James Wootton (animator)
# James Wootton (animator)

James "Wootie" Wootton is a Canadian animator and character designer. His career began with the Cartoon Network animated television series Ed, Edd n Eddy, created by Danny Antonucci, which premiered on the network on January 4, 1999. Wootton served as a title sequence animator and a storyboard artist during the series' run, which garnered him an Annie Award nomination for the third season episode "Wish You Were Ed" on November 10, 2001. Wootton would later work on George of the Jungle, Kid vs. Kat, Roy, Martha Speaks, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Packages from Planet X, All Hail King Julien, and Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny.

## Filmography

| Year | Work | Credit | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1999–2007 | Ed, Edd n Eddy | Storyboard artist, storyboard director, animator: title sequence | TV series |
| 2007 | George of the Jungle | Animation director | TV series |
| 2007 | Kid vs. Kat | Animation director | TV series |
| 2009 | Roy | Key animator | TV series |
| 2009–10 | Martha Speaks | Animator: Studio B | TV series |
| 2010–13 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Co-director, voice of Mule | TV series |
| 2013–14 | Packages from Planet X | Director | TV series |
| 2014–17 | All Hail King Julien | Director; storyboard artist | TV series |
| 2016 | Sausage Party | Storyboard artist | Film |
| 2018 | Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | Director | TV series |
| 2020 | The Willoughbys | Story artist | Film |
| 2021 | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | Storyboard artist | Film |
| 2021 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | Storyboard artist | TV series |
| 2022 | Blazing Samurai | Storyboard artist | Film |

## Accolades

| Date | Award | Category | Work | Shared with | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | Annie Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production | Ed, Edd n Eddy for "Wish You Were Ed" | — | Nominated |
| 2012 | Leo Awards | Best Direction in an Animation Program or Series | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Jayson Thiessen | Nominated |
| 2016 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program | All Hail King Julien | Stephen Heneveld, Christo Stamboliev, and Collette Sunderman | Nominated |
