Paul Briggs

John Paul Briggs is an American story artist and story department supervisor at Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Briggs was born on December 17, 1974 in San Antonio, Texas and graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute. He began his career at Disney as an intern before gaining official work as a visual effects artist on the 1997 film Hercules. One of his earlier assignments was helping to animate the deleted "Human Again" segment in the 2002 special edition release of Beauty and the Beast. He also contributed to films, like Mulan, Brother Bear, The Princess and the Frog, Tangled, Winnie the Pooh, Wreck-It Ralph, and Raya and the Last Dragon, which he co-directed with Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada.
He also provided the voice of Two Fingers in The Princess and the Frog, Marshmallow in Frozen and its sequel, and Yama in Big Hero 6 and its follow-up series.
==Filmography==
Year 	Film 	Position 	Role
1996 	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Visual Effects artist - uncredited	
1997 	Hercules 	Additional Effects in-between-er 	
1998 	Mulan 	Effects assistant 	
1999 	Tarzan 	Additional visual effects animator	
2002 	Lilo & Stitch 	Key Assistant 	
2003 	Brother Bear 	Key Assistant 	
2008 	Bolt 	Additional Story Artist 	
2009 	The Princess and the Frog 	Story ArtistVoice Actor 	Two Fingers
2010 	Tangled 	Story Artist 	
2011 	Winnie the Pooh 	Story Artist 	
2012 	Wreck-It Ralph 	Story Artist 	
2013 	Get a Horse! 	Writer 	Additional Voices
2013 	Frozen 	Story ArtistVoice Actor 	Marshmallow
2014 	Big Hero 6 	Story ArtistVoice Actor 	Mr. Yama
2015 	Frozen Fever 	Voice Actor 	Marshmallow
2016 	Zootopia 	Additional Story Artist 	
2016 	Moana 	Story Artist 	
2017-2021	Big Hero 6: The Series 	Voice Actor 	Mr. Yama
2019 	Kingdom Hearts III 	Voice Actor 	Marshmallow
2019 	Frozen II 	Voice Actor 	Marshmallow
2021 	Raya and the Last Dragon 	Co-directorStory 	
==Roles==
File:Two Fingers PATF.jpg|Two Fingers(The Princess and the Frog)
Marshmallow transparent.png|Marshmallow(Frozen franchise and Kingdom Hearts III)
FatguyBH6.png|Mr. Yama(Big Hero 6 franchise)
==Artwork==
Moana by Paul Briggs.jpg|Moana
Gigantic - Goose.jpg|Gigantic: Golden Goose Character Concept
Rey by Paul Briggs.jpg|Rey
Samurai Anna by Paul Briggs .jpg|Samurai Anna
Daredevil by Paul Briggs.jpg|Daredevil
Spiderman by Paul Briggs.jpg|Spider-Man
Mowgli by Paul Briggs.jpg|Mowgli
Kermit the Frog by Paul Briggs.jpg|Kermit the Frog
K-2SO by Paul Briggs.jpg|K-2SO
==Gallery==
Frozen crew at book signing.png|Paul Briggs with (l-r), Lisa Keene, Brittney Lee, and Jeff Ranjo at Frozen book signing in January 2014.
Paul Briggs BH6 premiere.jpg|Paul Briggs at the premiere of Big Hero 6 in November 2014.
Paul Briggs D23 Expo19.jpg|Paul Briggs attending the 2019 D23 Expo.
Paul Briggs speaks D23 Expo19.jpg|Paul Briggs speaks onstage at the 2019 D23 Expo.
==External links==
*
*
*
*
pl:Paul Briggs
Category:Males
Category:Actors
Category:1970s births
Category:People from Texas
Category:Screenwriters
Category:Storyboard artists
Category:Effects animators
Category:Animators
Category:Voice actors
Category:Directors
Category:American people
Category:Walt Disney Animation Studios
Category:The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Category:Hercules
Category:Mulan
Category:Tarzan
Category:Beauty and the Beast
Category:Lilo & Stitch
Category:Brother Bear
Category:Bolt
Category:The Princess and the Frog
Category:Tangled
Category:Winnie the Pooh
Category:Frozen
Category:Big Hero 6
Category:Zootopia
Category:Kingdom Hearts
Category:Video game voice actors
Category:Raya and the Last Dragon
Category:Prep & Landing
Category:Disney Channel Actors and Actresses
Category:Disney+
Category:Disney Renaissance
Category:The Skywalker Saga
Category:Star Wars people