Frederick Weller is an American actor. Weller was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a 1984 graduate of Jesuit High School, a Catholic all-boys high school in New Orleans. He was graduated summa cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1988. He then studied acting at The Juilliard School as a member of the Drama Division's Group 21 (1988–1992).