Andrew Adamson

Personal Info

Known For Producer

Gender Male

Birthday 1966-12-01 (57 years old)

Place of Birth Auckland, New Zealand

Andrew Adamson

Biography

Andrew Ralph Adamson, MNZM (born 1 December 1966) is a New Zealand film director, producer and screenwriter based mainly in Los Angeles, California, U.S., where he made the blockbuster animation films, Shrek and Shrek 2 for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He was director, executive producer, and scriptwriter for C. S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Shooting took place in New Zealand, primarily in and around Auckland, but also in South Island where much of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed. He also worked on the movies Batman Forever and Batman & Robin as a visual effects supervisor. He was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours List. Description above from the Wikipedia article Andrew Adamson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Producer

2022
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

as Executive Producer

2012
Mr. Pip

as Producer

2011
Puss in Boots

as Executive Producer

2010
Shrek Forever After

as Executive Producer

2008
Ballast

as Executive Producer

2007
Shrek the Third

as Executive Producer

Writer

2012
Mr. Pip

as Screenplay

2010
Shrek Forever After

as Characters

2007
2004
Shrek 2

as Screenplay

2004
Shrek 2

as Story

Director

Visual Effects

1997
Batman & Robin

as Visual Effects Supervisor

1996
A Time to Kill

as Visual Effects Supervisor

1995
Batman Forever

as Visual Effects Supervisor

1994
Angels in the Outfield

as Visual Effects Supervisor

Actor

2004
Shrek 2

as Captain of the Guards (voice)

2001
Shrek

as Duloc Mascot (voice) (uncredited)