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 in the WGN America series MANH(A)TTAN.

Early life

Carole Weyers was born in

Anderlecht Anderlecht (, ) is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the ...

, Belgium. She graduated from the Institut des Arts de Diffusion (

Louvain-La-Neuve Louvain-la-Neuve (, French for ''New Leuven''; wa, Li Noû Lovén) is a planned town in the municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Wallonia, Belgium, situated 30 km southeast of Brussels, in the province of Walloon Brabant. The town was ...

, Belgium) in 2006, then from the

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. It is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. LAMDA's Principal is ...

(London, UK) in 2007. In 2010, she moved to

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, California, to pursue her acting career and study at the

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Acting Studio.

Career

Weyers appeared in several American series : '' Manh(A)ttan'', '' NCIS'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Missing File''. In theatre, Weyers played modern and classic plays : ''

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, '' L'Illusion Comique'' by

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... In 2014, she was nominated for Best Featured Actress in a play at

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for ''

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''. 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 Séries Mania.''Carole Weyers (Double Je) : « Je dois énormément à mon personnage »''
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Filmography

Films

Television

Theater

Award and nomination

References

External links

* * Personal Website fo
Carole Weyers
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