Dan Scanlon

Personal Info

Known ForDirecting
Born1976-06-21
BirthplaceClawson, Michigan, USA

Dan Scanlon

Directing

Biography

Dan Scanlon (born June 21, 1976) is an American animator, storyboard artist and director, working for Pixar, for whom he has directed Monsters University and Onward.

Scanlon was an animator for Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, The Indescribable Nth and Joseph: King of Dreams. He served as a storyboard artist for The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea and 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure.

Scanlon joined Pixar in 2001, where he was a story artist for Cars and Toy Story 3. He co-directed the short film Mater and the Ghostlight. He illustrated part one of Unmentionables, a comic book written by his wife, Michele Scanlon, and wrote and directed the live-action feature film Tracy. Tracy was Scanlon's first feature film as a writer/director. He also served as a member of the senior creative team on Brave and Inside Out.

Scanlon and his wife Michele live in San Francisco and work together on projects under the production company name Caveat Productions.

Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring Dan Scanlon

Filmography

Acting (2)

2013
Monsters Universityas Additional Voices (voice)
7.1
2006
Carsas Additional Voices (voice)
7.1

Production & Directing (14)

2025
7.7
2024
Inside Out 2Executive Producer
7.5
2022
Turning RedExecutive Producer
7.3
2020
SoulExecutive Producer
8.1
2020
OnwardScreenplay
7.6
2020
OnwardDirector
7.6
2014
Party CentralExecutive Producer
6.8
7.1
2013
7.1
2009
TracyDirector
2006
6.3
6.3
2006
CarsStoryboard Artist
7.1