Introduction
Thomas Herpich (born October 1979) is an American artist who is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time.
History
Herpich graduated from the School of Visual Arts, and was known in indie cartooning circles before he was hired to work on Adventure Time. He was eventually hired on as a prop and character designer for the first season, before storyboarding the season one episode "Freak City" and being promoted to storyboard artist in season two.
Accolades
Tom Herpich's work on Adventure Time has gained him two Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Emmy Award wins, along with three Primetime Emmy Award for Short-format Animation nominations: he was first nominated for the third-season episode "Too Young" in 2012, along with his then-storyboarding partner Jesse Moynihan; he was later nominated for the fifth-season episode "Be More", along with his partner Steve Wolfhard; and in 2016 he was nominated for his solo work on the seventh-season episode "The Hall of Egress". In both 2015 and 2016, he was awarded an Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Emmy for his work on the episodes "Walnuts & Rain" and "Stakes Part 8: The Dark Cloud". Furthermore, his solo storyboarded episode "Thank You" was screened at the Sundance Film Festival, was nominated for a Best Animated Special Production Annie Award, and was nearly nominated for an Oscar Award.
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009–2016 | Adventure Time | Character designer, writer, storyboard artist, voice actor |
| 2012 | Steven Universe | Background layout (pilot) |
| 2012 | Clarence | Background designer (pilot) |
| 2014 | Over the Garden Wall | Story, writer, storyboard artist |
Internet
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Manly | Character designer |