Christopher James "Chris" Buck is an American film director and animator who has worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios since 1978. He is most well-known for directing Tarzan (along with Kevin Lima) and Frozen and its sequel (both along with Jennifer Lee). Outside of Disney, he co-directed the 2007 Sony computer-animated feature film, Surf's Up, along with Ash Brannon.
Filmography
Year | Film | Position |
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1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Character Animator |
1982 | Fun with Mr. Future | Animator |
1987 | Sport Goofy in Soccermania | Supervising Animator |
1987 | The Brave Little Toaster | Character Designer |
1989 | The Little Mermaid | Character Designer |
1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | Character Designer / Visual Development Artist |
1995 | Pocahontas | Story / Character Designer / Visual Development Artist / Supervising Animator: Percy, Grandmother Willow and Wiggins |
1999 | Tarzan | Director |
2001 | The Legend of Tarzan | Director |
2004 | Home on the Range | Supervising Animator: Maggie |
2004 | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas | Animator |
2013 | Frozen | Director / Creative Leadership / Art Director |
2014 | Big Hero 6 | Creative Leadership |
2015 | Frozen Fever | Director / Art Director |
2016 | Zootopia | Creative Leadership |
2019 | Frozen II | Director / Creative Leadership / Art Director |
2020 | Once Upon a Snowman | Creative Consultant |
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Trivia
- The Frozen II character Ryder is named after Chris Buck’s oldest son, who died shortly before the premiere of the original Frozen.