Known For
Visual Effects
Born
Jan 01, 1967
Place of Birth
Bristol - England - UK
Credits
37 titles
James Baxter
Biography
British character animator. He was first known for his work on several Walt Disney Animation Studios films, including various characters in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Rafiki in The Lion King, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame. After Notre Dame, Baxter moved over to DreamWorks Animation, where he worked on films such as The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2 and Madagascar. Early in 2005, Baxter left DreamWorks and set out on his own as an independent animator. He became the head of his own studio, James Baxter Animation, in Pasadena, California, where he has directed the animation for the 2007 film Enchanted and the opening credits to Kung Fu Panda, for which he received an Annie Award. As of the summer of 2008, James Baxter Animation has closed and Baxter has returned once again to DreamWorks Animation as a supervising animator. Baxter has also worked on Tummy Trouble, How to Train Your Dragon and The Croods. In May 2013, Baxter was a guest animator for an episode of Adventure Time entitled "James Baxter the Horse".The episode's story focused on the lead characters trying to emulate a horse who can cheer everyone up by neighing his name (James Baxter) and balancing on a beach ball. Both the horse's animation (which is visually distinct from the other characters) and voice were provided by Baxter. The episode's title card features a drawing of the horse drawing a horse on a beach ball, while sitting at an animation table. -Wikipedia
Known For
Filmography
Saba
Animation
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball
Animation
Once Upon a Studio
Animation
The Sea Beast
Thanks
Cat Burglar
Thanks
Wolfwalkers
Animation
Close Enough
Opening/Ending Animation
Klaus
Animation
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
Self
Tyrus
Thanks
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Animation Director
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Animation Supervisor
The Croods
Animation
Adam and Dog
Animation
Gravity Falls
Animation
Beyond Beauty: The Untold Stories Behind the Making of Beauty and the Beast
Self
Adventure Time
James Baxter (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
How to Train Your Dragon
Animation
Monsters vs Aliens
Animation
Kung Fu Panda
Animation Director
Enchanted
Animation Supervisor
Curious George
Animation Supervisor
Madagascar
Animation Supervisor
Far Far Away Idol
Supervising Animator
Shrek 2
Animation Supervisor
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
Supervising Animator
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Animation Supervisor
The Road to El Dorado
Animation Supervisor
The Prince of Egypt
Animation
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Animation Supervisor
The Lion King
Animation Supervisor
Beauty and the Beast
Animation Supervisor
The Rescuers Down Under
Animation
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Animation
Tummy Trouble
Animation
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Animation