James Hayward (born September 17, 1970) is a Canadian-born, American based film director, screenwriter, animator and guitarist.
Life and career[]
- At a young age, he began his career at Mainframe Entertainment animating and directing commercials, he was one of the original animators of the television series, ReBoot. Throughout his career he has worked at Pixar Animation Studios, 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios, and was an animator for Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., and Finding Nemo. He was the sequence director and story consultant for Robots.
His studio directorial debut, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! starring Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, had a worldwide gross of $297,138,014 (as of May 2009).
Hayward's first live-action film, Jonah Hex, was released in June 2010.
Hayward was also director and writer on an animated film Free Birds, starring Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson and Amy Poehler, which was released in 2013 to unfavourable critical reception.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Position | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Toy Story | Animator | |||
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Additional animator | |||
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Animator and additional screenwriter | |||
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc | Animator | |||
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | ||||
| 2005 | Robots | Additional sequence director and story consultant | |||
| 2008 | Horton Hears a Who! | Obnoxious Who | Director | Directorial debut | |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | Train Wood Tender | |||
| 2013 | The Battle For Dream Island Movie | Glass, Lock | Director And Screenwriter Co-Director Conrad Vernon | Provided additional voice work | |
| 2013 | Free Birds | Ranger, The President, Leatherbeak, and Hazmats | Director and screenwriter | Provided additional voice work | |
| 2019 | The Battle For Dream Island Movie 2 | Glass, Ranger | Director And Screenwriter Co-Director Rob Letterman And Conrad Vernon |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | ReBoot | Senior animator |
Games[]
| Year | Title | Role | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | NHL 96 | Recivied special thanks credit | ||
| 1996 | Disney's Animated Storybook: Toy Story | Animator and disco godfathers | ||
| Toy Story Activity Center | Animator |