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Paul Briggs (animator)

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Paul Briggs
Born (1974-12-17) December 17, 1974 (age 49)
NationalityAmerican
EducationKansas City Art Institute
Occupation(s)Animator, 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.

Early life

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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

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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 COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Filmography

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Feature films

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Year Film Credited as
Director 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 [7]
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 [8]
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 II No No No No No Yes Marshmallow
2021 Raya and the Last Dragon[9] Co-Director Story No No No Yes Studio and Creative Leadership
Encanto No No No No No Yes

Short films

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

Television

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Year Title Prop
Designer
Voice
Actor
Voice Role Notes
2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender Yes No 2 episodes
Duck Dodgers Yes No
2017–20 Big Hero 6: The Series No Yes Yama 8 episodes

Video games

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Year Title Voice Role
2019 Kingdom Hearts III Marshmallow

Documentaries

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

Other Credits

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Year Title Credit
2016 Born in China Special Thanks

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "We Interviewed Paul Briggs - Storyboard Supervisor at Walt Disney Animations Studios". animdesk.com. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Lloyd, Karen (24 December 2009). "Behind The Storyboards of The Princess And The Frog". Karen J Lloyd's Storyboard Blog. GeneratePress. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Jakle, Jeanne (10 March 2014). "S.A. artist helped bring 'Frozen' to life". San Antonio Express-News. Hearst Communications. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  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.
  7. ^ Henderson, Steve (12 July 2011). "Interview: Disney's Clay Kaytis, John Kahrs & Paul Briggs". Skwigly. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. ^ Ryan, Laurette (29 August 2018). "TELLING THE STORIES OF LIFE". VIE Magazine. TheIdeaBoutique. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ Yang, Rachel (August 27, 2020). "Get a first look at Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon starring Kelly Marie Tran". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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