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British animator, storyboard artist, film director and screenwriter
Chris Butler
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British animator, storyboard artist, film director and screenwriter
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(United Kingdom, United Kingdom)
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Biography
Introduction
Chris Butler (born 1974) is an English-American storyboard artist, writer and director, known for his works at Laika, such as ParaNorman and Missing Link, which were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
He studied animation at the University for the Creative Arts in south England and is an alumni of Hugh Baird College in Merseyside.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Storyboardartist | Designer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Tigger Movie | Yes | Sequence co-director Character designer | |||
| 2005 | Tarzan 2 | Yes | ||||
| Corpse Bride | Yes | |||||
| 2008 | The Tale of Despereaux | Yes | Yes | |||
| 2009 | Coraline | Yes | Storyboard Supervisor | |||
| 2012 | ParaNorman | Yes | Yes | Directorial debut Co-directed by Sam Fell | ||
| 2016 | Kubo and the Two Strings | Yes | Co-written with Marc Haimes Head of Story | |||
| 2019 | Missing Link | Yes | Yes | Yes | Character designer |
Television
| Year | Title | Storyboard artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-2004 | Mr. Bean: The Animated Series | Yes |