Chris Butler
Age: N/A | From: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Person Details
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Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 14
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Chris Butler (born 12 February 1974) is an English animator, 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 alumnus of Hugh Baird College in Merseyside. On 1 May 2024, it was confirmed that Butler would write the screenplay for the upcoming live-action Masters of the Universe film, which is due for release on 5 June 2026. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Butler (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
Coraline
(2009) Storyboard
Corpse Bride
(2005) Storyboard Artist
Kubo and the Two Strings
(2016) Head of Story
ParaNorman
(2012) Screenplay
Tarzan II
(2005) Storyboard
The Boxtrolls
(2014) Presenter
The Tigger Movie
(2000) Character Designer
Missing Link
(2019) WriterActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Himself | |
| Dave | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Screenplay | |
| 2022 | Writer | |
| 2019 | Writer | |
| 2016 | Screenplay | |
| Head of Story | ||
| 2012 | Screenplay | |
| 2009 | Storyboard | |
| 2005 | Storyboard | |
| Screenplay | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Director | |
| 2012 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Presenter | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Storyboard Artist | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Visual Effects
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Character Designer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
