Mark A. Williams

Mark A. Williams

Visual Development Artist, Animator

Visual Development / Lead Animator

Los Angeles, CA

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Animator

The Windshield Wiper (2022)

Visual Development Artist

Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky (2021)

Animator

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Story Artist

Kong The Beginning

Senior Animator

Zootopia (2016)

Senior Animator

Big Hero 6 (2014)

Senior Animator

Frozen (2013)

3d senior animator

Wreck-It Ralph (2012)

Senior Animator/Artist

Puss in Boots (2011)

Senior Animator/Artist

How to Train Your Dragon: Flight of the Night Fury (2010)

Senior Animator/Artist

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Senior Animator/Artist

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)

Senior Animator/Artist

Kung Fu Panda: Legendary Warriors (2008)

Animator

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Senior Animator/Artist

Shrek the Halls (2007)

Animator

First Flight (2006)

Supervising Animator/Artist

Flushed Away (2006)

Story Artist/Character Design

Shark Tale (2004)

Senior Animator/Artist

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)

Senior Animator/Artist

Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron (2002)

Animator

The Road to El Dorado (2000)

Animator

The Iron Giant (1999)

Animator

The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot (1998)

Animator

Space Jam (1996)

Animator

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)

Artist/Animator

Balto (1995)

Inbetween Artist

The Princess and the Cobbler (1995)

Story Artist/Character Design

The Thief and the Cobbler: The Recobbled Cut (1995)

Assistant Animator

We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (1993)

Mark has been a Senior CG animator on Zootopia, Big Hero 6, Frozen, Wreck It Ralph, How to Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda and Shrek the Halls, a Supervising CG animator on Flushed Away (a film Dreamworks co-produced with Aardman Animation) a Senior CG animator on Shark Tale.
Mark has been a 2D animator on Sinbad,Spirit,The Road to Eldorado,Iron Giant,The Quest for Camelot,
Mark worked in London on Space Jam,Balto,All Dogs go to Heaven II,Pocahontas(video game) We're Back and The Thief and the Cobbler and a handful of television commercials.

Specialties: Mark is proficient using the software Maya, Photoshop and EMO; a Dreamworks proprietary animation software. Mark is also an experienced figure painter, character designer and draughtsman.
Work History

  • Visual Development

    Dreamworks Studios

    June 2022 - June 2023

  • VisDev

    Dreamworks Studios

    May 2020 - May 2022
    Glendale, CA

  • Visual Development

    DreamWorksTV

    April 2018 - August 2019

  • visual development artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    June 2018 - December 2018
    Glendale, California, US

  • visual development artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    April 2018 - July 2018
    Glendale, California, US

  • Marvel Studios

    October 2017 - February 2018

  • Character Designer

    Dreamworks TV

    November 2017 - November 2017

  • Concept Artist

    Giant Propeller

    July 2017 - August 2017

  • Story Artist

    Dreamworks TV

    April 2017 - June 2017

  • Sony

    October 2016 - October 2016

  • Senior Animator

    Walt Disney Animation Studios

    February 2012 - May 2016
    Burbank CA

    Zootopia
    Big Hero 6
    Frozen
    Wreck it Ralph

  • Senior Animator/Artist

    DreamWorks Animation

    November 1998 - April 2012

    Boo You (pre-production art)
    Me and my Shadow (pre-production art)
    Puss In Boots
    How To Train Your Dragon
    Monsters vs Aliens
    Shrek The Halls ( Christmas special)
    Kung Fu Panda
    Flushed Away
    SharkTale
    Sinbad
    Spirit
    El Dorado

  • Animator/Character Designer

    Warner Bros.

    August 1996 - October 1998

    Animator on Iron Giant
    Character designs for Osmosis Jones (unrealized)

  • Animator

    Uli Meyer Studios

    March 1995 - July 1996

    Animator on commercials and Space Jam (produced for Warner bros)

  • Artist/Animator

    Amblimation

    February 1992 - January 1995

    Worked on Were Back and Balto

  • Artist

    Richard Williams Studio

    September 1990 - January 1992

    Animation assistant

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Education

  • Illustration/Animation

    The University of South Wales

    November 1987 - November 1989

  • Emrys ap Iwan

    ? - ?