Walt Dohrn
Director, animator, musician (born 1970)
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Walter Dohrn (born December 5, 1970) is an American writer, director, animator, musician, and voice actor. He performed the voice of Rumpelstiltskin in Shrek Forever After (2010),[5] as well as various characters in Shrek the Third (2007). He co-directed the film Trolls (2016) and directed its sequels, and voiced various characters in the franchise. With Conrad Vernon, he is co-directing Shrek 5, set for release in 2027.[6]
Occupations
- Writer
- director
- animator
- musician
- actor
Yearsactive1994–present
Dohrn has worked as writer, director, and storyboard director in season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants, and he also worked on 2 episodes from season 3.[7] In 2020, Dohrn signed a deal with DreamWorks Animation.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mr. Magoo | Layout artist: Creative Capers | |
| 2004 | Shrek 2 | Rumpelstiltskin (deleted scene, delayed) | Story artist/writer: additional dialogue |
| Shark Tale | Additional story artist | ||
| 2005 | Madagascar | ||
| 2007 | Shrek the Third | Van Student, Xavier, Principal Pynchley, Nanny Dwarf, Evil Knight, Singing Villain | Story artist/writer: additional screenplay material |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Rumpelstiltskin, Priest, Krekraw | Head of story |
| Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular | Rumpelstiltskin | Writer/director Short film | |
| 2011 | Thriller Night | Short film | |
| 2012 | Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos | Water Prisoner | |
| Rise of the Guardians | Additional story artist | ||
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Spartacus | Head of story |
| Penguins of Madagascar | Antarctic Penguin | ||
| 2016 | Trolls | Smidge, Fuzzbert, Cloud Guy, Mr. Dinkles, Tunnel Troll, and Wedgie Bergen #2 | Co-director[8] |
| 2017 | The Boss Baby | Photographer | |
| 2017 | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | Special thanks | |
| 2020 | Trolls World Tour | Smidge, Cloud Guy, King Peppy, Fuzzbert, Metal Mr. Dinkles, Announcer, Country Troll Baby, Country Troll Farmer (voice) | Director[9] |
| Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School | Executive producer Short film | ||
| 2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | Time Out Kid (voice) | |
| 2022 | The Bad Guys | Scientist (voice) | |
| 2023 | Trolls Band Together | Cloud Guy, King Peppy, Interdimensional Hustle Traveler, Smidge (voice) | Director[10] |
| 2024 | Orion and the Dark | Stray Cat / Insomnia Guy 2 (voice) | Executive Producer |
| 2027 | Shrek 5 | Director[11] |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nightmare Ned | Character designer | |
| 2000–02 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Writer/director/storyboard director (Season 2) | |
| 2001 | A Kitty Bobo Show | Animation layout | |
| 2001–03 | Dexter's Laboratory | Story/writer/storyboard artist | |
| 2002 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | Writer/storyboard artist | |
| 2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space | Link Kid | TV special |
| 2010 | Scared Shrekless | Special thanks TV special | |
| 2014 | King Star King | Storyboard supervisor | |
| 2017 | Trolls Holiday | Cloud Guy/Smidge/Spider | Voice actor Executive producer TV special |
| 2018 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Cloud Guy, Fuzzbert | Voice actor |
| 2020 | Trolls: TrollsTopia | Cloud Guy | |
| JJ Villard's Fairy Tales | Storyboard supervisor | ||
| 2021 | Trolls Holiday in Harmony | Cloud Guy/Mr. Dinkles | Voice actor Executive producer TV special |
Video games
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Nightmare Ned | Director/art director/animation director |
| 2010 | Shrek Forever After | Rumpelstiltskin (voice) |