Don Hall | |
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Born | Donald Lee Hall March 8, 1969 Glenwood, Iowa, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Iowa |
Occupation(s) | Film director, voice actor, screenwriter |
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Donald Lee Hall (born March 8, 1969) is an American animation film director, voice actor and screenwriter who is best known for directing the films Winnie the Pooh (2011), Big Hero 6 (2014), [1] Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and Strange World (2022), [2] and co-directing the film Moana (2016) for Walt Disney Animation Studios. For his work on Big Hero 6 won an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
In June 2024, Hall was announced to have joined Skydance Animation to develop and produce an original animated film for the studio. [3]
Hall is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a bachelor of fine arts degree in drawing and painting.
Year | Film | Credited as | |||||||
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Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Head of/ Story Supervisor | Story Artist | Other | Voice Role | Notes | ||
1999 | Tarzan | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | ||
2000 | The Emperor's New Groove | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Additional Story Material | |
2003 | Brother Bear | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Story | |
2005 | Chicken Little | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Character Designer | |
2007 | Meet the Robinsons | No | Screenplay | No | Yes | No | Yes | Coach/Gaston Framagucci | |
2008 | Bolt | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Special Thanks | |
2009 | The Princess and the Frog | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Darnell | Artistic Supervisor - Story |
2010 | Tangled | No | No | No | No | No | No | Disney Story Trust - uncredited [4] | |
2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Yes | Story | No | No | No | No | ||
2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
2013 | Frozen | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||
2014 | Big Hero 6 | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Creative Leadership | |
2016 | Zootopia | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
Moana | Co-Director | Story | No | No | No | Yes | |||
2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | No | No | No | No | Additional | Yes | ||
2019 | Frozen II | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon | Yes | Story | No | No | No | Yes | ||
Encanto | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||
2022 | Strange World | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | ||
2023 | Wish | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | ||
TBA | Untitled Skydance Animation project | Yes | TBA | TBA | No | No | TBA |
Year | Title | Director | Executive Producer | Notes |
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2017 | Gone Fishing | Co-Director | No | [5] |
2022 | Baymax! | No | Yes | Disney+ Original Short Films |
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