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Chris Williams (born December 19, 1968) is an American-Canadian animation film director, screenwriter and voice actor who is best known for directing the films Bolt (2008) and Big Hero 6 (2014) and co-directing the film Moana (2016) for Walt Disney Animation Studios, and for directing the film The Sea Beast (2022) for Netflix Animation.
Chris Williams is a Disney animator and director who worked on films like Frozen, Big Hero 6 and The Sea Beast. He was born in Missouri, USA, and has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Waterloo.
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Chris Williams- John Lasseter, Chris Williams, Osnat Shurer, and Don Hall
- Jared Leto, Roy Conli, Chris Williams, and Don Hall at an event for The Oscars (2015)
- Roy Conli, Chris Williams, and Don Hall
- Alan F. Horn, Chris Williams, and Don Hall at an event for Big Hero 6 (2014)
- John Lasseter, Scott Adsit, Roy Conli, Andrew Millstein, Maya Rudolph, Damon Wayans Jr., Chris Williams, Genesis Rodriguez, Jamie Chung, Katie Lowes, Daniel Henney, Don Hall, T.J. Miller, and Ryan Potter at an event for Big Hero 6 (2014)
- Chris Williams at an event for Big Hero 6 (2014)
- Roy Conli, Chris Williams, and Don Hall at an event for Big Hero 6 (2014)
- Roy Conli, Chris Hardwick, Chris Williams, Genesis Rodriguez, Jamie Chung, Don Hall, and T.J. Miller at an event for Big Hero 6 (2014)
Feb 15, 2023 · The Sea Beast is the movie Chris Williams has been wanting to make his whole life. After more than 20 years at Walt Disney Animation Studios — where the director, writer, and animator worked on some of the most beloved animated films of the past few decades and won an Oscar with 2014's Big Hero Six — he set sail for Netflix.
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Christopher John "Chris" Williams is an American film director, screenwriter, storyboard artist, animator, and voice actor working at Walt Disney Animation Studios. The young filmmaker is perhaps most known for the Oscar nominated 2008 animated feature film Bolt, but he has also worked on several other projects, including but not limited to Mulan, ...
Williams was born in Missouri and spent the first 25 years in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, where his father taught psychology courses at the University of Waterloo. After graduating from the animation program at Sheridan College, he was recruited by Disney and moved to Los Angeles.
Williams previously worked in the story department for Mulan, The Emperor's New Groove, Brother Bear, and Bolt, in which he later directed with Byron Howard, both of them replacing Chris Sanders as the original director. Williams co-directed (with Don Hall) the animated film Big Hero 6, inspired by the Marvel Comics of the same name.
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Chris Williams is a Missouri-born animator who worked on Frozen, Big Hero 6 and The Sea Beast. He has a degree in Fine Arts and a diploma in animation from Sheridan College.
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Jul 15, 2022 · Chris Williams, director of Moana and Big Hero 6, reveals why he left Disney to make The Sea Beast at Netflix. He talks about the challenges of animating a movie with water, the influence of George Miller, and the changes after the first screening.
Jan 24, 2023 · With his first project after leaving Disney Animation in 2018, director Chris Williams has already received an Oscar nomination. “When I arrived at Netflix Animation, it was certainly a...
