Chris Butler

Chris Butler (born 12 February 1974) is an English animator, writer and director, known for his works at Laika, such as ParaNorman and Missing Link, which were both nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

Education Butler studied animation at the University for the Creative Arts in south England and is an alumnus of Hugh Baird College in Merseyside.

Filmography Year Title Director Writer Notes 2012 ParaNorman Co-directed by Sam Fell 2016 Kubo and the Two Strings Also head of story 2019 Missing Link Also character designer 2025 ParaNorman: The Thrifting Short filmAlso executive producer 2026 Masters of the Universe Wildwood

Character designer The Tigger Movie (2000) (Also sequence co-director) Missing Link (2019)

Storyboard artist Mr. Bean: The Animated Series (2002-2004) (10 episodes) Tarzan 2 (2005) Corpse Bride (2005) The Tale of Despereaux (2008) (Uncredited) Coraline (2009) (Storyboard supervisor)