Blayne Weaver

Blayne Nutron Weaver (born April 9, 1976 in Bossier City) is an American director, screenwriter, and actor. He was performing in "three shows a year" until he was fifteen, when he began traveling to Dallas to audition for larger roles.

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, Weaver co-wrote the film Manic, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film premiered at Sundance Film Festival. Later that year, they released the short film Losing Lois Lane, which Weaver directed, wrote, and starred in. It won an award in the category Screenplay: Narrative Feature at the 2009 DeadCENTER Film Festival. 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. 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. 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. Other movies filmed with Shenandoah include GetAWAY (2020), Cupid for Christmas (2021), and Miss Valentine (2024). Also in 2020, Weaver co-wrote American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules with David H. Steinberg.

Acting credits Film Year Title Role Notes Ref 2001 Manic Charlie 2008 Uncross the Stars George Damn You Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking Short film 2009 Weather Girl William Official Rejection Self 6 Month Rule Tyler 2013 Favor Kip Deep Dark Canyon Tom Cavanaugh 2015 Rag Doll Man Short film In Progress Jonas Short film 2016 Where We're Meant to Be Charlie McIntire 2024 Fluorescent Beast Mickey Mears JAG Private First Class Douglas Episode: "War Cries" Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Episode: "The Chalkboard" Winchell Country Club Worker Television film 2018 Gone Father Beiler Episode: "Secuestrado"

Production credits Year Title Director Producer Writer Notes Ref 2001 Manic Co-wrote with Michael Bacall Broken Short film 2012 Akuma Co-written with Joe Bockol and Deon Taylor 2016 Cut to the Chase 2020 GetAWAY 2021 The In-Between 2023 Pretty Stoned 6 Month Rule 2012 Best Feature Film Hill Country Film Festival Best Actor Best Actor in a Feature Official Selection for Narrative Feature Film Hit 2021 Top 20 Films and Filmmakers