Director
Nick Park
1958
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 6 December 1958, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
- Known for
- Creature Comforts, A Grand Day Out, The Wrong Trousers
Nick Park is an English stop-motion animator and director at Aardman Animations. He created Wallace & Gromit and co-directed Chicken Run, and he also created Shaun the Sheep. His handmade, character-led clay animation made him one of Britain's best-loved filmmakers and a leading figure in modern animation.
Where to start
Creature Comforts (1989)Log in to add it to the library
Short that won Park his first Oscar and showed his gift for giving clay animals human voices.
A Grand Day Out (1990)Log in to add it to the library
Introduced Wallace and Gromit and earned Park an Oscar nomination.
The Wrong Trousers (1993)Full guide
Widely regarded as a high point of the Wallace & Gromit series; won the Oscar for animated short.
Chicken Run (2000)Log in to add it to the library
Park's first feature as director, a major hit that set a record for stop-motion animation.
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)Log in to add it to the library
First feature starring the duo; won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
Their films in the library
Awards
- 1990 Academy Award, Best Animated Short Film (Creature Comforts)
- 1994 Academy Award, Best Animated Short Film (The Wrong Trousers)
- 1997 Academy Award, Best Animated Short Film (A Close Shave)
- 2006 Academy Award, Best Animated Feature (Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit)
The full list · 44
- 1971Walter Goes FishingLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1971Rat and the BeanstalkLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1975Archie's Concrete NightmareLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1976A Fisherman's TaleLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1978HogLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1988Pixilated in the ParkLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1989Creature ComfortsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1990A Grand Day OutLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1993The Wrong TrousersLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1993Inside the Wrong TrousersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 1994The World's Greatest AnimationLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1996A Close ShaveLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1996Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman AnimationLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 1999The Amazing World of Wallace & GromitLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself
- 1999Les chefs-d’œuvre du Studio AardmanLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2000Chicken RunLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2000Aardman ClassicsLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2000Chickens Go in, Pies Come OutLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2000Fowl Play - The Making of Chicken RunLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2001The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & GromitLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2002Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the ScenesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 2005Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2006How Wallace & Gromit Went to HollywoodLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 2006The Making of Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-RabbitLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self- Director
- 2008A Matter of Loaf and DeathLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2008All About 'Thunderbirds'Log in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2010Wallace & Gromit's World of InventionLog in to add it to the libraryActor
- 2010Shaun The Sheep: Spring LambLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Timmy
- 2012Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 2012Wallace & Gromit's Jubilee Bunt-a-thonLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2015Shaun the Sheep MovieLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Himself (voice) (uncredited)
- 2015A Grand Night In: The Story of AardmanLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self - Creator of Wallace & Gromit
- 2015Wallace & Gromit x Visit EnglandLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2016Bozzetto non troppoLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 2017Shaun The Sheep: Happy Farmer's DayLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Timmy
- 2017Wallace & Gromit - Hearts of ClayLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2018Early ManLog in to add it to the libraryDirector · Actor as Hognob (voice)
- 2018Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and MilkmenLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 2019Animation OutlawsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 2022Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of LaughsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 2023The Making of Chicken Run: Dawn of the NuggetLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self
- 2024Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most FowlLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2024Wallace & Gromit: The CollectionLog in to add it to the libraryDirector
- 2024Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and GromitLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self- Director/Creator
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.