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
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!Year !!Title !!Role !!class="unsortable"|Notes !!class="unsortable"|Ref
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| rowspan="2"| 2001 || Manic || Charlie || ||
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| rowspan="2"| 2008 || Uncross the Stars || George || ||
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| Damn You Stephen Hawking || Stephen Hawking || Short film ||
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| rowspan="2" | 2009 || Weather Girl || William || ||
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| Official Rejection || Self || ||
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| 6 Month Rule || Tyler || ||
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| rowspan="2"| 2013 || Favor || Kip || ||
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| Deep Dark Canyon || Tom Cavanaugh || ||
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| rowspan="2"| 2015 || Rag Doll || Man || Short film ||
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| In Progress || Jonas || Short film ||
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| rowspan="3"| 2016 || Where We're Meant to Be || Charlie McIntire || ||
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| 2024 || Fluorescent Beast || Mickey Mears || ||
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| JAG || Private First Class Douglas || Episode: "War Cries" ||
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| Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction || || Episode: "The Chalkboard" ||
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| Winchell || Country Club Worker || Television film ||
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| 2018 || Gone || Father Beiler || Episode: "Secuestrado" ||
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Production credits
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!Year !!Title !! Director !! Producer !! Writer !! class="unsortable" | Notes !! class="unsortable" | Ref
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| 2001 || Manic || || || || Co-wrote with Michael Bacall ||
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| Broken || || || || Short film ||
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| 2012 || Akuma || || || || Co-written with Joe Bockol and Deon Taylor ||
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| 2016 || Cut to the Chase || || || || ||
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| 2020 || GetAWAY || || || || ||
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| rowspan="3" | 2021 || The In-Between || || || || ||
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| 2023 || Pretty Stoned || || || || ||
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| rowspan="3" | 6 Month Rule || rowspan="3" | 2012 || Best Feature Film || rowspan="3" | Hill Country Film Festival ||
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| Best Actor ||
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| Best Actor in a Feature ||
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| Official Selection for Narrative Feature Film ||
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| Hit || 2021 || Top 20 Films and Filmmakers ||
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References
External links
- Official Website
- Secret Identity Productions