Animation Directors with Live Action potential.

1. Chris Butler

Chris Butler was born in 1974 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK. He is a writer, known for ParaNorman (2012), Missing Link (2019) and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016).

Tomm Moore was born on January 7, 1977 in Newry, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a producer and writer, known for Wolfwalkers (2020), Song of the Sea (2014) and The Secret of Kells (2009). He is married to Liselott Olofsson. They have one child.

3. Nora Twomey

Producer | WolfWalkers

Partner & Creative Director with Cartoon Saloon. ACADEMY AWARD® & GOLDEN GLOBE Nominated Director.

Nora's passion for visual storytelling began at an early age and has led her to explore the medium of animation with her collaborators in Cartoon Saloon in Kilkenny, Ireland. From the studio's early ...

4. Paul Brizzi

Writer | The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Paul Brizzi was born on December 24, 1951 in Paris, France. He is a director, known for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Fantasia 2000 (1999) and 9 (2009).

5. Gaëtan Brizzi

Writer | The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Gaëtan Brizzi was born on December 24, 1951 in Paris, France. He is a director, known for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Fantasia 2000 (1999) and 9 (2009).

6. Lee Unkrich

Editor | Coco

Lee Unkrich is an Academy Award-winning director at Pixar Animation Studios. He most recently directed Disney.Pixar's critically-acclaimed "Coco", which received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Best Song.

As the director of Disney.Pixar's "Toy Story 3," Lee was also awarded an ...

7. Peter Ramsey

Director | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Peter Ramsey is the director of Dreamworks Animation's 2012 feature film "Rise Of The Guardians". He also directed the Halloween TV special, "Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space" as well as serving as a story artist on several of Dreamworks Animation's feature films. Prior to ...

8. Dean DeBlois

Writer | Lilo & Stitch

Dean DeBlois is a Canadian writer, director, and producer known best for having co-written and co-directed Disney's Lilo & Stitch (2002) and Dreamworks' How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both Oscar nominated. While working as an assistant animator and layout artist for Hinton Animation Studios ...

9. Joaquim Dos Santos

Director | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Joaquim Dos Santos was born on June 22, 1977 in Lisbon, Portugal. He is a producer, known for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), The Legend of Korra (2012) and Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005).

10. Giancarlo Volpe

Director | Avatar: The Last Airbender

Giancarlo Volpe was born on July 31, 1974 in Tacoma, Washington, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005), The Dragon Prince (2018) and Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2012).

11. Nathaniel Villanueva

Director | Star Wars: The Bad Batch

Nathaniel Villanueva is known for Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021), Star Wars: Rebels (2014) and Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (2024).

12. Steward Lee

Director | Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Steward Lee is known for Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and Batman: The Killing Joke (2016).

13. Kyle Dunlevy

Visual_effects | The Tomorrow War

Kyle Dunlevy is known for The Tomorrow War (2021), Ghost in the Shell (2017) and Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire (2023).

14. Brian Kalin O'Connell

Art_department | Unbreakable

Brian Kalin O'Connell is known for Unbreakable (2000), The Mummy (1999) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).

15. John Kahrs

Animation_department | Tangled

John Kahrs is known for Tangled (2010), The Incredibles (2004) and Age of Sail (2018).

16. Saul Ruiz

Director | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

Saul Ruiz is known for Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (2022), Star Wars: The Bad Batch (2021) and Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008).

17. Bryan Andrews

Art_department | Samurai Jack

Bryan Andrews is known for Samurai Jack (2001), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Doctor Strange (2016).

18. Andrew Coats

Animation_department | Borrowed Time

Andrew Coats is known for Borrowed Time (2015), Brave (2012) and Incredibles 2 (2018).

19. Lou Hamou-Lhadj

Visual_effects | Borrowed Time

Lou Hamou-Lhadj is known for Borrowed Time (2015), The Good Dinosaur (2015) and WALL·E (2008).

20. Alberto Mielgo

Animation_department | Love, Death & Robots

Alberto Mielgo is known for Love, Death & Robots (2019), The Windshield Wiper (2021) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).

21. Genndy Tartakovsky

Producer | Samurai Jack

Genndy Tartakovsky was born and raised in Moscow, USSR. He and his family moved to Chicago, IL when he was 7 years old, after his father defected to the US. His interest in comic books and animation led him to study animation at CalArts in Los Angeles. While he was there he produced two student ...

22. John Rice

Director | The Angry Birds Movie 2

John Rice is known for The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019), The Simpsons Movie (2007) and Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022).

23. Brian Larsen

Art_department | Sky High

Brian Larsen is known for Sky High (2005), The Iron Giant (1999) and Samurai Jack (2001).

24. Jeff Allen

Director | Invincible

Jeff Allen is known for Invincible (2021), Avengers Assemble (2012) and Ultimate Spider-Man (2012).

Naoko Yamada is a Japanese animator, television and film director. Working at Kyoto Animation, she directed the K-On! and Tamako Market anime series and the anime film A Silent Voice.

Yamada was born in Gunma Prefecture. As a child she enjoyed drawing images from the Patlabor and Dragonball anime ...

28. Michael Rianda

Actor | The Mitchells vs the Machines

Michael "Mike" Rianda is an American cartoonist, director, and writer. He is known for his work on the Disney Channel animated series "Gravity Falls (2012)" as a creative director and writer for season 1, and creative consultant for season 2. He is also known for directing, co-writing, and ...

29. Jeff Rowe

Writer | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Jeff Rowe was born on July 9, 1986 in Hometown, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023), The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021) and Gravity Falls (2012).

30. Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Animation_department | Jûbê ninpûchô

Graduated from Yokohama High School in 1968. After a few years working as animator at Mushi Production Animation, the company went bankrupt in 1972 and he joined Madhouse Studio. In the 70s he was promoted to animation director and finally debuted as film director in 1984's "SF New Century Lensman"...

31. Haruka Fujita

Animation_department | Tengoku daimakyô

Haruka Fujita is known for Heavenly Delusion (2023), Sound! Euphonium (2015) and Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (2012).

32. Gabriele Pennacchioli

Animation_department | Love, Death & Robots

Gabriele Pennacchioli is known for Love, Death & Robots (2019), The Shark and the Piano (2001) and Penguins of Madagascar (2014).

33. Glen Keane

Animation_department | Beauty and the Beast

Glen Keane was born on April 13, 1954 in Abington, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer, known for Beauty and the Beast (1991), Tangled (2010) and Over the Moon (2020). He has been married to Linda Hesselroth since August 3, 1975. They have two children.

34. Ash Brannon

Writer | Arcane: League of Legends

Ash Brannon is an Emmy Award winning writer, director and visual artist. His credits include Disney/Pixar's TOY STORY (Directing Animator), and TOY STORY 2 (Co-Director, Story Co-Creator). Ash directed and co-wrote the Sony Pictures film SURF'S UP, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best ...