Blayne Weaver

Blayne Weaver
Weaver in 2009
Born (1976-04-09) April 9, 1976 (age 50)
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. Among his better-known films are Manic (2001), Weather Girl (2009), 6 Month Rule (2011), and Cut to the Chase (2016). He has also been the voice of Peter Pan since the 2002 film Return to Never Land. Many of his movies are filmed in the Shreveport area, with several involving Shenandoah's film department to employ cast and crew.

Early life

Weaver was born in Bossier City, Louisiana on April 9, 1976. 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. He was performing in "three shows a year" until he was fifteen, when he began traveling to Dallas to audition for larger roles. After graduating from Parkway High School, he lived in New York City for six months before relocating to Los Angeles.

Career

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. In 2001, he became the new voice of Peter Pan. He has since appeared in shows such as House of Mouse and has done recordings for the Disney theme parks, including for Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003). He also provided the voice for Pan in Disney Infinity 3.0 and for Peter Pan Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom.

In 2001, Weaver co-wrote the film Manic, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival. In 2004, he formed Secret Identity Productions (SIP) with childhood friend Brandon Barrera. Later that year, they released the short film Losing Lois Lane, which Weaver directed, wrote, and starred in. The film was popular online and was Weaver's directorial debut. Weaver also wrote, directed and starred in SIP's first feature film, Outside Sales, which won awards on the film festival circuit[citation needed] and was later released on DVD. 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. 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. It won an award in the category Screenplay: Narrative Feature at the 2009 DeadCENTER Film Festival.

Weaver's next major film was 6 Month Rule in 2011. It starred Martin Starr, Jaime Pressly, John Michael Higgins, and Natalie Morales and won best feature film and best actor (Weaver) at the 2012 Hill Country Film Festival. He had his stage directorial debut in 2015 with the River City Repertory Theatre's production of True West. 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. 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 and best director at Hill Country Film Festival. In 2017, he played Black Stache in Peter and the Starcatcher at Stage Center in Shreveport. The company gave him a "Diva" Performance Award.

Weaver's role in Michael Howard's Where We're Meant to Be 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. This was one of several films shot in collaboration with Shenandoah University's film department. Also in 2019, he became Shenandoah's first Director in Residence, and later signed on as an adjunct professor of film studies. Other movies filmed with Shenandoah include GetAWAY (2020), Cupid for Christmas (2021), and Miss Valentine (2024). GetAWAY premiered at the DeadCENTER Film Festival in 2020. Also in 2020, Weaver co-wrote American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules with David H. Steinberg. He has been a faculty member of American Musical and Dramatic Academy in camera acting since 2024.

Acting credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2001ManicCharlie
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of MousePeter Pan (voice)Direct-to-video
2002Return to Never Land
2004The Lion King 1½Cameo Direct-to-video[citation needed]
Losing Lois LaneClark Kent/SupermanShort film
2006Outside SalesKirk Hastings
2008Uncross the StarsGeorge[citation needed]
Damn You Stephen HawkingStephen HawkingShort film[citation needed]
2009Weather GirlWilliam
Official RejectionSelf
2010Mr. Autry's BonusMike FernShort film[citation needed]
2011The FPGas Station Attendant
6 Month RuleTyler
2012JunkEugene
2013FavorKip
Deep Dark CanyonTom Cavanaugh
2015Rag DollManShort film[citation needed]
In ProgressJonas[citation needed]Short film
2016Where We're Meant to BeCharlie McIntire
Cut to the ChaseMax Chase
Hard SellTim[citation needed]
2019GhostedBenShort film[citation needed]
2020American Pie Presents: Girls' RulesFred Sawyer
2024Fluorescent BeastMickey Mears

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1993The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?Jeff BowmanTelevision film
1995The Good Old BoysTommy Calloway
JAGPrivate First Class Douglas[citation needed]Episode: "War Cries"[citation needed]
1997ERJeffrey[citation needed]Episode: "You Bet Your Life"[citation needed]
1998Chicago HopeLuke SeroneEpisode: "Broken Hearts"
Beyond Belief: Fact or FictionEpisode: "The Chalkboard"[citation needed]
WinchellCountry Club Worker[citation needed]Television film
2002House of MousePeter Pan (voice)Episodes: "Donald Wants to Fly", "Super Goof"[citation needed]
2004The King of QueensD.J.Episode: "Precedent Nixin'"[citation needed]
NCISP.O. Darrell BaumEpisode: "The Good Wives Club"[citation needed]
2008The MiddlemanDean SchonEpisode: "The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum"[citation needed]
2018GoneFather BeilerEpisode: "Secuestrado"[citation needed]

Production credits

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterNotesRef
2001Manic
Yes
Co-wrote with Michael Bacall
2004Losing Lois Lane
Yes
Yes
Yes
2006Outside Sales
Yes
Yes
Yes
2008The Prince & Me: A Royal Honeymoon
Yes
2009Weather Girl
Yes
Yes
Yes
2010The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure
Yes
2011Honey 2
Yes
Co-written with Alyson Fouse
6 Month Rule
Yes
Yes
Broken
Yes
Short film[citation needed]
2012Akuma
Yes
Co-written with Joe Bockol and Deon Taylor
2016Cut to the Chase
Yes
Yes
2019Santa Girl
Yes
Yes
Ghosted
Yes
2020GetAWAY
Yes
Yes
Yes
2020American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules
Yes
Co-wrote with David H. Steinberg
2021The In-Between
Yes
Cupid for Christmas
Yes
Yes
Hit
Yes
2023Pretty Stoned
Yes
2024Miss Valentine
Yes
Yes

Awards

FilmYearAwardEventRef
Weather Girl2009Screenplay: Narrative FeatureDeadCENTER Film Festival
6 Month Rule2012Best Feature FilmHill Country Film Festival
Best Actor
Official Selection for Narrative Feature Film
Cut to the Chase2016Best Director of a FeatureNortheast Film Festival
Best Actor in a Feature
Best DirectorHill Country Film Festival
Official Selection for Narrative Feature Film
Best DirectorPhiladelphia Independent Film Festival
Ghosted2019Top 20 Films and FilmmakersLouisiana Film Prize
Top 5
Hit2021Top 20 Films and Filmmakers
Chronofilm: The Web Series2025Best EnsembleVegas Movie Awards

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