Paul Briggs

• Name — Paul Briggs • Born — 17 December 1974 • Birthplace — San Antonio, Texas, U.S. • Education — Kansas City Art Institute • Occupation — Animator, voice actor • Years Active — 1996–present • Employer — Walt Disney Animation Studios (1996–2021) Netflix (2021–present) • Known for — Head of story on Frozen, Big Hero 6, Zootopia and Raya and the Last Dragon

Briggs was born on December 17, 1974, in San Antonio, Texas, and went to Kansas City Art Institute in Kansas City, Missouri.

Briggs started his career by an internship at the Walt Disney Animation Studios in 1996 and worked on the animated film Hercules as a visual effects artist. In 2009, Briggs worked as a story artist on the animated film The Princess and the Frog, which released on December 11, 2009. He also provided the inaudible voice of Two Fingers, a character who was part of a bumbling trio of Cajun frog hunters. In 2013, he worked on the animated film Frozen as a head of story, which released on November 27, 2013. He also voiced the character Marshmallow. In 2014, Briggs again worked as the storyboard supervisor on the animated film Big Hero 6, which released on November 7, 2014. He also voiced the minor character Yama. In October 2018, he was set to direct a film titled Dragon Empire, alongside Dean Wellins. On August 24, 2019, at D23 Expo this information was confirmed, now titled Raya and the Last Dragon, to be released on November 25, 2020. The date was later changed to March 12, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, Disney announced that Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada replaced Briggs and Wellins as directors on the film, with Briggs and Wellins demoted to co-directors.

• Year — Title — Prop Designer — Voice Actor — Voice Role — Notes • 2005 — Avatar: The Last Airbender — 2 episodes • Duck Dodgers • 2017–21 — Big Hero 6: The Series — Yama — 9 episodes

• Year — Title — Voice Role • 2019 — Kingdom Hearts III — Marshmallow

• Year — Title — Role • 2020 — Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II — Himself

• Year — Title — Credit • 2016 — Born in China — Special Thanks • 2025 — In Your Dreams — Special Thanks

For his work on Raya and the Last Dragon, he was nominated at the 2021 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards for Best Animated Feature.

• Year — Film — Credited as • Director — Story Writer — Head of Story — Story Artist — Visual Effects Animator — Other — Voice Role — Notes • 1991 — Beauty and the Beast — The Special Edition, 2002 • 1996 — The Hunchback of Notre Dame — Uncredited • 1997 — Hercules — Additional — Effects in-between-er • 1998 — Mulan — Assistant — Effects assistant • 1999 — Tarzan — Additional • 2002 — Lilo & Stitch — Key Assistant • 2003 — Brother Bear — Key Assistant • 2008 — Bolt — Additional • 2009 — The Princess and the Frog — Two Fingers • 2010 — Tangled • 2011 — Gnomeo & Juliet — Uncredited • Winnie the Pooh — Additional Story Material • 2013 — Frozen — Marshmallow • 2014 — Big Hero 6 — Yama — Departmental Leadership • 2016 — Zootopia — Additional Story, Creative Leadership • Moana • 2018 — Ralph Breaks the Internet — Additional — Creative Leadership • 2019 — Frozen 2 — Marshmallow • 2021 — Raya and the Last Dragon — Co-Director — Studio and Creative Leadership • Encanto

• Year — Film — Credited as • Story Writer — Story Artist — Other — Voice Role — Notes • 2011 — Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice — TV special • 2013 — Get a Horse! — Additional Voices • 2015 — Frozen Fever — Marshmallow