G_directors
by edouardlsq | created - 13 Sep 2017 | updated - 28 Sep 2017 | Public
1. James Gunn
Writer | Guardians of the Galaxy
James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, to Leota and James Francis Gunn. He is from a large Catholic family, with Irish and Czech ancestry. His father and his uncles were all lawyers. He has been writing and performing as long as he can remember. He began making 8mm films at the age ...
2. Tim Miller
Producer | Love, Death & Robots
Tim Miller is an American animator, film director, creative director and visual effects artist. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the work on his short animated film Gopher Broke. He made his directing debut with Deadpool. Miller is also famous for creating ...
3. Greg Tiernan
Director | Sausage Party
Greg Tiernan was born on June 19, 1965 in Ireland. He is a director, known for Sausage Party (2016), An American Tail (1986) and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989). He is married to Nicole Stinn.
4. Conrad Vernon
Actor | Shrek 2
Conrad Vernon is an American voice actor, storyboard artist, writer and director from Texas. He provided the voices of the Gingerbread Man in the Shrek franchise and Mason from the Madagascar franchise. He would direct Shrek 2, Sausage Party, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Monsters vs. Aliens ...
5. Matthew Vaughn
Producer | Kick-Ass
Matthew Vaughn is an English film producer and director. He is known for producing such films as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000) and for directing the crime thriller, Layer Cake (2004), the fantasy epic, Stardust (2007), the superhero comedy, Kick-Ass (2010), and the ...
6. Seth Rogen
Producer | This Is the End
An actor, comedian and writer, Seth Rogen has come a long way from doing stand-up comedy as a teen.
Rogen was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to Sandy (Belogus), a social worker, and Mark Rogen, who worked for non-profits. His father is American-born and his mother is Canadian. He is of Russian...
7. Chris McKay
Director | Renfield
Chris McKay was born on November 11, 1973 in Winter Park, Florida, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Renfield (2023), The Tomorrow War (2021) and The Lego Batman Movie (2017).
8. Zeb Wells
Writer | Robot Chicken
Zeb Wells is known for Robot Chicken (2001), SuperMansion (2015) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). He has been married to Heidi Gardner since August 28, 2010.
9. Kevin Shinick
Writer | It's About Time
Kevin Shinick is an Emmy award winning writer as well as an actor, director and multiple Annie award winning producer. Having earned a pop culture pedigree by working alongside George Lucas, directing Stan Lee, collaborating with the rock band KISS and helping Mike Tyson solve a few mysteries, ...
10. Tom McGrath
Writer | Madagascar
Academy Award nominee Tom McGrath has been working in the entertainment industry for more than 30 years. McGrath directed the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated film The Boss Baby, and its sequel, The Boss Baby: Family Business, his sixth film as director for a DreamWorks Animation title, the...
11. Rob Minkoff
Director | The Lion King
Rob Minkoff was born on August 11, 1962 in Palo Alto, California, USA. He is a producer and director, known for The Lion King (1994), Stuart Little 2 (2002) and The Forbidden Kingdom (2008). He has been married to Crystal Kung Minkoff since September 29, 2007. They have two children.
12. Vicky Jenson
Director | Shrek
Vicky Jenson's career spans more than two decades in both animation and live action, and crosses the spectrum from TV to feature films to shorts including a commercial campaign for Old Navy of more than 40 spots with Anonymous Content and was at that time the only female feature film director they ...
13. Patty Jenkins
Director | Wonder Woman
Patty Jenkins is a writer/director best known for directing Wonder Woman, the Warner Bros./DC Comics blockbuster of 2017, and her debut feature Monster. Patty also works in television where she is best known for the pilot and finale episode of AMC's hit show The Killing.
Patty began her career as a ...
14. Mark Koetsier
Animation_department | Big Hero 6
Mark Koetsier is known for Big Hero 6 (2014), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017) and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022).
15. Chris Bailey
Producer | Kim Possible
Chris Bailey was born on March 26, 1962 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Kim Possible (2002), Deep Rising (1998) and Oliver & Company (1988).
16. Casey Alexander
Writer | SpongeBob SquarePants
Casey Alexander was born on September 12, 1975 in Pasadena, California, USA. Casey is a writer and director, known for SpongeBob SquarePants (1999), Uncle Grandpa (2010) and Victor & Valentino (2019).
17. Brock Gallagher
Animation_department | The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Brock Gallagher is a storyboard artist, animator, and director. He is an animator on Animaniacs (2020) at Warner Bros. Animation. He also worked as a director and storyboard artist on the Cartoon Network animated series Unikitty! (2017) and a lead animator on The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water...
18. Joe Pitt
Art_department | The Croods: A New Age
Joe Pitt is known for The Croods: A New Age (2020), The Princess and the Frog (2009) and Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017). He is married to Clio Chiang.
19. Aaron Springer
Art_department | SpongeBob SquarePants
Aaron Springer is a graphic and digital artist who is employed by Walt Disney Television Studios Production Company. He has gained notoriety through his efforts as a writer and storyboard artist on various movies and television series. His notable efforts include Samurai Jack (2002-2003), Dexter's ...
20. Matt Braly
Art_department | Gravity Falls
Matt Braly is an American animator, writer, director, producer, and storyboard artist. He is most known for creating Disney's Amphibia. He also worked as a storyboard artist and storyboard revisionist on Disney's Gravity Falls, a writer, storyboard artist, and director on Disney's Big City Greens, ...
21. John Aoshima
Director | Ultraman: Rising
John Aoshima was born on September 1, 1975 in the USA. John is a director, known for Ultraman: Rising (2024), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and DuckTales (2017).
22. Nate Cash
Art_department | Adventure Time
Nate Cash was born on March 31, 1976 in Utah, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Adventure Time (2010), SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) and Tiny Toons Looniversity (2023).
23. Dan Povenmire
Art_department | Phineas and Ferb
Dan Povenmire is an American writer, director, cartoonist, singer and voice actor known for co-creating the Disney cartoons Phineas & Ferb and Milo Murphy's Law alongside Jeff Marsh. He also worked on episodes of Rocko's Modern Life, Family Guy and SpongeBob SquarePants. He voiced Dr. Doofenshmirtz...
24. Jared Stern
Writer | DC League of Super-Pets
Jared Stern is known for DC League of Super-Pets (2022), The Lego Batman Movie (2017) and Green Eggs and Ham (2019). He has been married to Michelle Morgan since October 16, 2021.
25. Bruce W. Smith
Animation_department | Space Jam
Bruce W. Smith is a feature film character animator, director and television producer. He is best known as the creator and executive producer of the Disney Channel hit show The Proud Family and for supervising the animation of the evil villain Dr. Facilier in the Walt Disney animated film The ...
26. 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 ...
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