CHRIS
MILLER

Chris Miller is an American animation filmmaker, story artist and voice performer born on 20 January 1968. He is the DreamWorks artist associated with the Magic Mirror in Shrek, distinct from other filmmakers who share his name.

Miller studied at CalArts and worked on Ralph Bakshi’s Cool World early in his career. He joined PDI/DreamWorks in the late 1990s, bringing story and drawing experience to collaborative animated productions.

On Shrek (2001), he contributed to the story and voiced the Magic Mirror and Geppetto. He became head of story on Shrek 2, a role concerned with developing the film’s scenes and characters alongside the wider creative team.

Miller directed Shrek the Third (2007), with Raman Hui as co-director, and went on to direct Puss in Boots (2011). The latter gave the swashbuckling cat a story beyond his appearances in the Shrek films.

His career crosses drawing, dialogue, voice and direction. In an Animation Guild interview, Miller described feature animation as a group creation, a useful way to understand how those different contributions come together on screen.