James Baxter is a British character animator. He was first known for his work on several Walt Disney Feature Animation films, including various characters in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Rafiki in The Lion King, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
After Notre Dame, Baxter moved over to Dreamworks Animation, where he worked on films such as The Prince of Egypt, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Shrek 2, and Madagascar. Baxter is now the head of his own studio in the Los Angeles area, where he is directing the animation for the upcoming 2007 film Enchanted.
Selected Credits (Disney)
- Belle - Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Rafiki - The Lion King (1994)
- Quasimodo - The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
- Directing Animation - Enchanted (2007)
Selected Credits (Dreamworks)
- The Prince of Egypt (1998)
- The Road to El Dorado (2000
- Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
- Shrek 2 (2004)
- Madagascar (2005)
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