David Derrick Jr.

David G. Derrick Jr. is an American film director and storyboard artist. He is best known for work at Disney, including co-directing Moana 2 (2024), the sequel to the 2016 film.

Early life and education

Derrick attended University of Utah from 1998 to 2000, where he studied fine arts, later studied animation in California Institute of the Arts from 2001 to 2004.

Career

Derrick began working as a storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation, such as Flushed Away, Bee Movie, How to Train Your Dragon, Megamind, and Rise of the Guardians, before left DreamWorks and joining Walt Disney Animation Studios.

He made his directorial debut with Moana 2 alongside Jason Hand, and Dana Ledoux Miller.

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Story Artist
2006	Flushed Away	Template:No	Template:Yes
2007	Bee Movie	Template:No	Template:Yes
2010	How to Train Your Dragon	Template:No	Template:Yes
	Megamind	Template:No	Template:Yes
2012	Rise of the Guardians	Template:No	Template:Yes
2016	Moana	Template:No	Template:Yes
2019	The Lion King	Template:No	Template:Yes
2021	Raya and the Last Dragon	Template:No	Template:Yes
	Encanto	Template:No	Template:Yes
2022	Strange World	Template:No	Template:Yes
2024	Moana 2	Template:Yes	Template:No

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