Gary Weeks

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Biography

American actor/writer. He was born on a U.S. Air Force base in Weisbaden, Germany, and moved back to the U.S. a year later, to Rome, NY. He was raised in rural Morris, GA. He was an All-State Football player, a 2-time State Basketball Champion, and a varsity baseball player. He began making short films when he got his first camera in 1985, and found a love both in front and behind the camera. After graduating from a high school class of only 17 people, he studied at the University of Georgia and Georgia State University before moving to Los Angeles where he began to work steadily as an actor. Although he has shot and lived all over the U.S., he will always consider Georgia "Home," where he credits his passion and positive work ethic to his family and the people who surrounded him growing up. He is credited with over almost 100 Film, TV, and Commercial appearances, including recent films: _Spider-Man: Homecoming His love for film festivals led him to start one of his own in 2010, along with fellow actor/writer Chad Mathews, and "The Hill Country Film Festival" is still thriving and boasts some of the best indie film in the country.

  • Primary profession
  • Visual_effects
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 04 June 1972
  • Place of birth
  • Wiesbaden

Movies

TV

Books

Trivia

Brother of Tony Weeks and Sherri Toney.

He was an All-State Football player and 2-time Basketball State Champion in high school.

Gary (lead actor) and cast shared the Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the 2006 Bare Bones International Film Festival for their performances in 29 Reasons to Run .

Won numerous Awards in 2006-2007, including 4 Best Features, for his screen-writing debut, 29 Reasons to Run .

Awarded "Best Original Screenplay" for Deadland , at the 2009 SOAPIFF.

"Best Actor" winner for his work in Deadland , at the 2009 Southern Appalachian International Film Festival.

"Best Actor" nominee for the 2009 Maverick Movie Awards for Deadland .

"Best Screenplay" nominee for Deadland (2009 Maverick Movie Awards).

"Best Actor" winner at the 2010 Derby City Film Festival for Deadland .

Friend of Thomas Alan Beckett.

(August 2005) Los Angeles, California

His love for film festivals led him to start one of his own, along with fellow actor/writer Chad Mathews, and "The Hill Country Film Festival" is now in its 7th year, and boasts some of the best indie film in the country.

In high school, he was an All-State Football player, a 2-time State Basketball Champion, and reached the state playoffs twice in varsity Baseball.

He graduated High School from a class of 17 people.

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