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Byron Howard

Directing

Born December 26, 1968 · Misawa, Japan

Also known as 바이론 하워드

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Biography

Byron P. Howard is an American animator, character designer, story artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is one of the directors of the Walt Disney Animation Studios films Bolt (2008), Tangled (2010), Zootopia (2016), Encanto (2021), and Zootopia 2 (2025). He received four Academy Award nominations, with the latter two won for Zootopia and Encanto.

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2022
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2017
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2022 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2017 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2009 · nominated
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  • Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · nominated

Filmography15 titles

Zootopia

2016as Bucky Oryx-Antlerson (voice)

Zootopia 2

2025as Berthold Hufschmerz / Bucky / Joel (voice)

Encanto

2021Director, Story

Tangled

2010as Guard 2 / Thug 2 (voice)

Lilo & Stitch

2002Character Designer

Brother Bear

2003Supervising Animator

LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite

2025Creator

Frozen II

2019Executive Producer

Zootopia+

2022as Bucky Oryx-Antlerson (voice)

Imagining Zootopia

2016as Self

Tangled Ever After

2012as Lantern Wrangler / Chef (voice)

Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl

2022Executive Producer

Iwájú

2024Executive Producer

Bolt

2008Director

Super Rhino

2009Executive Producer