BYRON HOWARD
Byron Howard
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: December 26, 1968
Place of Birth: 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.
Filmography
Starring
2025·
Zootopia 2Berthold Hufschmerz / Bucky / Joel (voice)
2022·
Zootopia+Bucky Oryx-Antlerson (voice)
2016·
Imagining ZootopiaSelf
2016·
ZootopiaBucky Oryx-Antlerson (voice)
2012·
Tangled Ever AfterLantern Wrangler / Chef (voice)
2010·
TangledGuard 2 / Thug 2 (voice)
Production
TBA·
Zootopia 3Director
Creator
2025·
Zootopia 2Director
2024·
IwájúExecutive Producer
2022·
Zootopia+Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2021·
EncantoDirector, Story
2019·
Frozen IIExecutive Producer
2016·
ZootopiaStory, Director
2012·
Tangled Ever AfterWriter, Director
2010·
TangledDirector
2009·
Super RhinoExecutive Producer
2008·
BoltDirector
2003·
Brother BearSupervising Animator
2002·
Lilo & StitchCharacter Designer