Chris Williams (born December 19, 1968) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter and voice actor who directed the short film Glago's Guest and co-directed Bolt, which was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2009, Big Hero 6, which won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2015 and Moana, which was nominated for two Oscars for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song in 2016.
Early life[]
Williams was born on December 19, 1968, in Missouri and spent the first 25 years of his life in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where his father was the director of Counselling Services at the University of Waterloo.[1] Williams graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Fine Arts[2] and then enrolled in the animation program at Sheridan College, Oakville, Ontario. Upon graduation from Sheridan, he was recruited by Disney and moved to Los Angeles.[1]
Career[]
Williams previously worked in the story department for Mulan (1998), The Emperor's New Groove (2000) and Frozen (2013), in which he also voiced the character Oaken. In February 2007, it was announced he would direct American Dog,[3] which was re-titled Bolt (2008) and was later joined by Byron Howard, both of them replaced Chris Sanders who was the original director.[4]
In July 2010, it was reported by various sources that Williams would direct King of the Elves based on the story by Philip K. Dick.[5][6][7] However, in 2012, it was revealed that Williams had joined another Walt Disney Animation film, Big Hero 6, as a co-director inspired by the Marvel Comics of the same name.[8]
In November 2018, it was reported that Williams had left Disney and he would write and direct The Sea Beast for Netflix.[9]
Feature films[]
Year | Film | Credited as | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Director | Writer | Producer | Story Artist |
Other | Voice Role | Notes | ||
1998 | Mulan | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | No | Story | No | Yes | No | ||
2002 | Lilo & Stitch | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
2003 | Brother Bear | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Story | |
2005 | Chicken Little | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
2007 | Meet the Robinsons | No | No | No | Additional | No | ||
2008 | Bolt | Yes | Screenplay | No | No | Yes | Additional Voices | Disney Story Trust - uncredited [10] |
2009 | The Princess and the Frog | No | No | No | No | No | ||
2010 | Tangled | No | No | No | Additional | No | ||
2011 | Winnie the Pooh | No | No | No | No | No | ||
2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | No | No | No | Additional | No | ||
2013 | Frozen | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Oaken | |
2014 | Big Hero 6 | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Creative Leadership | |
2016 | Zootopia | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Story, Creative Leadership | |
Moana | Co-Director | Story | No | No | Yes | Creative Leadership | ||
2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | No | No | Executive | Additional | Yes | ||
2019 | Frozen II | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Oaken (uncredited) | |
2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Story | |
2022 | The Sea Beast | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Netflix Original Film |
Short films, TV specials, and featurettes[]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Executive Producer |
Other | Voice Role |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 | Glago's Guest | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||
2009 | Super Rhino | No | No | Yes | No | ||
Prep & Landing | No | No | Yes | No | TV Special | ||
2015 | Frozen Fever | No | No | No | Yes | Oaken | |
2016 | LEGO Frozen: Northern Lights | No | No | No | Yes | Episode: "Journey to the Lights" | |
2017 | Gone Fishing[11] | Co-Director | No | No | No | ||
Olaf's Frozen Adventure | No | No | No | Yes | Oaken | Featurette | |
2020 | Once Upon a Snowman[12] | No | No | No | Yes | Disney+ Original Short Film |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Knelman, Martin (February 25, 2009). "Bolt from blue took Canadian to Oscars". The Star. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ↑ University of Waterloo alumnus wins Oscar for Big Hero 6. University of Waterloo.
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- ↑ Sciretta, Peter (June 20, 2008). Bolt Teaser Poster; A Look Back at American Dog. /Film.
- ↑ King of the Elves being reworked; Disney plans far ahead (August 6, 2010).
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- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chitwood, Adam (June 29, 2011). "Disney Sets HORRIBLE BOSSES Scribe to Pen KING OF THE ELVES". Collider. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Giardina, Carolyn (December 31, 2013). "Chris Williams To Co-Direct Disney Animation's 'Big Hero 6' With Don Hall". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
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- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Goldman, Eric (February 18, 2016). "How Disney's Story Trust Helped Change Big Hero 6, Frozen, Wreck-It Ralph and More". IGN. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ↑ 'Moana' Sails Home on Digital HD February 21 and Blu-ray March 7. Animation World Network (January 13, 2017).
- ↑ Petski, Denise (September 9, 2020). 'Frozen' To Explore Origins Of Olaf In Disney+ Animated Short. Penske Media Corporation.
External links[]
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