Bryan D. Andrews (born 1975) is an American storyboard artist and writer known for his work in science fiction and superhero films. Born in 1975, Andrews began his film career with a credit in Warner Bros. Feature Animation's 1998 film Quest for Camelot. He contributed to Joseph: King of Dreams, Jackie Chan Adventures, Samurai Jack, My Life as a Teenage Robot, and various installments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, such as Doctor Strange and Avengers: Endgame. Andrews also worked alongside Genndy Tartakovsky to produce the animated series Sym-Bionic Titan for Cartoon Network, which ran for 20 episodes.
Bryan Andrews | |
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| Born | Bryan D. Andrews 1975 (age 48–49) |
| Occupation(s) | Storyboard artist, writer |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Andrews was recognized at both the 2004 and 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on Star Wars: Clone Wars in the category "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming one Hour or More). He has since received two Primetime Emmys for his work on Samurai Jack, one Primetime Emmy nomination each for Samurai Jack and Escape from Cluster Prime, one Art Directors Guild award for Avengers: Endgame, and one nomination for Doctor Strange.
Career
editBryan D. Andrews was born in 1975. His first film credit was for the 1998 Warner Bros. Feature Animation film Quest for Camelot, on which he worked as a layout assistant. After working on other projects such as Joseph: King of Dreams, Jackie Chan Adventures, and Samurai Jack, Andrews received his first Primetime Emmy Award win in 2004 for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More) for his work on Star Wars: Clone Wars, an animated television short series created by Genndy Tartakovsky, who also worked with Andrews on Samurai Jack for Cartoon Network.[1] Another Primetime Emmy Award the following year in the same category was given to Andrews alongside the series crew for their work on Clone Wars.[2][3] Andrews would go on to be nominated twice, with one win, for the Primetime Emmys for his work on the Samurai Jack episode "The Four Seasons of Death".[4] In 2006, Andrews received his second Primetime Emmy nomination as a writer for the My Life as a Teenage Robot special Escape from Cluster Prime.[5]
Along with Genndy Tartakovsky and Paul Rudish, he co-created the animated television series Sym-Bionic Titan, which premiered on Cartoon Network on September 17, 2010.[6] After 20 episodes, however, it was canceled due to lack of merchandise connected to the series, with the final episode airing April 9, 2011.[7] He also worked with Tartakovsky as a storyboard artist on Iron Man 2, contributing to the climactic final action sequence.[1]
Personal life
editAndrews has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the California Institute of the Arts.[1]
Filmography
edit| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Quest for Camelot | Layout assistant | |
| 2000 | Joseph: King of Dreams | Additional storyboard artist | Direct-to-video film |
| 2000–01 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Storyboard artist; director | TV series; 6 episodes |
| 2001 | Constant Payne | Storyboard artist | TV short |
| 2001–04, 2017 | Samurai Jack | Storyboard artist; writer; story | TV series; 16 episodes |
| 2003 | Star Wars: Clone Wars | Writer | TV microseries |
| 2003–09 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Writer, Storyboard Artist | TV series |
| 2004 | The Powerpuff Girls | Writer, Storyboard artist | TV series |
| 2005 | Escape from Cluster Prime | Writer | TV movie |
| Sky High | Storyboard artist | ||
| Clone Wars: Connecting the Dots | Himself | Video documentary short | |
| Genndy's Scrapbook | |||
| Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga | |||
| 2006 | The Batman | Storyboard artist | TV series; 5 episodes |
| Happy Tree Friends | Storyboard artist | TV series; 3 episodes | |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | Storyboard artist | |
| Shrek Forever After | Additional story artist | ||
| 2010–11 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Co-creator; storyboard artist; storyboard supervisor; writer | TV series; 16 episodes |
| 2011 | Priest | Storyboard artist: prologue animation | |
| 2012 | John Carter | Storyboard artist | |
| The Avengers | |||
| Hotel Transylvania | |||
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 | ||
| Thor: The Dark World | |||
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | ||
| Ant-Man | |||
| 2016 | Doctor Strange | ||
| 2017 | Smurfs: The Lost Village | Story artist | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Storyboard artist | ||
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | ||
| Skyscraper | |||
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | ||
| Avengers: Endgame | |||
| Primal | Storyboard artist; writer; story | TV series | |
| 2021– | What If...?[8] | Director, executive producer, supervising director | TV series; 17 episodes |
| 2022 | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness | Special thanks | |
| 2025 | Marvel Zombies[9] | Director | TV series; 4 episodes |
Accolades
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Sym-Bionic Titan Bios (Press Kit)". Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ "Star Wars: Clone Wars". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ "Star Wars Clone Wars Vol. 2 (Chapters 21-25)". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ "Samurai Jack". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ "Escape from Cluster Prime". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ Thill, Scott (September 17, 2010). "Genndy Tartakovsky's Sym-Bionic Titan Is a Mecha Mash". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ "Genndy Tartakovsky's 'Sym-Bionic Titan' Canceled Due to Lack of Merchandise?". Screen Rant. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ Radulovic, Petrana (August 24, 2019). "Everything we learned at D23's Disney Plus presentation". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ Paige, Rachel (November 12, 2021). "Disney+ Day 2021: Animated 'Marvel Zombies' Announced". Marvel Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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