Chris Butler

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-01-01 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Chris Butler

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 contributor...

Acting

Production

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Wildwood

as Screenplay

2012

ParaNorman

as Director

2012

ParaNorman

as Screenplay

2009

Coraline

as Storyboard

2005

Tarzan II

as Storyboard

2016

2000

The Tigger Movie

as Character Designer

2026

2022

The Heritage

as Writer

2014

The Boxtrolls

as Presenter

2019

Missing Link

as Director

2019

Missing Link

as Writer

2016

Kubo and the Two Strings

as Head of Story

2005

Corpse Bride

as Storyboard Artist

2022

The Jungle Book

as Production Design

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