Daily Inspiration: Meet Trey Weekley

Today we’d like to introduce you to Trey Weekley.

Hi Trey, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
It really started for me when I was a kid. When I was little and my parents were still together, they were both involved in community theater. A lot of their friends were theater people, so I grew up around that world. There were always parties, rehearsals, performances, and eventually they started putting me in shows with them. Some of my earliest memories are tied to being around those productions and the people who made them happen.

And when we weren’t doing theater, we were watching movies.

Movies were always an event in my family, especially with my dad. He would rent the newest releases so we could watch them together in the living room, or we’d dress up and make a whole night out of going to the movie theater. I think that’s where my love for film really began. Movies never felt like something that was just playing in the background. They felt special.

When my parents separated, we stopped doing theater for a while, but I never lost that love for movies. Eventually I got my first camera, and naturally, I started trying to make movies of my own. They obviously weren’t Hollywood productions, but I loved the process of creating something and telling a story.

Eventually, my mom helped get me back into musical theater. The moment I returned to performing, something clicked. I felt like I was where I belonged, and I knew this wasn’t just something I enjoyed doing—it was something I was passionate about. So I kept performing as I got older.

Eventually, though, I reached adulthood and found myself working a full-time job with very little free time. I knew I wasn’t ready to give up acting, but I also knew I wanted to make the transition from the stage to film.

That’s when I remembered a friend I’d met through theater who had gone on to build a successful career in the film industry. He had told me that there were Facebook groups where local filmmakers and actors connected and that getting started wasn’t nearly as inaccessible as I thought it was.

So I decided to take a chance.

I joined some of those groups, posted a few headshots and a short bio, and waited. After a while, someone reached out to me—and, funny enough, they were a mutual friend of the same person who had told me about those Facebook groups in the first place. They offered me a role in one of their movies.

I said yes, and from there, everything just started to snowball.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
It hasn’t been a smooth road at all. It’s taken a lot of work and sacrifice just to get to where I am today. I work a full-time construction job with long hours, so finding the time and energy for auditions, filming, and everything else that comes with pursuing acting can be difficult.

In 2025, while I was in the middle of filming Second Draft, I got a text from my sister asking if she could pick me up from work because she needed to tell me something important. I told her I had filming afterward and asked if it could wait until another day, but she was very persistent. I finally agreed.

That day, she told me that my father had passed away.

One of the first things I did was grab my phone and call the producer to tell him I couldn’t make it to filming. In the days that followed, I had to somehow find the strength to put everything I was feeling aside long enough to step back in front of the camera and finish the movie. I honestly don’t know if I could have done it without the love and support of the incredible cast and crew of Second Draft, as well as my family.

My father was one of my biggest fans. I remember how excited he was to eventually see that movie, and knowing that he never got that chance is something that will always stay with me.

This industry can be incredibly difficult. You hear “no” far more often than you hear “yes,” and there are times when the rejection, the long hours, and trying to balance acting with the rest of my life make me wonder whether I should keep going. I think about giving up more often than I’d probably like to admit.

But then I think about the people who believed in me. I think about the people I’ve lost who believed in me, especially my dad, and the people who are still here supporting me today. I think about how much their belief has carried me through moments when I struggled to believe in myself.

And that’s when I know I have to keep going.

I don’t know exactly where this journey is going to take me, but I owe it to them—and to myself—to find out.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
At the end of the day, I consider myself a storyteller. I’m an actor, and while film has become my main focus, I don’t necessarily want to specialize in one particular type of character or genre. That’s actually one of the things I love most about acting. I want to be able to disappear into completely different characters and tell stories that challenge me. Whether it’s comedy, drama, something physical, or a character who is completely different from who I am in real life, I want people to be able to watch my work and believe the person they’re seeing.

I think what I’m most proud of right now is simply how much I’ve grown and how seriously I’ve committed myself to this. I don’t get to pursue acting under perfect circumstances. I work long hours in construction, and there have been plenty of days where I’ve worked an entire shift and then gone straight to a set, rehearsal, or audition afterward. Sometimes that means sacrificing sleep or giving up what little free time I have, but when I’m on set, none of that matters. I’m there to work, be prepared, and give the people around me everything I have.

I’m also proud that I’ve been willing to take roles that scare me or push me outside of my comfort zone. I’ve learned that some of the best moments I’ve had as an actor have happened when I’ve stopped worrying about how I might look or what people might think of me and instead focused completely on being truthful to the character and serving the story. I never want fear or ego to determine what kind of artist I’m allowed to become.

If there’s anything that sets me apart, I think it’s that mentality. I’m hungry to learn, I’m not afraid of hard work, and I genuinely want to get better every time I step in front of a camera. I don’t walk onto a set thinking I know everything. I want to listen to the director, work with the other actors, learn from the crew, and figure out how I can make the project better.

I’m still early in my career, and I know I have a long way to go. But that’s exciting to me. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished so far, especially considering where I started, but I’m much more interested in what I’m capable of becoming.

Can you share something surprising about yourself?
I have a huge obsession with comic books. I’ve been collecting for almost 15 years now and have built up a pretty sizable collection. I love going around to different comic shops, conventions and events and seeing what I can find. I’ve been into superheroes and comics since I was a kid, so it’s something that’s always been a big part of my life.

I also love karaoke. I do competitions sometimes, but I also just go out and sing with my friends. There’s actually a pretty big community of people who are really dedicated to karaoke that I don’t think most people even know exists. I’ve met a lot of great people through it and it’s always been something I really enjoy doing.

Honestly, whenever I have free time, I’m usually singing karaoke, checking out a comic shop or event, or just hanging out with my friends. I also try to stay involved with my church and help out in my community when I can.

I stay pretty busy between work and acting, so when I do get some free time, those are the things I usually spend it doing.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://bio.site/TreyWeekley
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