Patrick McHale

Career Overview

Patrick McHale has 25 screen credits in a career dating back to 2004. Signature works include Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Adult Swim's The Elephant, Tome of the Unknown. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

25

Birth Date

1983-11-17

Birth Place

New Jersey, USA

Known For

• 

  Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• 

  Adult Swim's The Elephant
• 

  Tome of the Unknown
• 

  Blackford Manor

Frequent Collaborators

• Ewan McGregor (1 collaborations)
• David Bradley (1 collaborations)
• Gregory Mann (1 collaborations)
• Burn Gorman (1 collaborations)
• Ron Perlman (1 collaborations)
• John Turturro (1 collaborations)
• Finn Wolfhard (1 collaborations)
• Cate Blanchett (1 collaborations)
• Tim Blake Nelson (1 collaborations)
• Christoph Waltz (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (3 credits)

  • The Adventure Time Movie

    executive producer

    production
    2026
  • Adult Swim's The Elephant

    executive producer

    production
    2025
  • Over the Garden Wall

    executive producer

    production

    - The Unknown (2014) ... executive producer production

    - Into the Unknown (2014) ... executive producer production

    - Babes in the Wood (2014) ... executive producer production

    - The Ringing of the Bell (2014) ... executive producer production

    - Lullaby in Frogland (2014) ... executive producer production
    2014

• actors (4 credits)

  • Behind The Elephant

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Behind Over the Garden Wall

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Distant Bands: The Music of Adventure Time

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2014
  • Gravity Falls

    - Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls (2016) ... Hectorgon (voice) actor actors

    - Weirdmageddon 2: Escape from Reality (2015) ... Hectorgon (voice) actor actors

    - Weirdmageddon Part I (2015) ... Hectorgon (voice) actor actors
    2012

• directing (5 credits)

  • Adult Swim's The Elephant

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Tome of the Unknown

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Fall Guy

    director

    directing
    2011
  • Adventure Time

    - Heat Signature (2011) ... director directing
    2010
  • Body

    director

    directing
    2004

• writing (7 credits)

  • Adult Swim's The Elephant

    story

    writing
    2025
  • Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

    lyricist

    writing
    2022
  • Blackford Manor

    writer

    writing
    2014
  • Over the Garden Wall

    - The Unknown (2014) ... story writing

    - Into the Unknown (2014) ... story writing

    - Babes in the Wood (2014) ... story writing

    - The Ringing of the Bell (2014) ... story writing

    - The Ringing of the Bell (2014) ... writer writing
    2014
  • Tome of the Unknown

    writer

    writing
    2013
  • Adventure Time

    - Ketchup (2017) ... story writing

    - It Came from the Nightosphere (2010) ... writer writing
    2010
  • The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

    - Tee Hee Tummy Tums (2009) ... writer writing

    - Dear Diary (2009) ... writer writing

    - No Syrup for Old Flapjacks (2009) ... writer writing

    - Love Bugs (Dockmouth) (2009) ... writer writing

    - Oh, Brother (2008) ... writer writing
    2008

• art (3 credits)

  • Demenza

    title illustration

    art
    2023
  • Tome of the Unknown

    storyboard artist

    art
    2013
  • The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

    - Tee Hee Tummy Tums (2009) ... storyboard artist art

    - Dear Diary (2009) ... storyboard artist art

    - No Syrup for Old Flapjacks (2009) ... storyboard artist art

    - Love Bugs (Dockmouth) (2009) ... storyboard artist art

    - Oh, Brother (2008) ... storyboard artist art
    2008

• creators (1 credits)

  • Over the Garden Wall

    creator

    creators
    2014

• visual effects (1 credits)

  • Tome of the Unknown

    animation

    visual effects
    2013

• crew (1 credits)

  • Over the Garden Wall

    - The Unknown (2014) ... creator crew

    - Into the Unknown (2014) ... creator crew

    - Babes in the Wood (2014) ... creator crew

    - The Ringing of the Bell (2014) ... creator crew

    - Lullaby in Frogland (2014) ... creator crew
    2014