Peter Ramsey

Career His first job in Hollywood was painting a mural, but soon he was working as a storyboard artist and production illustrator on 26 films including Predator 2, Backdraft, Independence Day, Fight Club and A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He was a second unit director for Poetic Justice, Higher Learning, Tank Girl and Godzilla. Aron Warner, the producer of Tank Girl, suggested he join DreamWorks Animation. After initially being uninterested, Ramsey joined DreamWorks as a story artist for Shrek the Third and Shrek the Halls.

In 2012, he directed Rise of the Guardians, based on William Joyce's The Guardians of Childhood books, making him the first African-American to direct a big-budget animated feature. In 2018, he co-directed Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, which won the 2019 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In 2019, he was set to direct the Robert Johnson film Love in Vain. On April 16, 2021, he was set to direct the film adaptation of the Matthew Quick novel Boy21. In February 2022, he was hired to write and direct Blood Count, a period vampire thriller distributed by Paramount Pictures

In April 2022, Ramsey had been hired to direct an episode each of the Star Wars streaming series The Mandalorian season 3, which was released in March 2023, and Ahsoka, which was released in August 2023.

Ramsey is a member of AMPAS, the Directors Guild of America and The Animation Guild.

Filmography

Director Film Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009) Rise of the Guardians (2012) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) (co-director with Bob Persichetti and Rodney Rothman)

Television Year Title Notes 2021 We the People Episode "Active Citizenship" 2022 Lost Ollie Miniseries2023 The Mandalorian Episode "Chapter 21: The Pirate" Ahsoka Episode "Part Four: Fallen Jedi"

Second unit director

Storyboard artist A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) Predator 2 (1990) Tank Girl (1995) Mortal Kombat (1995) Eye for an Eye (1996) Independence Day (1996) Men in Black (1997) Godzilla (1998) Being John Malkovich (1999) Fight Club (1999) How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) Cast Away (2000) A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) The Affair of the Necklace (2001) Panic Room (2002) Minority Report (2002) Adaptation. (2002) The Core (2003) Spartan (2004) Shark Tale (2004) (additional) Shrek the Third (2007) Shrek the Halls (2007) Penguins of Madagascar (2014) (additional) Sausage Party (2016) (additional) Duck Duck Goose (2018) (additional) A Wrinkle in Time (2018)

Illustrator Backdraft (1991) Far and Away (1992) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) The Shadow (1994) Batman Forever (1995) EDtv (1999)

Other Almost an Angel (1990) (continuity artist) Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) (head of story) Puss in Boots (2011) (creative consultant) Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) (head of story)

Executive producer Hair Love (2019) Lost Ollie (2022) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire (2023) Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027)

Awards and nominations Year Award Title Category Result 2023 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Lost Ollie Outstanding Directing for a Single Camera Program 2022 We the People Outstanding Short Form Program 2019 Academy Awards Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Best Animated Feature 2019 Annie Awards Directing in a Feature Production 2019 British Academy Film Awards Best Animated Film 2019 Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Animated Feature 2013 Golden Globe Awards Rise of the Guardians Best Animated Feature Film 2019 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2019 Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation 2012 Visual Effects Society Awards Rise of the Guardians Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature