William Snelgrove "Will" Finn is an animator, writer, director, voice actor, and storyboard artist for Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Finn got his start at working as an animator for Don Bluth's 1982 animated film The Secret of NIMH. Moving to Disney, he served as an animator for films such as Oliver & Company, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. He also wrote, directed and produced the 2004 feature film, Home on the Range (along with John Sanford).
Outside of Disney, Finn served as an animator and storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation films. He also directed the 2013 film, Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return and he is currently as storyboard artist for Nickelodeon's The Loud House.
Disney Filmography
Animator
1978 | The Small One | Inbetween artist |
1981 | The Fox and the Hound | Inbetween artist |
1987 | Sport Goofy in Soccermania | Animator |
1988 | Oliver & Company | Animator: Francis, Georgette |
1989 | The Little Mermaid | Animator: Sir Grimsby |
1990 | The Rescuers Down Under | Animator: Chairmouse |
1991 | Beauty and the Beast | Supervising animator: Cogsworth |
1992 | Aladdin | Supervising animator: Iago |
1995 | Pocahontas | Character design ; Visual development |
1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Supervising animator: Laverne |
Writer
1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Story Supervisor; Additional screenplay material |
2004 | Home on the Range | Writer |
Director
2004 | Home on the Range | Director |
Voice actor
2005 | Chicken Little | Hollywood Fish out of Water | Voice acting |
Characters Designed