Byron Howard
American animator and director at Walt Disney Animation Studios, celebrated for helming beloved animated features across two decades.
Byron Howard - Personal Information
- Name: Byron Howard
- Date of Birth: December 26, 1968
- Place of Birth: Misawa, Japan
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Director
- Crew Jobs: Director, Executive Producer, Story, Writer, Character Designer
Biography
Byron P. Howard (born December 26, 1968) is an American animator, character designer, story artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as one of the directors of the Walt Disney Animation Studios films Bolt (2008), Tangled (2010), Zootopia (2016), Encanto (2021), and Zootopia 2 (2025). He is the first LGBT director to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature twice for his work on Zootopia and Encanto.
Filmography
A selection of Byron Howard's on-screen appearances and documentary contributions throughout his career.
- Zootopia 2 (2025) as Berthold Hufschmerz / Bucky / Joel (voice)
- Zootopia+ (TV - 2022) as Bucky Oryx-Antlerson (voice)
- Imagining Zootopia (2016) as Self
- Zootopia (2016) as Bucky Oryx-Antlerson (voice)
- Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2015) as Himself
- Tangled Ever After (2012) as Lantern Wrangler / Chef (voice)
- Untangled: The Making of a Fairy Tale (2011) as Self
- Tangled (2010) as Guard 2 / Thug 2 (voice)
- The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' (2004) as Self
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