Craig Kellman

Biography

Career Overview

Craig Kellman has 52 screen credits in a career dating back to 1991. Their work spans 15 cinematic universes — most prominently Hotel Transylvania with 4 titles. Signature works include Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Madagascar, Penguins of Madagascar. 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: 52
Birth Date: 1971-09-28 00:00:00
Birth Place: Los Gatos, California, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 15 universes

Hotel Transylvania (4 titles)
Madagascar (4 titles)
Trolls (2 titles)
The Trolls Collection (2 titles)
Spider Man (2 titles)
Spider-Man: Spider-Verse Collection (2 titles)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Collection (1 titles)
The Garfield Movie Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Tom McGrath (8 collaborations)
Eric Darnell (8 collaborations)
Conrad Vernon (7 collaborations)
Stan Lee (5 collaborations)
Jeffrey Katzenberg (5 collaborations)
Christopher Knights (4 collaborations)
Leslee Feldman (4 collaborations)
Cassidy Curtis (4 collaborations)
Chris Miller (4 collaborations)
Steve Ditko (3 collaborations)

Credits

production (1 credits)
- Violet and Marlowe Rob a Bank
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2026
actors (7 credits)
- Fixed
  Additional Voices (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
  Mr. Hydraberg (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Super Manny
  Additional Voices (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
  Fintly McCallahan / Idea Pants Guy (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Hotel Transylvania
  Guy / Hydra Head (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
  Additional Voices (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- The Powerpuff Girls: Who, What, Where, How, Why... Who Cares?
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
visual effects (34 credits)
- Fixed
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2025
- The Garfield Movie
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2024
- Trolls Band Together
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2023
- Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2023
- DC League of Super-Pets
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2022
- Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2022
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2022
- The Willoughbys
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2020
- The Addams Family
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2019
- Spider-Ham: Caught in a Ham
  
  lead character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2019
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2018
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2018
- A Wizard's Tale
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2018
- Puppy!
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2017
- Trolls
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2016
- Sausage Party
  
  lead character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2016
- Hotel Transylvania 2
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2015
- Penguins of Madagascar
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2014
- Mr. Peabody & Sherman
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2014
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2013
- Madly Madagascar
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2013
- Hotel Transylvania
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2012
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2012
- The Kumquat Kwadruplets: Birthday Breakdown
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2012
- Merry Madagascar
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2009
- Monsters vs Aliens
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2009
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2008
- Madagascar
  
  lead character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2005
- Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends: House of Bloo's
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2004
- The Flintstones: On the Rocks
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  2002
- Samurai Jack
  
  - XVII (2002) ... character designer visual effects
  
  - XI (2001) ... character designer visual effects
  
  2001
- The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  1998
- The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
  
  character designer
  
  visual effects
  
  1997
- A Wish for Wings That Work
  
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1991
directing (5 credits)
- Fixed
  
  layout
  
  directing
  
  2025
- Joey to the World
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Dexter's Laboratory: Chicken Scratch
  
  layout
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Hairballs
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Bulimiator
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
crew (1 credits)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2023
writing (1 credits)
- Joey to the World
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2009
art (3 credits)
- Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip
  
  production design
  
  art
  
  1999
- The Powerpuff Girls
  
  - Uh Oh Dynamo (1999) ... art direction art
  
  - The Rowdyruff Boys (1999) ... art direction art
  
  - Mime for a Change (1999) ... art direction art
  
  - Just Another Manic Mojo (1999) ... art direction art
  
  - Impeach Fuzz (1999) ... art direction art
  
  1998
- The Ren & Stimpy Show
  
  - Magical Golden Singing Cheeses (1994) ... storyboard artist art
  
  1991