Pete Docter

Peter Hans "Pete" Docter is an American film director, animator, and screenwriter from Bloomington, Minnesota. He is best known for directing the films Monsters, Inc. and Up, and as a key figure and collaborator in Pixar Animation Studios. The A. V. Club has called him "almost universally successful". He has been nominated for eight Oscars (two wins thus far for Up & Inside Out -- Best Animated Feature), seven Annie Awards (winning five), a BAFTA Children's Film Award (which he won), and a Hochi Film Award (which he won). He has described himself as a "geeky kid from Minnesota who likes to draw cartoons."

Known For

Inside Out
Inside Out
Inside Out
Up
Up
Up
Birth Location Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
Born 1968-10-09

Movies

2023
Director by Night as Self (archive footage)
2022
A Spark Story as Self
2021
Animation Outlaws as Himself
2019
Riley's First Date? as Dad's Anger (voice)
2015
Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
2009
Up as Campmaster Strauch (voice)
2009
WALL·E as Additional Voices (voice)
2008
Fog City Mavericks as Himself
2007
The Pixar Story as Self
2007
Mr. Incredible and Pals as Mr. Incredible (voice)
2005
2005
The Incredibles as Additional Voices (voice)
2004
Monsters, Inc. as Additional Voices (voice)
2001
1995
Palm Springs as Sigmond Dinosaur (voice)
1989
Winter as Voice (voice)
1988

Movies

Elio Executive Producer
2025
Inside Out 2 Executive Producer
2024
Carl's Date Executive Producer
2023
Carl's Date Characters
2023
Elemental Executive Producer
2023
Lightyear Executive Producer
2022
Pete Thanks
2022
Turning Red Executive Producer
2022
Ciao Alberto Executive Producer
2021
Luca Executive Producer
2021
22 vs. Earth Executive Producer
2021
Soul Screenplay
2020
Soul Story
2020
Soul Director
2020
Dory's Reef Cam Executive Producer
2020
Onward Executive Producer
2020
Lamp Life Executive Producer
2020
Toy Story 4 Executive Producer
2019
Kitbull Thanks
2019
Bao Executive Producer
2018
Lou Executive Producer
2017
Riley's First Date? Executive Producer
2015
Inside Out Screenplay
2015
Inside Out Story
2015
Inside Out Director
2015
Lava Thanks
2014
Party Central Executive Producer
2014
Monsters University Executive Producer
2013
Brave Executive Producer
2012
Dug's Special Mission Executive Producer
2009
Up Screenplay
2009
Partly Cloudy Thanks
2009
Up Director
2009
Up Story
2009
Presto Thanks
2008
WALL·E Original Story
2008
Mike's New Car Director
2002
2002
Mike's New Car Producer
2002
Monsters, Inc. Director
2001
Monsters, Inc. Original Story
2001
Toy Story 2 Story
1999
Geri's Game Animation
1997
Toy Story Storyboard Artist
1995
Toy Story Supervising Animator
1995
Toy Story Original Story
1995
Next Door Animation
1990
Next Door Music
1990
Next Door Director
1990
Palm Springs Animation
1989
Palm Springs Director
1989
Winter Animation
1988
Winter Producer
1988
Winter Writer
1988
Winter Director
1988