Career
He is best known for writing, directing and acting in the 2008 film Bitter & Twisted and for topping the 2009 Hollywood Blacklist with his spec screenplay "The Muppet Manitoba". In 2008, Weekes wrote, directed, and acted in the feature Bitter & Twisted, which had its international premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. In 2009, it was announced that Weekes would be rewriting the screenplay Waterproof for Legendary Pictures and director Kevin Lima.
Also in 2009, his spec screenplay "The Muppet Manitoba", about the life and death of Jim Henson, topped the Hollywood Blacklist.
lieutenant is currently in development with Walt Disney Pictures and The Jim Henson Company. In 2011, it was announced that Weekes would be writing "Ponzi"s Scheme", based on the book of the same name by Mitchell Zuckoff, for director Miloš Forman.