Byron Howard
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 26 December 1968 · Misawa, Japan
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Byron Howard, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Directing 7
- 2026Zootopia 3 · director
- 2025Zootopia 2 · director
- 2021Encanto · director
- 2016Zootopia · director
- 2012Tangled Ever After · director
- 2010Tangled · director
- 2008Bolt · director
crew 3
- 2026LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem · creator
- 2025LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite · creator
- 2003Brother Bear · supervising animator
Acting 8
- 2025Zootopia 2 as Berthold Hufschmerz / Bucky / Joel (voice)
- 2016Imagining Zootopia as Self
- 2016Zootopia as Bucky Oryx-Antlerson (voice)
- 2015Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Himself
- 2012Tangled Ever After as Lantern Wrangler / Chef (voice)
- 2011Untangled: The Making of a Fairy Tale as Self
- 2010Tangled as Guard 2 / Thug 2 (voice)
- 2004The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' as Self
Production 3
- 2022Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl · executive producer
- 2019Frozen II · executive producer
- 2009Super Rhino · executive producer
Writing 3
- 2021Encanto · story
- 2016Zootopia · story
- 2012Tangled Ever After · writer
visual effects 1
- 2002Lilo & Stitch · character designer