][2]
2009 Weather Girl
Yes
Yes
Yes
 [4][17][16]
2010 The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure
Yes
 [2]
2011 Honey 2
Yes
 Co-written with Alyson Fouse [49][2]
6 Month Rule
Yes
Yes
 [4][24][16]
Broken
Yes
 Short film [citation needed]
2012 Akuma
Yes
 Co-written with Joe Bockol and Deon Taylor [16][50]
2016 Cut to the Chase
Yes
Yes
 [10][4]
2019 Santa Girl
Yes
Yes
 [4][17]
Ghosted
Yes
 [51]
2020 GetAWAY
Yes
Yes
Yes
 [52][9][17][2]
2020 American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules
Yes
 Co-wrote with David H. Steinberg [53]
2021 The In-Between
Yes
 [2]
Cupid for Christmas
Yes
Yes
 [7][17][2]
Hit
Yes
 [54]
2023 Pretty Stoned
Yes
 [2]
2024 Miss Valentine
Yes
Yes
 [8][17]

Awards

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Film Year Award Event Ref
Weather Girl 2009 Screenplay: Narrative Feature DeadCENTER Film Festival [23][38]
6 Month Rule 2012 Best Feature Film Hill Country Film Festival [25]
Best Actor [25]
Official Selection for Narrative Feature Film [25]
Cut to the Chase 2016 Best Director of a Feature Northeast Film Festival [14][27]
Best Actor in a Feature [14][27]
Best Director Hill Country Film Festival [28][14][29]
Official Selection for Narrative Feature Film [29]
Best Director Philadelphia Independent Film Festival [14]
Ghosted 2019 Top 20 Films and Filmmakers Louisiana Film Prize [51]
Top 5 [55]
Hit 2021 Top 20 Films and Filmmakers [54]
Chronofilm: The Web Series 2025 Best Ensemble Vegas Movie Awards [56]

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