Carole Weyers Explained

Carole Weyers
Birth Date:30 November 1984
Birth Place:Anderlecht, Belgium
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2005–present
Alma Mater:Institut des Arts de Diffusion
Howard Fine Acting Studio
Awards:Best 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.

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
2008The Last BreathAnna (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
2010The InvaderKate (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
2014The Fault in Our StarsAnne 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
2019The RoomMrs. SchaefferFeature film directed by Christian Volckman
2020Earth and BloodCatherine Duval (Supporting)
2020AlineStyliste (Supporting)
2021SentinelleCapitaine Catherine Muller (Supporting)
2021Agent RevelationDr. Jansen (Supporting)Feature film directed by Derek Ting

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008–2009Melting Pot CaféDelphineRTBF production - Series Regular on 2 seasons
2014ManhattanElodie LancefieldWGN America - Recurring on 1 season
2014NCISTrish WallaceCBS - Guest star in episode "Kill The Messenger"
2014Grey's AnatomyEmily GardnerABC - Guest Star in episode "Bend & Break"
2015Sugar FixBurgundyWebseries - Guest Star in episode "Sasha Bitner"
2015Modern FamilyFrench WomanABC - Co-Star in episode "The Day Alex Left for College"
2019The Missing FileMariankaKan 11 and Channel 12 co-production - Series Regular
2019Double jeDéa VersiniFrance 2 - Lead
2019Section de recherchesVictoria BaumardTF1 - Guest Star in episode "Mort sur Mesure"
2019The WindowKirtsen LakeZdf / Fuji TV - Recurring
2020ParlementJanet Moore France.tv - Recurring
2020No Man's Land JennyArte - Recurring
2021HarcelésAnne Valdek M6 - Guest
2021Les HéritiersClaire France 2 - Regular
2021BraqueursDanique Netflix - Regular
2024ConstellationAudrey BrostinApple TV+ - 3 episodes

Theater

YearTitleRoleDirector/Venue
2005AtteintesAnissa (Lead)Cécile Boland, Théâtre du Blocry (Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium)
2006IncendiesNawal Sylvie de Braekeleer, Théâtre Jean Vilar (Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium)
2006The Two Gentlemen of VeronaJuliaAaron Mullen, Linsbury Studio (London, UK)
2007MacbethLady MacbethStephen Jameson, McOwan Theatre (London, UK)
2008Tell me... LiesFleur (Supporting)Catherine Paskell, Arts Theatre (London, UK)
2009L'Illusion ComiqueIsabelle (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)
2014Henry VPrincess 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 winterAlais Michael Cooper, PRT (Los Angeles, USA)
2017The Normal HeartDr. BrooknerMarilyn McIntyre, Chromulume Theater (Los Angeles, USA)
2017Whatever Happened To ...?RedElina Desanto, PRT (Los Angeles, USA)
2017RhinocerosDaisyGuillermo Cienfuegos, PRT (Los Angeles, USA)
2020All My SonsAnnElina Desantos, PRT (Los Angeles, USA)

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2014Ovation AwardBest Featured Actress in a play Henry V
2019Festival Series ManiaBest Actress Double je

Notes and References

  1. https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/qui-est-carole-weyers-la-petillante-actrice-de-double-je-sur-france-2_430710 Qui est Carole Weyers, la pétillante actrice de Double Je sur France 2
  2. https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/tv/double-je-sur-france-2-vous-allez-adorer-carole-weyers-24-05-2019-8078658.php «Double je» sur France 2 : vous allez adorer Carole Weyers
  3. https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/carole-weyers-double-je-je-dois-enormement-a-mon-personnage_ff322090-7d5f-11e9-b280-360f08dbf8a8/ Carole Weyers (Double Je) : « Je dois énormément à mon personnage »