Simon Otto

Biography

Career Overview

Simon Otto has 23 screen credits in a career dating back to 1997. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently How to Train Your Dragon with 3 titles. Signature works include Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World. 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

23

Birth Date

1973-06-12 00:00:00

Birth Place

Switzerland

Known For

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  Kung Fu Panda
• 

  How to Train Your Dragon
• 

  How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
• 

  Bee Movie
• 

  Shark Tale
• 

  The Prince of Egypt

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

• How to Train Your Dragon (3 titles)
• Kung Fu Panda (1 titles)
• Bee Movie (1 titles)
• Shark Tale (1 titles)
• Spirit (1 titles)
• The Prince of Egypt (1 titles)
• Over the Hedge (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Jack Black (2 collaborations)
• Angelina Jolie (2 collaborations)
• Jay Baruchel (2 collaborations)
• Gerard Butler (2 collaborations)
• Craig Ferguson (2 collaborations)
• America Ferrera (2 collaborations)
• Jonah Hill (2 collaborations)
• Christopher Mintz-Plasse (2 collaborations)
• Kristen Wiig (2 collaborations)
• Robin Atkin Downes (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (2 credits)

  • Dreamworks: Shooting For The Moon

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • That Christmas

    Additional Voices (voice)

    actor

    actors
    2024

• directing (4 credits)

  • That Christmas

    director

    directing
    2024
  • Love, Death & Robots

    - The Tall Grass (2021) ... director directing
    2019
  • Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia

    - To Catch a Changeling (2016) ... director directing
    2016
  • Les oiseaux

    director

    directing
    1997

• visual effects (11 credits)

  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

    animation

    visual effects
    2019
  • Bird Karma

    animation

    visual effects
    2018
  • Book of Dragons

    animation

    visual effects
    2011
  • How to Train Your Dragon

    animation

    visual effects
    2010
  • Kung Fu Panda

    animation

    visual effects
    2008
  • Bee Movie

    animation

    visual effects
    2007
  • Shark Tale

    animation

    visual effects
    2004
  • Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

    animation

    visual effects
    2003
  • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

    animation

    visual effects
    2002
  • The Road to El Dorado

    animation

    visual effects
    2000
  • The Prince of Egypt

    animation

    visual effects
    1998

• crew (3 credits)

  • Home

    supervising animator

    crew
    2015
  • Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon

    supervising animator

    crew
    2010
  • Flushed Away

    supervising animator

    crew
    2006

• art (2 credits)

  • How to Train Your Dragon 2

    storyboard artist

    art
    2014
  • Over the Hedge

    art department manager

    art
    2006

• writing (1 credits)

  • Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

    storyboard

    writing
    2011