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'' and recently worked with

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, and famed actor

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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

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, and The Memory Thief. He then appeared as Thad Warner in ''

''. Since that time, Weyant has worked steadily in Hollywood, appearing in Several films and TV show. In 2008, Weyant made his debut as the male lead in the film '' Karma: Crime, Passion, Reincarnation'', which showed at the

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in May 2008. In 2009, Weyant went on to portray the role of Randy Dedd in the Dark comedy ''Dedd Brothers'' directed and written by Dustin Schuetter. 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

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. 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

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and co-producer Dustin Schuetter. ''Samuel Bleak'' premiered at

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in the historic California Theatre on March 5, 2011, showed at the

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and competed at the First Santa Catalina Film Festival in Catalina, CA. ''Samuel Bleak'' has also been nominated for the 2011 which is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 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

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. Weyant starred in the feature film Ashes of Eden in which is set to come out in theaters early 2014.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Weyant, Carl Living people 1983 births American male film actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from New York City