# Paul Briggs (animator)

Paul Briggs (born December 17‚ 1974) is an American animator and voice actor. He is best known for working for the Walt Disney Animation Studios as a head of story on films such as Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia and Raya and the Last Dragon.

## Early life

Briggs was born on December 17, 1974, in San Antonio, Texas, and went to Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri.

## Career

Briggs started his career by an internship at the Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1997 and worked on the animated film Hercules as a visual effects artist.
In 2009, Briggs worked as a story artist on the animated film The Princess and the Frog, which released on December 11, 2009. He also provided the inaudible voice of Two Fingers, a character who was part of a bumbling trio of Cajun frog hunters.
In 2013, he worked on the animated film Frozen as a head of story, which released on November 27, 2013. He also voiced the character Marshmallow.
In 2014, Briggs again worked as the storyboard supervisor on the animated film Big Hero 6, which released on November 7, 2014. He also voiced the minor character Yama.
In 2018 it was revealed that Briggs would be directing with Dean Wellins a new original film for Walt Disney Animation Studios with Dragon Empire as a tentative title, and would be released at any time from 2020. On August 24, 2019, at D23 Expo this information was confirmed, now titled Raya and the Last Dragon, to be released on November 25, 2020. The date was later changed to March 12, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Filmography
### Feature films

| Year | Film | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as |
| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Head of Story | Story Artist | Visual Effects Animator | Other | Voice Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | | The Special Edition, 2002 |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | No | No | No | No | Uncredited | No | | |
| 1997 | Hercules | No | No | No | No | Additional | No | | Effects in-between-er |
| 1998 | Mulan | No | No | No | No | Assistant | No | | Effects assistant |
| 1999 | Tarzan | No | No | No | No | Additional | No | | |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | No | No | No | No | Key Assistant | No | | |
| 2003 | Brother Bear | No | No | No | No | Key Assistant | No | | |
| 2008 | Bolt | No | No | No | Additional | No | No | | |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Two Fingers | |
| 2010 | Tangled | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | | |
| 2011 | Gnomeo & Juliet | No | No | No | Uncredited | No | No | | |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | | Additional Story Material |
| 2013 | Frozen | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Marshmallow | |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yama | Departmental Leadership |
| 2016 | Zootopia | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | | Additional Story, Creative Leadership |
| 2016 | Moana | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | | Additional Story, Creative Leadership |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | No | No | No | Additional | No | Yes | | Creative Leadership |
| 2019 | Frozen II | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Marshmallow | Creative Leadership |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Co-Director | Story | No | No | No | Yes | | Studio and Creative Leadership |
| 2021 | Encanto | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | | Studio and Creative Leadership |

### Short films

| Year | Film | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as |
| Year | Film | Writer | Story Artist | Other | Voice Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice | Story | No | No | | TV special |
| 2013 | Get a Horse! | Story | Yes | Yes | Additional Voices | |
| 2015 | Frozen Fever | No | No | Yes | Marshmallow | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Prop Designer | Voice Actor | Voice Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Yes | No | | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Duck Dodgers | Yes | No | | 2 episodes |
| 2017–20 | Big Hero 6: The Series | No | Yes | Yama | 8 episodes |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Voice Role |
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Marshmallow |

### Documentaries

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2020 | Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II | Himself |

### Other Credits

| Year | Title | Credit |
| 2016 | Born in China | Special Thanks |