Bryan Andrews (filmmaker)

Bryan Andrews
Born
Bryan D. Andrews

1975 (age 49–50)
Occupation(s)Storyboard artist, writer
Years active1998–present

Bryan D. Andrews (born 1975) is an American storyboard artist and writer known for his work in science fiction and superhero films. Born in 1975, Andrews began his film career with a credit in Warner Bros. Feature Animation's 1998 film Quest for Camelot. He contributed to Joseph: King of Dreams, Jackie Chan Adventures, Samurai Jack, My Life as a Teenage Robot, and various installments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), such as Doctor Strange and Avengers: Endgame. Andrews also worked alongside Genndy Tartakovsky to produce the animated series Sym-Bionic Titan for Cartoon Network, which ran for 20 episodes.

Andrews was recognized at both the 2004 and 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on Star Wars: Clone Wars in the category "Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming one Hour or More). He has since received two Primetime Emmys for his work on Samurai Jack, one Primetime Emmy nomination each for Samurai Jack and Escape from Cluster Prime, one Art Directors Guild award for Avengers: Endgame, and one nomination for Doctor Strange.

Career

Bryan D. Andrews was born in 1975. His first film credit was for the 1998 Warner Bros. Feature Animation film Quest for Camelot, on which he worked as a layout assistant. After working on other projects such as Joseph: King of Dreams, Jackie Chan Adventures, and Samurai Jack, Andrews received his first Primetime Emmy Award win in 2004 for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More) for his work on Star Wars: Clone Wars, an animated television short series created by Genndy Tartakovsky, who also worked with Andrews on Samurai Jack for Cartoon Network.[1] Another Primetime Emmy Award the following year in the same category was given to Andrews alongside the series crew for their work on Clone Wars.[2][3] Andrews would go on to be nominated twice, with one win, for the Primetime Emmys for his work on the Samurai Jack episode "The Four Seasons of Death".[4] In 2006, Andrews received his second Primetime Emmy nomination as a writer for the My Life as a Teenage Robot special Escape from Cluster Prime.[5]

Along with Genndy Tartakovsky and Paul Rudish, he co-created the animated television series Sym-Bionic Titan, which premiered on Cartoon Network on September 17, 2010.[6] After 20 episodes, however, it was canceled due to lack of merchandise connected to the series, with the final episode airing April 9, 2011.[7] He also worked with Tartakovsky as a storyboard artist on Iron Man 2, contributing to the climactic final action sequence.[1]

Personal life

Andrews has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the California Institute of the Arts.[1]

Filmography

Year Work Role Notes
1998 Quest for Camelot Layout assistant
2000 Joseph: King of Dreams Additional storyboard artist Direct-to-video film
2000–01 Jackie Chan Adventures Storyboard artist; director TV series; 6 episodes
2001 Constant Payne Storyboard artist TV short
2001–04, 2017 Samurai Jack Storyboard artist; writer; story TV series; 16 episodes
2003 Star Wars: Clone Wars Writer TV microseries
2003–09 My Life as a Teenage Robot Writer, Storyboard Artist TV series
2004 The Powerpuff Girls Writer, Storyboard artist TV series
2005 Escape from Cluster Prime Writer TV movie
Sky High Storyboard artist
Clone Wars: Connecting the Dots Himself Video documentary short
Genndy's Scrapbook
Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga
2006 The Batman Storyboard artist TV series; 5 episodes
Happy Tree Friends Storyboard artist TV series; 3 episodes
2010 Iron Man 2 Storyboard artist
Shrek Forever After Additional story artist
2010–11 Sym-Bionic Titan Co-creator; storyboard artist; storyboard supervisor; writer TV series; 16 episodes
2011 Priest Storyboard artist: prologue animation
2012 John Carter Storyboard artist
The Avengers
Hotel Transylvania
2013 Iron Man 3
Thor: The Dark World
2014 Guardians of the Galaxy
2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ant-Man
2016 Doctor Strange
2017 Smurfs: The Lost Village Story artist
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Storyboard artist
2018 Avengers: Infinity War
Skyscraper
2019 Captain Marvel
Avengers: Endgame
Primal Storyboard artist; writer; story TV series
2021–24 What If...?[8] Director, executive producer, supervising director TV series; 21 episodes
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Special thanks
2025 Marvel Zombies[9] Director TV series; 4 episodes

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Shared with Result
2004 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More) Star Wars: Clone Wars Brian A. Miller, Claudia Katz, Genndy Tartakovsky, Geraldine Symon, Jennifer Pelphrey, Mark Andrews, Darrick Bachman, Paul Rudish, Scott Vanzo, Yumun Jeong, Robert Alvarez
for Vol. 1 		Won
2005 Claudia Katz, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Shareena Carlson, Geraldine Symon, Genndy Tartakovsky, Darrick Bachman, Paul Rudish, Yumun Jeong, Dong Soo Lee, Jong Ho Kim, Scott Vanzo, Robert Alvarez, Randy Myers
for Vol. 2 		Won
Outstanding Animated Program (for Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) Samurai Jack Genndy Tartakovsky, Brian A. Miller, Mark Andrews, Hueng-soon Park, Kwang-bae Park, Randy Myers, James T. Walker
for "The Four Seasons of Death" 		Nominated
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for "The Four Seasons of Death" Won
2006 Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming One Hour or More) Escape from Cluster Prime Rob Renzetti, Fred Seibert, Scott D. Peterson, Alex Kirwan, Brandon Kruse, Heather Martinez, Chris Reccardi, Chris Savino, Robert Alvarez Nominated
2017 Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation Samurai Jack for "XCIII" Won
Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design Award Doctor Strange Charles Wood, Ray Chan, Julian Ashby, Thomas Brown, et al. Nominated
2020 Avengers: Endgame Won
2021 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Program Primal Genndy Tartakovsky, Brian A. Miller, Jennifer Pelphrey, Keith Crofford, Mike Lazzo, Oussama Bouacheria, Julien Chheng, Ulysse Malassagne, Erika Forzy, Shareena Carlson, Darrick Bachman, and David Krentz
for "Plague of Madness" 		Won

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sym-Bionic Titan Bios (Press Kit)". Turner Broadcasting System. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  2. ^ "Star Wars: Clone Wars". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  3. ^ "Star Wars Clone Wars Vol. 2 (Chapters 21-25)". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  4. ^ "Samurai Jack". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  5. ^ "Escape from Cluster Prime". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  6. ^ Thill, Scott (September 17, 2010). "Genndy Tartakovsky's Sym-Bionic Titan Is a Mecha Mash". Wired News. Condé Nast Publications. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  7. ^ "Genndy Tartakovsky's 'Sym-Bionic Titan' Canceled Due to Lack of Merchandise?". Screen Rant. 29 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
  8. ^ Radulovic, Petrana (August 24, 2019). "Everything we learned at D23's Disney Plus presentation". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  9. ^ Paige, Rachel (November 12, 2021). "Disney+ Day 2021: Animated 'Marvel Zombies' Announced". Marvel Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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