Ethan Hurd

Ethan Hurd

Senior Animator / 26 yrs

Los Angeles, CA

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Animator

Garfield (2024)

Animation Supervisor

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

CG Animator

Ask the StoryBots (2016)

Supervising Animator

Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)

Animation Supervisor

Planes (2013)

Animator

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Animator

Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)

Animator

Shrek 4-D (2009)

Animator

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)

Animator

LittleBigPlanet (2008)

Animator

Bolt (2008)

I Am Legend (2007)

Animator

Beowulf (2007)

Animator

Surf's Up (2007)

Animator

Open Season (2006)

Animator

Madagascar: Operation Penguin (2005)

Animator

Madagascar (2005)

Animator

Garfield (2004)

Animator

Far Far Away Idol (2004)

Animator

Shrek 2 (2004)

Animator

Shrek (2001)

Animator

Hubert's Brain (2001)

Animator

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Animator

A Bug's Life (1998)

Animation Director

Road of Vengeance

Work History

  • Animator

    Sony Pictures Entertainment

    May 2023 - Present
    Culver City, CA

  • Teacher/Mentor

    Animation Mentor

    2002 - Present

    Created video lectures on Character Animation. Weekly teaching and instruction. Feedback and critiques of student's work and assignments.

  • Animator

    Deluxe Entertainment

    April 2019 - April 2023
    Burbank, CA

  • Animation Supervisor

    MPC

    August 2018 - January 2019
    Vancouver, Canada

  • Supervising Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    2011 - July 2018

    Animation Director on Planes, Planes: Fire and Rescue and Untitled Film
    Character Animator on Tinkerbell: Secret of the Wings
    Helped with Pipeline and Testing for Outsource Studios.

  • Senior Animator

    Starz Animation

    August 2009 - August 2010

    Animator on Gnomeo & Juliet

  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    February 2004 - June 2009

  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    January 2004 - June 2009

  • Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    2008 - 2009

  • Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    October 2007 - July 2008

  • Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    October 2007 - July 2008

  • Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    2007 - 2008

  • Mentor

    Animation Mentor

    2004 - 2008


    I mentor students, do my best to teach them the methods of animation.

  • animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    October 2007 - October 2007

  • Senior Animator

    Sony Pictures Imageworks

    2005 - 2007


    Did my best to apply the classic animation techniques to character animation. Worked on animated feature films and visual FX. Helped with film production. Rig testing and anything else that needed being done.

  • Seinor Animator

    Sony Pictures Animation

    2003 - 2006


    I did character animation on Open Seson, Surf's Up, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, Spiderman 3 and Arthur Christmas.

  • Animatior

    DreamWorks Animation

    2000 - 2006


    Character animation.

  • Animator

    PDI / Dreaworks

    2000 - 2005


    Character animation on Shrek, Shrek 2 and Madagascar.

  • Animator

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    June 1996 - November 2000


    Character animation on commercials, theme park rides and VFX

  • Animatior

    Pixar

    2000 - 2000


    Character animation on Toy Story 2

  • animator

    WildBrain

    1999 - 2000


    Character animation and rigging on Hubert's Brain.

  • Animator

    Pixar

    1999 - 2000


    Character animation on Toy Story 2.

  • Animator

    WildBrain

    1999 - 2000

  • Lead Animator

    Rhythm & Hues Studios

    1996 - 1999
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Education

  • BFA in Film Video/Animation

    CalArts

    1991 - 1996

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Film/Video Character Animation

    CalArts

    1991 - 1996