Boris Hiestand

Boris Hiestand (Amsterdam, 1980) is a Dutch animator, director, and voice actor. Hiestand is the owner and director of Molotov Pictures, based in London; where he has provided design, pre/post visuals, animation production, and voiceover services since 2016. 
==Biography==
==Early life==
Hiestand is originally from Amsterdam but has lived in London, Munich, Bristol, Vancouver, and Bangkok. From an early age Hiestand always loved acting and drawing and knew from the age of 14 that he wanted to become an animator. He often recorded voices for fun in his spare time to animate. He worked on a few commercials then made a voiceover demo that he submitted to see what would be made of it, and has since done voices as a "sideline" to his animation career.
==Career==
Hiestand started his first major project as an animator in 2003 on the German animated film Jester Till. After working as an animator on other animated projects, he worked on his first blockbuster Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix as an animator. He has worked on major animated films such as Hotel Transylvania and The Angry Birds Movie. He also worked on MCU blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. He worked with visual effects on the film Dolittle from 2020. 
From 2017 to 2018, Hiestand directed 50 episodes of the animated series Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!. In 2020, he also contributed to the animation in the computer game Ori and the Will of the Wisps.
Hiestand also works as a voice actor for various animated series, movies, and computer games. He provided the voice of Sigma in Overwatch, Marl in Anthem, Kwolok in Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and Rued, Fenrir, and Gorm in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, among others.
==Filmography==
==Acting==
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes 	Ref
2013 	Crossing Lines 	Husband 	Television series, 1 episode 	
2013 	Moshi Monsters: The Movie 	Fishlips, Newsreader 	Animated film 	
2014 	The Stressful Adventures of Boxhead & Roundhead	Lars 	Animated film 	
2014 	Lords of the Fallen 	Antanas 	Video game 	
2015 	Brothers of War 	Kurt Gutenberg 	Film 	
2015 	Age of Kill 	Andy 	Film 	
2016 	Overwatch 	Sigma 	Video game 	
2017-20	Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! 	Gnasher 	Animated television series, 19 episodes	
2018 	Chris P. Duck 	Additional voices 	Animated television series, 2 episodes 	
2019 	Anthem 	Marl 	Video game 	
2019 	Overwatch Origin Stories 	Sigma 	Short animated series 	
2020 	Ori and the Will of the Wisps 	Kwolok 	Video game 	
2020 	Bulletproof 	Hans 	Television series, 1 episode 	
2020 	Relicta 	Ragnar Nguyen, Systems 	Video game 	
2020 	Assassin's Creed: Valhalla 	Rued, Fenrir, Gorm 	Video game 	
2020 	Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed! On the Big Screen 	Gnasher 	Animated film 	
2022 	Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt 	Additional voices 	Video game 	
2022 	Diablo Immortal 	Additional voices 	Video game 	
2022 	Middle Watch 	Sailor 	Short animated film 	
2022 	Overwatch 2 	Sigma 	Video game 	
2023 	Call of Dragons 	Alistair 	Video game 	
2023 	Diablo IV 	Additional voices 	Video game 	
2023 	LEGO City: No Limits 	Duke DeTain, additional voices	Short animated series 	
2023 	Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix 	Alex Taylor 	Animated television series, 6 episodes 	
===Animation===
Year	Title 	Notes 	Ref
2003	Jester Till 	Animated film 	
2003	The 3 Wise Men 	Animated film 	
2003	El Cid: The Legend 	Animated film 	
2004	Powerplay 	Short animated film	
2005	Elvis und der Mann mit dem roten Mantel 	Short animated film	
2006	Asterix and the Vikings 	Animated film 	
2007	Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix	Film 	
2008	10,000 BC 	Film 	
2011	Arthur Christmas 	Animated film 	
2012	Hotel Transylvania 	Animated film 	
2014	Guardians of the Galaxy 	Film 	
2016	The Angry Birds Movie 	Film 	
2016	Storks 	Animated film 	
2017	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 	Film 	
2020	Ori and the Will of the Wisps 	Video game 	
2021	The Adventure Mania 	Animated film 	
===Directing===
Year 	Title 	Notes 	Ref
2015 	Buddy: Tech Detective 	Short animated film 	
2017-20 	Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!	Animated series, 19 episodes	
2020-current	In production 	Animated series, 14 episodes	
Category:1980 births
Category:People from Amsterdam
Category:Dutch people
Category:Animators
Category:Directors
Category:Voice actors