Without having gone to any art or animation schools, I started working in animation in 1984 as an apprentice at studio Pascal Blais in Montreal, to eventually become a senior animator at Disney Canada by 1996. I transitioned to being a full time storyboard artist in 2002.

I also draw comics. I received the 2016 Amnesty International (Canada) Media Award for my online graphic novel SAFE HOUSE.

Also, my 2013 graphic novel ‘War Brothers’ about child soldiers was nominated for an Eisner award.

I live in Toronto, Canada

E-mail: drawshed@gmail.com

WORK HISTORY

Directing 

CURSES, TV series for Apple +. Episodic Director on 12 episodes, March 2022 to March 2023, done at House of Cool.

Head of Story

I was supervising a team of about 16 artist at House of Cool for more than a year during the productions of the series Dragons, Troll Hunters, Watership Down, Octonauts, and the feature film Fireheart. 

Story artist

PEANUTS FEATURE FILM ( no title yet) for Apple TV.  From October 2023 to August 2025, done at House of Cool.

DARKMOUTH, Feature film, from April 2023 to September 2023, done at House of Cool.

PAW PATROL 2, Feature film, from June 2021 to February 2022, done at House of Cool.

DRAGON AGE: THE VEILGUARD, Video game for Bioware.  20 months from 2019 to 2021, done at House of Cool.

BACK TO THE OUTBACK, Feature for Netflix.  3 months in 2019, done at House of Cool.

THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT, Feature for Netflix.  1 month in 2019, done at House of Cool.

MAYA AND THE THREE Mini series for Netflix.  7 months in 2018/19, done at House of Cool.

RUMBLES, Feature for Paramount.  7 months in 2018, done at House of Cool.

FIREHEART, Feature for Atelier Animation.  7 months in 2017/18, done at House of Cool.

UGLY DOLLS, Feature for STX Entertainment. 2.5 months in 2017, done at House of Cool.

RIVERDANCE, Feature for Cinesite. Helped with storyboards in November 2017.

FERDINAND, Feature for Blue Sky . 10 months in 2014/15 and 6 weeks in 2016,  House of Cool.

WATERSHIP DOWN, mini series for the BBC and Netflix.  7 sequences in 2016, House of Cool.

DRAGONS (SEASON 3), series for Dreamworks and Netflix. 5 episodes in 2016, House of Cool.

TROLL HUNTERS, series for Dreamworks and Netflix. 3 episodes in 2015/16, House of Cool.

ICE AGE (Easter Special), special for Blue Sky. 3 sequences in 2015, done at House of Cool.

THE ANGRY BIRDS MOVIE, Feature for Rovio.  10 months in 2013/14, done at House of Cool.

THE BOOK OF LIFE, Feature for Reel FX.  12 months in 2012/13, done at House of Cool.

THE NUT JOB, Feature for Toonbox Entertainment, 5 months in 2010/11.

POOH’S HEFFALUM HALLOWEEN MOVIE, Feature for Disney, 4 weeks in 2005.

RETURN TO NEVERLAND, Feature for Disney Canada, 6 months in 1999.

RESIDENT EVIL- RETRIBUTION, Live action feature film for Mr.X, 2 months in 2011.

TV SERIES ( from 1992 to 2010 )

6 TEENS ( 34 x 11 min) ELLIOT ANIMATION/ NELVANA

BRACEFACE ( 24 x 11 min ) 

TOTAL DRAMA ISLAND ( 11 x 11 min) ELLIOT ANIMATION STUDIO

GLENN MARTIN, DDS (10 x 11 min) for CUPPA COFFEE STUDIO

YIN YANG YO ( 8x 12 min ) ELLIOTT ANIMATION STUDIO

MUDPIT ( 6x 11 min) GURU STUDIO

GEORGE SHRINK ( 6 x 13 min ) NELVANA/CORUS

CARL SQUARED ( 3 x 11 min ) PORTFOLIO ENTERTAINMENT STUDIO

ALTAIR  ( 3 x 12 min) HAHN FILM

MAX AND RUBY  ( 3 x 7 min ) NELVANA/CORUS

YOUNG ROBINHOOD ( 3 x 11 min ) CRAYON ANIMATION

THE BUSY WORLD OF RICHARD SCARY ( 2 x 5 min ) CINAR STUDIO

HERO ELEMENTARY  ( 1 x 11 min ) PORTFOLIO ENTERTAINMENT

ZEROMAN ( 1 x 11 min ) AMBERWOOD PRODUCTIONS

CYBERCHASE ( 1 x 11 min ) NELVANA/CORUS

RESCUE HEROES ( 1 x 11 min ) NELVANA/ CORUS

THE DARK YEARS ( 5 min ) CHUCK GAMMAGE STUDIO