Directing
Travis Knight
Sep 13, 1973 (53 years) Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
Travis Andrew Knight (born September 13, 1973) is an American animator, producer, director, actor, and former rapper. The son of Nike co-founder Phil Knight has worked as the lead animator and current CEO for the stop-motion animation studio Laika, including directing the company's films Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and the upcoming Wildwood (2025). He also directed the live-action films Bumblebee (2018) and the upcoming Masters of the Universe (2026). Knight received three nominations for the Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Travis Knight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
7.9
Coraline
Animation
7.1
Masters of the Universe
Director
6.7
Bumblebee
Director
7.6
Kubo and the Two Strings
Director, Producer, Animation
6.7
The Boxtrolls
Producer, Animation
7.1
ParaNorman
Producer, Animation
6.9
Missing Link
Producer
7.6
ParaNorman: The Thrifting
Producer
6.0
Joe Blow
CG Animator
The Night Gardener
Director
Wildwood
Director, Producer
Piranesi
Director
Filmography
The Night Gardener
Director
Piranesi
Director
7.1
Masters of the Universe
2026 · Director
Wildwood
2026 · Director, Producer
7.6
ParaNorman: The Thrifting
2025 · Producer
6.8
Claydream
2022 · Self (archive footage)
6.9
Missing Link
2019 · Producer
6.7
Bumblebee
2018 · Director
7.6
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016 · Director, Producer, Animation
6.7
The Boxtrolls
2014 · Producer, Animation
7.1
ParaNorman
2012 · Producer, Animation
7.9
Coraline
2009 · Animation
6.0
Joe Blow
2004 · CG Animator