Eric Leighton

Career Overview

Eric Leighton has 7 screen credits in a career dating back to 1993. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently LAIKA Films with 1 titles. Signature works include The Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, King Kong. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

7

Birth Date

1962-11-06

Birth Place

San Diego, California, USA

Known For

• 

  The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 

  Coraline
• 

  King Kong
• 

  Ron's Gone Wrong
• Untitled Tim Burton Animated Film

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• LAIKA Films (1 titles)
• MonsterVerse (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Danny Elfman (1 collaborations)
• Chris Sarandon (1 collaborations)
• Catherine O'Hara (1 collaborations)
• William Hickey (1 collaborations)
• Glenn Shadix (1 collaborations)
• Paul Reubens (1 collaborations)
• Ken Page (1 collaborations)
• Edward Ivory (1 collaborations)
• Susan McBride (1 collaborations)
• Debi Durst (1 collaborations)

Credits

• visual effects (5 credits)

  • Untitled Tim Burton Animated Film

    animation director

    visual effects
    2026
  • Ron's Gone Wrong

    animation director

    visual effects
    2021
  • Coraline

    animation

    visual effects
    2009
  • King Kong

    animation director

    visual effects
    2005
  • The Nightmare Before Christmas

    animation supervisor

    visual effects
    1993

• directing (1 credits)

  • Dinosaur

    director

    directing
    2000

• actors (1 credits)

  • The Making of Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'

    Self - Supervising Animator

    actor

    actors
    1993