Paul Briggs (animator)

Paul Briggs (born December 17‚ 1974) is an American animator and voice actor best known for working for the Walt Disney Animation Studios as a head of story on films such as Frozen, Big Hero 6 and Zootopia.

Paul Briggs
Born (1974-12-17) December 17, 1974
San Antonio, Texas
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAnimator, voice actor
Years active1997–present
EmployerWalt Disney Animation Studios (1997-present)
Known forHead of story on Frozen, Big Hero 6 and Zootopia

Early life

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 in the animated film Hercules as a visual effects artist.[1]

In 2009, Briggs worked as a story artist in 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 in the animated film Big Hero 6, which released on November 7, 2014.[1] He also voiced the minor character Yama.

In 2018 it was revealed that Briggs would be directing with Dean Wellins a new original film for Walt Disney Animation Studios with Dragon Empire as a tentative title, and would be released at any time from 2020.[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 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic.[6]

Filmography
Year Film Director Head of story
Storyboard artist		 Visual effects animator Actor (voice) Notes
1997 Hercules Y
1998 Mulan Y
2002 Lilo & Stitch Y
2003 Brother Bear Y
2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender TV series, 2 episodes, property designer
2008 Tinker Bell Y Y
2009 The Princess and the Frog Y Y Two Fingers (voice)
2010 Tangled Y
2011 Winnie the Pooh Y
2013 Get a Horse! Y Y Short film, Additional Voices (voice)
2013 Frozen Y Y Marshmallow / Additional Voices (voice)
2014 Big Hero 6 Y Y Yama (voice)
2015 Frozen Fever Y Short film, Marshmallow (voice)
2016 Zootopia Y
2017–present Big Hero 6: The Series Y TV series, Yama (voice)
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Y Video Game, Marshmallow (voice)
2019 Frozen II Y Y Marshmallow (voice)
2021 Raya and the Last Dragon Y Co-Director with Dean Wellins and John Ripa

References
  1. "We Interviewed Paul Briggs - Storyboard Supervisor at Walt Disney Animations Studios". animdesk.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  2. J Lloyd, Karen. "Behind The Storyboards of The Princess And The Frog". karenjlloyd.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  3. Jakle, Jeanne (March 10, 2014). "S.A. artist helped bring 'Frozen' to life". mysanantonio.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  4. Kit, Borys (May 25, 2018). "Disney Reportedly Developing Animated Dragon Empire Film". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  5. Radulovic, Petrana (August 24, 2019). "Disney announces Raya and the Last Dragon as next animated film". Polygon. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  6. Fuster, Jeremy (April 13, 2020). "Disney Moves 'Soul,' 'Raya and the Last Dragon' Release Dates". TheWrap. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
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