Jordy Ranft

Jordan James Ranft (born December 24, 1991) is an American animator, voice actor, film producer, screenwriter, film director, animation director, storyboard artist, poet and performer who worked for Buena Vista Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Universal Animation, Discovery Family, Nickelodeon Cartoon Network and Disney at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation.

Early life
Ranft was born in San Mateo County, California to late Pixar Joe Ranft and Sue Barry. He has a younger sister Sophia Ranft who is a sculptor worked on several Pixar, Universal Studios Animation and Buena Vista Animation Studios. His father died of car crash.

Career
He moved to Pasadena, California to join Disney as storyboard artist and writer, writing the story of many animated feature films, including Gigantic, The Dolphin of the Ocean, Swan Lake and Reversal of the Dragon Heart. He was reunited with Sam Lasseter when he was hired by Buena Vista Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios and Universal Animation.

Filmography

 * A Bug's Life
 * Finding Nemo
 * Dalmatians (2016 - producer, story)
 * Jungle Adventure (2016-present - animator, story artist)
 * Gigantic (2018 - storysketch artist)
 * The Brave Tailors (2018 - producer, story)
 * The Dolphin of the Ocean (2019 - story and provided several cartoon screams)
 * Dalmatians 2 (2019 - producer, voice of Peeps)
 * Swan Lake (2020 - story and provided several cartoon screams)
 * The Lord of Talon (2021 - story)
 * Spy, Inc. (2021 - story, and producer)
 * Harry and the Haunted House (2023 - story, animation screenplay)
 * The Lord of Talon 2 (2024 - story)