Sam Liu
Known For: Directing
Biography
Sam Liu is an American animation director and storyboard artist. He is best know for his directing on animated superhero films at both Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. Titles include All-Star Superman, Superman/Batman:Public Enemies, Hulk Vs, Planet Hulk, Thor: Son of Asgard and co-directing with Lauren Montgomery on Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and Batman:Year One. After studying at Art Center College of Design as an Illustration major , Sam went into comic books drawing for Image Comics. He then moved to animation, directing on Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles and Godzilla: The Series for Sony Animation. He later went to Sony Computer Entertainment of America to design characters for PlayStation then came back to animation, winning an Emmy for his work on The Batman (TV series) in 2006. Sam has since worked on many animated movies for Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation and is currently directing on the upcoming Green Lantern animated series with Bruce Timm.
Filmography
2024
- Creature Commandos ... (Director)
- Watchmen: Chapter II ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Watchmen: Chapter I ... (Storyboard Artist)
2023
- Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham ... (Director)
2022
2021
- Batman: Soul of the Dragon ... (Director)
2020
- Ted Lasso as Michael
- Superman: Red Son ... (Director)
2019
- The Death of Superman ... (Director)
- Reign of the Supermen ... (Director)
- The Death and Return of Superman ... (Director)
- Wonder Woman: Bloodlines ... (Director)
- Justice League vs. the Fatal Five ... (Director)
- DC Showcase: Death ... (Director)
2018
- Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay ... (Director)
- Batman: Gotham by Gaslight ... (Director)
2017
- Batman and Harley Quinn ... (Director)
- Justice League Dark ... (Storyboard Designer)
- Teen Titans: The Judas Contract ... (Director)
2016
- Batman: The Killing Joke ... (Director)
- Justice League vs. Teen Titans ... (Director)
- Batman: Bad Blood ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders ... (Storyboard Artist)
2015
- Batman vs. Robin ... (Storyboard Designer)
- Justice League: Throne of Atlantis ... (Storyboard Designer)
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters ... (Director)
- Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles ... (Director)
2014
- Batman: Assault on Arkham ... (Storyboard Designer)
2013
- Beware the Batman ... (Director)
2011
- Green Lantern: The Animated Series ... (Director)
- Batman: Year One ... (Director)
- All Star Superman ... (Director)
- Thor: Tales of Asgard ... (Director)
2010
- Young Justice ... (Director)
- Planet Hulk ... (Director)
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths ... (Director)
- Superman/Batman: Apocalypse ... (Art Direction)
2009
- Superman/Batman: Public Enemies ... (Director)
- Wonder Woman ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Hulk vs. Thor ... (Director)
- Hulk Vs. ... (Director)
2005
- The Batman vs. Dracula ... (Assistant Director)
2004
- The Batman ... (Director)
2001
1999
- Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles ... (Director)
- Godzilla: The Series - Monster War ... (Director)
1998
- Godzilla: The Series ... (Director)
1997
- Extreme Ghostbusters ... (Director)