Paul Briggs (born December 17th, 1974) is an American film director, storyboard artist, visual effects animator, and voice actor. He is best known for working for the Walt Disney Animation Studios as a head of story on films such as Frozen, Big Hero 6, and Zootopia.
Early life[]
Briggs was born in 1974 in San Antonio, Texas, and went to Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri.[1][2]
Career[]
Briggs started his career by an internship at the Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1997 and worked in the animated film Hercules as a visual effects artist.[1]
In 2009, Briggs worked as a story artist in the animated film The Princess and the Frog, which released on December 11, 2009.[2]
In 2013, he worked on the animated film Frozen as a head of story, which released on November 27, 2013.[1] He also voiced the character Marshmallow.[3]
In 2014, Briggs again worked as the storyboard supervisor in the animated film Big Hero 6, which released on November 7, 2014.[1] He also voiced the minor character Yama.
According to different media, Briggs would be directing with Dean Wellins a new original film for Walt Disney Animation Studios, whose tentative title is Dragon Empire, and would be released at any time from 2020[4]. On August 24, 2019 at D23 Expo 2019 this information was confirmed, and it was announced that it is titled Raya and the Last Dragon, and will be released in Thanksgiving 2020[5].
Filmography[]
| Year | Film | Director | Head of story Storyboard artist |
Visual effects animator | Actor (voice) | Notes |
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| 1997 | Hercules | 
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| 1998 | Mulan |
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| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch |
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| 2003 | Brother Bear |
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| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | TV series, 2 episodes, property designer | ||||
| 2008 | Tinker Bell |
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| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog |
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Two Fingers (voice) | ||
| 2010 | Tangled |
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| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh |
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| 2013 |
Get a Horse! |
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Short film, Additional Voices (voice) | ||
| 2013 | Frozen |
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Marshmallow / Additional Voices (voice) | ||
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 |
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Yama (voice) | ||
| 2015 | Frozen Fever |
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Short film, Marshmallow (voice) | |||
| 2016 | Zootopia |
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| 2017–present | Big Hero 6: The Series |
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TV series, Yama (voice) | |||
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III |
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Video Game, Marshmallow (voice) | |||
| 2020 | Raya and the Last Dragon |
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Co-Director with Dean Wellins |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 We Interviewed Paul Briggs - Storyboard Supervisor at Walt Disney Animations Studios. animdesk.com. Retrieved on September 11, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Behind The Storyboards of The Princess And The Frog. karenjlloyd.com. Retrieved on September 11, 2015.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jakle, Jeanne (March 10, 2014). "S.A. artist helped bring 'Frozen' to life". mysanantonio.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kit, Borys (May 25, 2018). "Disney Reportedly Developing Animated Dragon Empire Film". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Radulovic, Petrana (August 24, 2019). "Disney announces Raya and the Last Dragon as next animated film". Polygon. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
External links[]
- Paul Briggs at IMDb
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