Carl Weyant
Carl Weyant | |
|---|---|
 Carl Weyant at the New York International and Independent Film Festival | |
| Born | Carl Weyant October 4, 1983 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor/Writer/Producer/Model,Musician/ |
| Years active | 2003–Present |
| Website | www.splitvisionent.com |
Carl Weyant (born October 4, 1983) is an American actor, writer, producer, model and musician who has appeared in Karma: Crime, Passion and Reincarnation, Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale The Young and the Restless and recently worked with Danny Glover, Michael Rooker, and famed actor Martin Landau in the psychological thriller Mysteria
Career
Shortly after arriving in Los Angeles, Weyant received roles in numerous low-budget independent features including Stray directed by Johnny Yong Bosch, and The Memory Thief. He then appeared as Thad Warner in The Young and the Restless. Since that time, Weyant has worked steadily in Hollywood, appearing in eleven films and day time TV Young and the restless.
In 2008, Weyant made his debut as the male lead in the film Karma: Crime, Passion, Reincarnation, which showed at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008.[1]
In 2009, Weyant went on to portray the role of Randy Dedd in the Dark comedy Dedd Brothers[2] directed and written by Dustin Schuetter. Weyant and Schuetter would later go on and partner up on various features. Weyant then produced the family movie Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale alongside John Dunson and Sean Dunson of Frame of Mind Entertainment. Elle won an audience award at the 2010 Newport Beach Film Festival.[3]
During the end of 2009, Weyant formed Split | Vision| Entertainment for the production of full-length feature films. In 2010, Weyant partnered with Dustin Schuetter to co-develop, executive produce, produce and act on the award winning dark film Samuel Bleak, which starred Deborah Kara Unger, David Zayas, James Russo, Keith David and co-producer Dustin Schuetter. Samuel Bleak premiered at Cinequest Film Festival in the historic California Theatre on March 5, 2011, showed at the Sarasota Film Festival and competed at the First Santa Catalina Film Festival[4] in Catalina, CA. Samuel Bleak has also been nominated for the 2011[5] which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,[6] and Center for Mental Health Services. The Voice Awards honor leaders who have done exemplary work promoting the social inclusion of individuals with behavioral health problems.
Current
[7] Weyant is currently producing Jake Stevens: The Last Protector with Dunson Twin Films for a theatrical release late 2014. According to an interview by Movie Vine, Weyant joined rock group Dead by Choice and is currently working on an untitled E.P.[8] Weyant starred in the feature film Ashes of Eden in which is set to come out in theaters early 2014.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Scattered and Saved | Ramone | |
| 2007 | The Memory Thief | Actor | |
| 2008 | Karma: Crime, Passion, Reincarnation | Vic | Best Feature Marbella, Spain[9] Best Costumes and Art Direction Corinthian Film Festival, Greece[10] |
| 2009 | Dedd Brothers | Rande Dedd | |
| 2010 | A Minor League Story | Associate Producer/Casting Associate | |
| Locked in a Room | Blake | ||
| Elle: A Modern Cinderella Tale | Actor/Producer | Best Family Film, Newport Beach Film Festival | |
| Samuel Bleak | Dexter/Producer | Best Feature Film: Suspense New York City[11] | |
| 2011 | Benjamin | Benjamin/Producer | |
| Mysteria (film)" | Jack | Premiered at the Beverly Hills Film, TV & New Media Festival[12] | |
| 2012 | Love Letters in the Sand | Mark | |
| Jake Stevens: The Last Protector | Producer | ||
| Chapo | Robert "Chapo" Chapman | ||
| 2014 | Ashes of Eden | Carlos | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006–2008 | The Young and the Restless | Thad Warner | Select Episodes |
References
- ^ "SmashHits". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2011-03-17.
- ^ Dedd Brothers
- ^ "Elle at the Newport Beach Festival". Archived from the original on 2011-01-12. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
- ^ Santa Catalina Film Festival
- ^ "Voice Award". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ SAMHSA
- ^ Variety
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Karma wins Best Feature". Archived from the original on 2011-10-19. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ^ Karma Tops 2 awards at Corinthian Film Festival
- ^ Samuel Bleak wins Best Feature
- ^ Mysteria premieres at the 2nd annyal Beverly Hills Film Festival
