Blayne Weaver

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Blayne Weaver
Born
Blayne Nutron Weaver

(1976-04-09) April 9, 1976 (age 48)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • director
  • producer
Years active1993–present
Website http://blayneweaver.net

Blayne Nutron Weaver (born April 9, 1976) is an American actor, and filmmaker. He is best known for voicing Peter Pan in Return to Never Land (2002) following Bobby Driscoll's death in 1968.

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Early life

Weaver was born in Bossier City, Louisiana [1] on April 9, 1976.

Career

Weaver began to perform in the children's theater group The Peter Pan Players in Shreveport, Louisiana. His first major film performance was in the independent film Where the Red Fern Grows . In the late 1990s, he appeared in several TV movies and was also a guest star on several shows including ER , JAG , and Chicago Hope . In 2001, he became the new voice of Disney's Peter Pan, and has performed that voice in various children's films as well as in recordings for the Disney theme parks. [2]

In 2001, Weaver co-wrote the film Manic , which starred actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt. [2] He continues to play the voice of Peter Pan and pursue acting in Los Angeles. In late 2004, he directed, wrote and starred in the short film Losing Lois Lane, which made a big impact online. He then wrote, directed and starred in Secret Identity Productions' (SIP) first feature film Outside Sales, which won awards on the film festival circuit and was released nationwide through Echo Bridge Entertainment. Weaver wrote, directed and played a small role in SIP's next feature, Weather Girl , with an ensemble cast that boasted Tricia O'Kelley, Mark Harmon, Jon Cryer and Jane Lynch. Weather Girl enjoyed an extensive festival run followed by a ten-city theatrical and a worldwide television and DVD release. Weaver wrote, directed and stars in his next feature film 6 Month Rule with a cast featuring Martin Starr, Jaime Pressly, John Michael Higgins and Dave Foley.

In 2016, Weaver wrote and directed Cut to the Chase, a feature film he also starred in about an ex-con that sets out in search of his kidnapped sister through the criminal underbelly of Shreveport, Louisiana. [3] He also starred in the feature film Where We're Meant to Be by Michael Howard that deals with the interconnected stories of various characters during the pivotal changes and moments in their lives. His performance earned him a Best Actor nomination at the Eastern NC Film Festival. [4]

In 2019, Weaver directed the Netflix original movie Santa Girl. [5] The movie is about Santa's daughter, Cassandra "Cassie" Claus, (played by Jennifer Stone) wanting to find herself and see the world despite the wishes of her father (played by Barry Bostwick) who wants her to take over the family business. It first premiered at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Winchester, Virginia. [6]

In 2020, Weaver co-wrote American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules with David H. Steinberg.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 Manic Charlie
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse Peter Pan (voice)Direct-to-video
2002 Return to Never Land
2004 The Lion King 1½ Direct-to-video
Losing Lois LaneClark Kent/SupermanShort film
2006Outside SalesKirk Hastings
2008 Uncross the Stars George
Damn You Stephen HawkingStephen HawkingShort film
2009 Weather Girl William
2010Mr. Autry's BonusMike FernShort film
2011 The FP Gas Station Attendant
6 Month Rule Tyler
2012Pretty Bad ActressDirector
JunkEugene
2013FavorKip
Deep Dark Canyon Tom Cavanaugh
2015 Rag Doll Man
In Progress JonasShort film
2016 Where We're Meant to Be Charlie McIntire
Cut to the ChaseMax Chase
Hard Sell Tim
2019GhostedBenShort film
2020 American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules Mr. Sawyer

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children? Jeff BowmanTelevision film
1995 The Good Old Boys Tommy Calloway
JAG Private First Class DouglasEpisode: "War Cries"
1997 ER JeffreyEpisode: "You Bet Your Life"
1998 Chicago Hope Luke SeroneEpisode: "Broken Hearts"
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Episode: "The Chalkboard
Winchell Country Club WorkerTelevision film
2002 House of Mouse Peter Pan (voice)Episodes: "Donald Wants to Fly", "Super Goof"
2004 The King of Queens D.J.Episode: "Precedent Nixin'"
NCIS P.O. Darrell BaumEpisode: "The Good Wives Club"
2008 The Middleman Dean SchonEpisode: "The Manicoid Teleportation Conundrum"
2018 Gone Father BeilerEpisode: "Secuestrado"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Peter PanPeter Pan
2011 Kinect Disneyland Adventures
2015 Disney Infinity 3.0

Theme parks

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Mickey's PhilharMagic Peter Pan

Production credits

Writer

YearTitleNotes
2001 Manic
2004Losing Lois Lane
2006Outside Sales
2008The Prince & Me 3: A Royal Honeymoon
2009 Weather Girl
2010The Prince & Me: The Elephant Adventure
2011 Honey 2
6 Month Rule
Broken
2016Cut to the Chase
2018Akuma
2020 American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules

Director

YearTitleNotes
2004Losing Lois Lane
2006Outside Sales
2009 Weather Girl
20116 Month Rule
2016Cut to the Chase
2019Santa Girl
2020GetAWAY
2021Clip JointAnnounced

Producer

YearTitleNotes
2004Losing Lois Lane
2006Outside Sales
2019Santa Girl
2020GetAWAY
2021 The In-Between Completed
Cupid for ChristmasPre-production

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