Paul Briggs (animator)

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Born (1974-12-17) December 17, 1974 (age 51)
OccupationsAnimator, voice actor
Yearsactive1997–present
Paul Briggs
Born (1974-12-17) December 17, 1974 (age 51)
EducationKansas City Art Institute
OccupationsAnimator, voice actor
Years active1997–present
EmployerWalt Disney Animation Studios (1997–present)
Known forHead of story on Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia and Raya and the Last Dragon

Paul Briggs (born December 17‚ 1974) is an American 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, Zootopia and Raya and the Last Dragon.

Briggs was born on December 17, 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 on the animated film Hercules as a visual effects artist.[1]

In 2009, Briggs worked as a story artist on the animated film The Princess and the Frog, which released on December 11, 2009.[2] He also provided the inaudible voice of Two Fingers, a character who was part of a bumbling trio of Cajun frog hunters.

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 on the animated film Big Hero 6, which released on November 7, 2014.[1] He also voiced the minor character Yama.

In October 2018, he was set to direct a film titled Dragon Empire, alongside Dean Wellins.[4] On August 24, 2019, at D23 Expo this information was confirmed, now titled Raya and the Last Dragon, to be released on November 25, 2020.[5] The date was later changed to March 12, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In August 2020, Disney announced that Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada replaced Briggs and Wellins as directors on the film, with Briggs and Wellins demoted to co-directors.[7]

Filmography

Feature films

Year Film Credited as
Director Story Writer Head
of
Story
Story
Artist
Visual
Effects
Animator
Other Voice Role Notes
1991 Beauty and the Beast No No No No Yes No The Special Edition, 2002
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame No No No No Uncredited No [8]
1997 Hercules No No No No Additional No Effects in-between-er
1998 Mulan[3] No No No No Assistant No Effects assistant
1999 Tarzan No No No No Additional No
2002 Lilo & Stitch No No No No Key Assistant No
2003 Brother Bear No No No No Key Assistant No
2008 Bolt No No No Additional No No
2009 The Princess and the Frog No No No Yes No Yes Two Fingers [2][3]
2010 Tangled No No No Yes No No [3]
2011 Gnomeo & Juliet No No No Uncredited No No [9]
Winnie the Pooh No No No Yes No Yes Additional Story Material
2013 Frozen No No Yes No No Yes Marshmallow [3]
2014 Big Hero 6 No No Yes No No Yes Yama Departmental Leadership[3]
2016 Zootopia No No No No No Yes Additional Story, Creative Leadership
Moana No No No No No Yes
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet No No No Additional No Yes Creative Leadership
2019 Frozen 2 No No No No No Yes Marshmallow
2021 Raya and the Last Dragon[10] Co-Director Yes No No No Yes Studio and Creative Leadership
Encanto No No No No No Yes

Short films

Year Film Credited as
Story Writer Story
Artist
Other Voice Role Notes
2011 Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice Yes No No TV special
2013 Get a Horse! Yes Yes Yes Additional Voices
2015 Frozen Fever No No Yes Marshmallow

Television

Year Title Prop
Designer
Voice
Actor
Voice Role Notes
2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender Yes No 2 episodes
Duck Dodgers Yes No
2017–21 Big Hero 6: The Series No Yes Yama 9 episodes

Video games

Year Title Voice Role
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Marshmallow

Documentaries

Year Title Role
2020 Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II Himself

Other Credits

Year Title Credit
2016 Born in China Special Thanks

Accolades

References

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