Andrew Stanton
Born: 1965-12-03 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For: Writing
Biography
Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He is best known as the director and co-writer of the Pixar animated films Finding Nemo (2003), WALL-E (2008), Finding Dory (2016), and Toy Story 5 (2026). He also directed and co-wrote the live-action film John Carter (2012) for Walt Disney Pictures and directed the live-action film In the Blink of an Eye (2026) for Searchlight Pictures. For Pixar, Stanton was additionally the co-director and co-writer of A Bug's Life (1998), the co-writer of the first four Toy Story films (1995–2019) and Monsters, Inc. (2001), and occasional voice actor for various films, most notably Crush the Turtle from Finding Nemo. Finding Nemo and WALL-E earned Stanton two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature. He was also nominated for three Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay, for Finding Nemo, WALL-E, and Toy Story (1995), and for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Toy Story 3 (2010). WALL-E has also been inducted into the National Film Registry. Stanton has also directed episodes of various television series since 2017, including episodes of 3 Body Problem, Better Call Saul, Legion and Stranger Things. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Stanton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- Toy Story 5 as Emperor Zurg (voice)
- In the Blink of an Eye ... (Director)
- Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond - A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2025
- Win or Lose ... (Executive Producer)
- Meet the Pickles: The Making of "Win or Lose" as Self - Executive Producer
2024
- 3 Body Problem ... (Director)
2023
- Nimona ... (Thanks)
2022
- Obi-Wan Kenobi ... (Writer)
- Lightyear ... (Executive Producer)
- Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear as Self
- Embrace the Panda: Making Turning Red as Self (archive footage)
- Anatomy of a Scene: The Plant
- Where It Began: The Origins of WALL·E
- Ralph-E: The Art of the Color Script
- A Visit to the Pixar Living Archive
2020
- Tales from the Loop ... (Director)
- Pixar Remix: WALL·E in 16-Bit ... (Original Concept)
2019
- Toy Story 4 ... (Original Story)
- For All Mankind ... (Director)
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound as Self
- Animation Outlaws as Self
2017
- Legion ... (Director)
2016
- Stranger Things ... (Director)
- Finding Dory as Crush (voice)
- Piper ... (Executive Producer)
- Marine Life Interviews ... (Original Story)
2015
- Better Call Saul ... (Director)
- Inside Out ... (Executive Producer)
- The Good Dinosaur ... (Executive Producer)
- Lava ... (Thanks)
- Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond as Self
2013
- Monsters University ... (Executive Producer)
- Live Action Toy Story ... (Original Story)
- Toy Story of Terror! ... (Executive Producer)
2012
- Brave ... (Executive Producer)
- John Carter ... (Screenplay)
2010
- Toy Story 3 ... (Story)
- Breaking the Mold: The Re-Making of Mighty Mouse as Self
2009
- Up ... (Executive Producer)
- Partly Cloudy ... (Executive Producer)
- Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
2008
- WALL·E as Additional Voices (voice)
- BURN·E ... (Story)
- Presto ... (Executive Producer)
- WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets ... (Director)
- Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
2007
- Ratatouille ... (Executive Producer)
- The Pixar Story as Self - Seagulls
2006
- Cars as Fred (voice)
2004
- The Incredibles as Additional Voices (voice)
2003
- Finding Nemo as Crush (voice)
- Exploring the Reef ... (Executive Producer)
- Making 'Nemo' as Self - Writer / Director
2001
- Monsters, Inc. ... (Executive Producer)
2000
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins as Hamm (voice)
1999
- Toy Story 2 as Emperor Zurg (voice)
1998
- A Bug's Life as Additional Voices (voice)
1997
- Geri's Game ... (Thanks)
1995
- Toy Story as Commercial Chorus (voice)
- Making 'Toy Story' as Self
1993
- 2 Stupid Dogs ... (Storyboard Artist)
1991
- Surprise ... (Co-Director)
- Light and Heavy ... (Co-Director)
1987
- A Story as Randy / The Goon Squad (voice) (as Andy)
- A Birthday ... (Thanks)
1986
- Somewhere in the Arctic... as Bahr (voice)