Stephen Anderson (artist)
American animator and voice actor
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Stephen Anderson is an American animator and voice actor working for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Stephen Anderson | |
|---|---|
Anderson at Animate! Columbus in 2025 | |
| Occupations | Animator, voice actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Employer | Walt Disney Animation Studios (1995–2021; 2025–present) |
| Notable work | |
| Spouse |
Heather Anderson (m. 1993) |
| Children | 1 |
Career
Anderson joined Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1999 as a story artist on Tarzan. Prior to joining Disney, Anderson worked as an animator at Hyperion Animation on Rover Dangerfield and Bebe's Kids.
Following Tarzan, Anderson served as a head of story for The Emperor's New Groove and Brother Bear. Anderson made his directorial debut with the 2007 film Meet the Robinsons and later directed the 2011 film Winnie the Pooh with Don Hall. After the release of Meet the Robinsons he pitched an idea for a feature called The Earth and the Sky, which would have been The Fox and the Hound with a boy and a dragon. But when DreamWorks announced their movie How to Train Your Dragon, which had similar story elements, the idea was dropped.
Anderson currently resides in Canyon Country, California, with his wife, Heather, and their son, Jacob.
Credits
Feature films
| Year | Film | Credited as | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Head of Story |
Story Artist |
Other | Voice Role | Notes | ||
| 1991 | Rover Dangerfield | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Animator | |
| 1992 | Bebe's Kids | No | No | No | No | Yes | Character Animator | |
| 1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | No | No | No | Yes | No | Direct-to-video | |
| 1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| 1999 | Tarzan | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Ipi | Additional Story Material |
| 2003 | Brother Bear | No | No | Yes | No | No | ||
| 2007 | Meet the Robinsons | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Bowler Hat Guy /Grandpa Bud Robinson / Tallulah Robinson | Disney Story Trust - uncredited [1] |
| 2008 | Bolt | No | No | No | Additional | Yes | Additional Voices | |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2010 | Tangled | No | No | No | Additional | Yes | ||
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Yes | Story | No | No | Yes | ||
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | No | No | No | Additional | Yes | ||
| 2013 | Frozen | No | No | No | Additional | Yes | Kai | |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | No | No | No | No | Yes | Creative Leadership | |
| 2016 | Zootopia | No | No | No | Additional | Yes | Additional Story, Creative Leadership | |
| Moana | No | No | No | Additional | Yes | |||
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | No | No | No | No | Yes | Creative Leadership | |
| 2019 | Frozen II | No | No | No | Additional | Yes | Kai | Additional Story, Creative Leadership |
| 2024 | The Garfield Movie | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
Short films
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Other | Voice Role |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Itsy Bitsy Spider | No | No | Yes | Character Animator | |
| 1997 | Loose Tooth | No | No | Yes | Animation Story Developer | |
| 2016 | Sugar | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2017 | Olaf's Frozen Adventure | No | No | Yes | Kai | Featurette |
| 2019 | Rift | No | No | Yes | Graphic Artist / Locations | |
| 2024 | Elmer | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| TBA | Untitled The Princess and the Frog/Tiana Special | Yes | No | No | [2] |
Video
- 1992 – Itsy Bitsy Spider (character animator)
- 1996 – Toto Lost in New York (director, character designer, storyboard artist)
- 1996 – Virtual Oz (character designer)
- 1997 – Journey Beneath the Sea (director)
- 1997 – Underground Adventure (director)
Television
- 1993 – The Itsy Bitsy Spider (director)
- 2021 – Monsters at Work (supervising director and voice director)[3]
- 2023 – Young Love (animation director)
- 2024 – Ariel (storyboard artist)
Comic books
- 1996 – Poop Jelly (anthology) – writer/artist for one short story
- 2001 – Short Stack (anthology) – writer/artist for one short story
- 2008 – Who is Rocket Johnson? (anthology) – writer/artist for one short story
See also
- Don Hall, who also works with Anderson on some Disney movies, along with co-directing 2011's Winnie the Pooh.
