Byron Howard
Known for
Directing
Born
December 26, 1968 (age 57)
Birthplace
Misawa, Japan
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.
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Best known work
Zootopia
2016
Tangled
2010
Frozen II
2019
Encanto
2021
Lilo & Stitch
2002
Bolt
2008
Brother Bear
2003
Zootopia 2
2025
Tangled Ever After
2012
Zootopia+
2022Filmography
2026
2025
Zootopia 2as Berthold Hufschmerz / Bucky / Joel (voice), Director
2025
2024
2022
Encanto at the Hollywood BowlExecutive Producer
2022
2021
EncantoStory, Director
2019
Frozen IIExecutive Producer
2016
Imagining Zootopiaas Self
2016
Zootopiaas Bucky Oryx-Antlerson (voice), Director, Story
2015
2012
Tangled Ever Afteras Lantern Wrangler / Chef (voice), Director, Writer
2011
2010
Tangledas Guard 2 / Thug 2 (voice), Director
2009
Super RhinoExecutive Producer
2008
BoltDirector
2004
2003
Brother BearSupervising Animator
2002
Lilo & StitchCharacter Designer