Carole Weyers

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Carole Weyers
Born (1984-11-30) 30 November 1984 (age 40)
Anderlecht, Belgium
Alma materInstitut des Arts de Diffusion
Howard Fine Acting Studio
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
AwardsBest actress at Festival Series Mania
Website Carole Weyers

Carole Weyers (born November 30, 1984) is a Belgian actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Finding Focus (2011) and Winterlong (2016) and for portraying Elodie Lancefield on the WGN America television series Manhattan .

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Early life

Carole Weyers was born in Anderlecht, Belgium. She graduated from the Institut des Arts de Diffusion in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, in 2006, then from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2007. In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue her acting career and study at the Howard Fine Acting Studio. [1]

Career

Weyers has appeared in several American television series, including Manhattan , NCIS , Grey's Anatomy , Modern Family , and The Missing File . [2]

In theatre, Weyers played modern and classic plays : The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare, L'Illusion Comique by Pierre Corneille, Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco, All My Sons by Arthur Miller. In 2014, she was nominated for Best Featured Actress in a play at Ovation Award for Henry V .

In 2019, Weyers played a lead role for the first time in a series, with the French series Double je. She won the award for Best actress at Festival Series Mania. [3]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005La chaire est TendreEsther (Lead)Short film directed by Olivier Grinnaert (IAD Production)
2005GinetteGinette (Lead)Short film directed by Raphaël Balboni (IAD Production)
2005Dancing Queen(supporting)Short film directed by Medhi Husain (IAD Production)
2007Dreaming of NarcolepsyWoman (Lead)Short film directed by Colin Foulkes
2008CrushVoyeur and NarcissistVideo directed by David Wall
2008Killing AdamOlivia (Lead)Short film directed by Andrew Saunders
2008 The Last Breath Anna (Lead)Short film directed by David Jackson
2009I Shaved My Legs for This?!Erica (Lead)Trailer directed by Sharon Odams
2009Life BondsCarly (Lead)Short film directed by Sharon Odams
2009Welcome HomeMargaret (Supporting)Feature film directed by Tom Heene
2010Le RideauThe Prostitute (Lead)Video directed by Rachid Seddouck
2010DistortedCaroline (Supporting)Feature film directed by Darren Wharton
2010The OwnerEmma (Supporting)Feature film with CollabFeature
2010HoaxterChequeEssence (Lead)Short film directed by M.H. Hockin
2010L'Amour ou Pire EncoreElizabeth (Lead)Short film directed by Christophe Verdoncke
2010 The Invader Kate (Supporting)Feature film directed by Nicolas Provost
2011PrimaveraGirlfriend (Supporting)Video directed by Vincent Pruden
2011Finding FocusOlivia (Lead)Feature film directed by David Henri

- Winner Best No Budget Feature at the American Independent Film Festival -

2012Material SupportBarb (Lead)Short film directed by Jake Tishler
2012RosaMoira (Lead)Short film directed by Eric Godon
2013TennisJulie (Supporting)Short film directed by Jean-Marie Buchet
2013Woody & IJo (Lead)Short film directed by Simon Roel
2014 The Fault in Our Stars Anne Frank (Voice)Feature film directed by Josh Boone
2016WinterlongCarole (Supporting)Feature film directed by David Jackson
2016AgentDr. Jansens (Supporting)Feature film directed by Derek Ting
2019 The Room Mrs. SchaefferFeature film directed by Christian Volckman
2020 Earth and Blood Catherine Duval (Supporting)Feature film directed by Julien Leclercq
2020AlineStyliste (Supporting)Feature film directed by Valérie Lemercier
2021 Sentinelle Capitaine Catherine Muller (Supporting)Feature film directed by Julien Leclercq
2021Agent RevelationDr. Jansen (Supporting)Feature film directed by Derek Ting
2022La MaisonDorothée (Supporting)Feature film directed by Anissa Bonnefont

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–2009Melting Pot CaféDelphine RTBF production - Series Regular on 2 seasons
2014 Manhattan Elodie Lancefield WGN America - Recurring on 1 season
2014 NCIS Trish Wallace CBS - Guest star in episode "Kill The Messenger"
2014 Grey's Anatomy Emily Gardner ABC - Guest Star in episode "Bend & Break"
2015Sugar FixBurgundyWebseries - Guest Star in episode "Sasha Bitner"
2015 Modern Family French Woman ABC - Co-Star in episode "The Day Alex Left for College"
2019 The Missing File Marianka Kan 11 and Channel 12 co-production - Series Regular
2019Double jeDéa Versini France 2 - Lead
2019 Section de recherches Victoria Baumard TF1 - Guest Star in episode "Mort sur Mesure"
2019The WindowKirtsen Lake Zdf / Fuji TV - Recurring
2020 Parlement Janet Moore France.tv - Recurring
2020No Man's Land Jenny Arte - Recurring
2021HarcelésAnne Valdek M6 - Guest
2021Les HéritiersClaire France 2 - Regular
2021BraqueursDanique Netflix - Regular
2024ConstellationAudrey Brostin Apple TV+ - 3 episodes

Theater

YearTitleRoleDirector/Venue
2005AtteintesAnissa (Lead)Cécile Boland, Théâtre du Blocry (Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium)
2006IncendiesNawalSylvie de Braekeleer, Théâtre Jean Vilar (Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium)
2006 The Two Gentlemen of Verona JuliaAaron Mullen, Linsbury Studio (London, UK)
2007 Macbeth Lady MacbethStephen Jameson, McOwan Theatre (London, UK)
2008Tell me... LiesFleur (Supporting)Catherine Paskell, Arts Theatre (London, UK)
2009 L'Illusion Comique Isabelle (Lead)Marcel Delval, Théâtre Varia (Brussels, Belgium)
2009Emballez, c'est pesé!Soeur du Charcutier (Supporting)Yves Claessens, CC Bruegel (Brussels, Belgium)
2010Jalousie en Trois MailsIris (Lead)Daniel Hanssens, CC Uccle/Théâtre Mercelis/Wolubilis (Brussels, Belgium)
2010Le Traumatisme du LapinGabrielle (Lead)Patricia Houyoux, CC Bruegel (Brussels, Belgium)
2013God's GypsyPrincess Eboli (supporting)Joel Daavid, Lillian Theatre (Los Angeles, USA)
2014 Henry V Princess Kathryn, NymGuillermo Cienfuegos, PRT (Los Angeles, USA)

- Nominated for an Ovation Award for Best Featured Actress in a play

2014The Unfryable Meatness of BeingAbigail (Supporting)Guillermo Cienfuegos, PRT (Los Angeles, USA)
2016My Girlfriend is an Alien by Keith deFactoCarole (Lead)Guillermo Cienfuegos, PRT (Los Angeles, USA)
2016Lion in winterAlaisMichael Cooper, PRT (Los Angeles, USA)
2017The Normal HeartDr. BrooknerMarilyn McIntyre, Chromulume Theater (Los Angeles, USA)
2017Whatever Happened To ...?RedElina Desanto, PRT (Los Angeles, USA)
2017 Rhinoceros DaisyGuillermo Cienfuegos, PRT (Los Angeles, USA)
2020 All My Sons AnnElina Desantos, PRT (Los Angeles, USA)

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2014 Ovation Award Best Featured Actress in a play Henry V Nominated
2019Festival Series Mania Best ActressDouble jeWon

References

  1. Qui est Carole Weyers, la pétillante actrice de Double Je sur France 2 gala.fr, 7 June 2019, retrieved 16 September 2021
  2. «Double je» sur France 2 : vous allez adorer Carole Weyers, Leparisien.fr, 24 May 2019, retrieved 16 September 2021
  3. Carole Weyers (Double Je) : « Je dois énormément à mon personnage », tvmag.lefigaro.fr, 24 May 2019, retrieved 16 September 2021