David Sproxton
Sir David Alan Sproxton (born 6 January 1954) is a British businessman and one of the co-founders, with Peter Lord, of the Aardman Animations studio. Sproxton was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 17 June 2006.
David Sproxton
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- Name
- David Sproxton
- Birth Name
- David Alan Sproxton
- Born
- 6 January 1954
- Occupation
- Producer
- Known for
- Co-founder of Aardman Animations studio
- Full name
- David Alan Sproxton.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom.
- Education
- Durham University.
- Honours
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
- Languages
- English.
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• Honorific Prefix — Sir • Name — David Sproxton • Birth Name — David Alan Sproxton • Born — 6 January 1954 • Occupation — Producer • Years Active — 1977–present • Known for — Co-founder of Aardman Animations studio
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David Sproxton appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a film producer (born 1954). The birth of David Sproxton is recorded in 1954 in Bristol.
Education and career
Education and career
Sproxton attended Woking Grammar School and later graduated from Collingwood College, Durham University before starting as an animator, producing segments for the Vision On TV program, Sproxton and Lord created the character of Morph for Take Hart (which featured Tony Hart, the artist from Vision On). He is credited as the cinematographer for the BAFTA Award-nominated War Story, and the Academy Award-nominated Adam, as well as the Academy Award-winning Creature Comforts directed by Nick Park. Other production credits include Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Arthur Christmas. In May 2006, Sproxton (along with Peter Lord) visited the "Aardman Exhibit" at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, where he met Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki has long been a fan of the Aardman Animation works. Sproxton was knighted in the 2026 Birthday Honours for services to the animation industry, the creative industries and to charity.
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David Sproxton is recorded as cinematographer, film producer, film director and animator.
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