Byron Howard
Directing
- Born
- December 26, 1968 (age 57) · Misawa, Japan
Byron P. Howard (born December 26, 1968) is an American animator, character designer, story artist, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as one of the directors of the Walt Disney Animation Studios films Bolt (2008), Tangled (2010), Zootopia (2016), Encanto (2021), and Zootopia 2 (2025). He is the first LGBT director to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature twice for his work on Zootopia and Encanto.
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Known for
Zootopia
February 11, 2016
Tangled
November 24, 2010
Frozen II
November 20, 2019
Encanto
November 24, 2021
Lilo & Stitch
June 21, 2002
Bolt
November 21, 2008
Brother Bear
October 23, 2003
Zootopia 2
November 26, 2025
Tangled Ever After
January 13, 2012
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
December 27, 2022
Super Rhino
March 21, 2009
LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite
August 24, 2025
Behind the camera13
- 2026LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem Creator
- 2025Zootopia 2 Director
- 2025LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite Creator
- 2022Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl Executive Producer
- 2021Encanto Story, Director
- 2019Frozen II Executive Producer
- 2016Zootopia Director, Story
- 2012Tangled Ever After Director, Writer
- 2010Tangled Director
- 2009Super Rhino