Tom McGrath
Thomas McGrath (born August 7, 1964) is an American voice actor, animator, screenwriter, and movie director. He co-wrote and directed the DreamWorks animated film Madagascar, with Eric Darnell. He voiced the character of Skipper the Penguin.[1]
Filmography
[change | change source]Short films
[change | change source]Title | Director | Writer | Art /
Animation department |
Actor | Role | Notes | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988 | The Thing What Lurked in the Tub | No | No | Yes | No | monster animator | |
1988 | Lea Press on Limbs | No | No | No | Yes | (voice) | |
1993 | The D.A.R.E. Report: The Land of Decisions and Choices | No | No | Yes | No | character layout | |
1995 | The Louie N' Louie Show | Yes | No | Yes | No | storyboard artist | |
1999 | Herd | No | No | No | Yes | Fed No. 5 | live-action role |
2001 | Imp, Inc. | No | No | Yes | No | animation layout | |
2005 | The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper | No | No | No | Yes | Skipper(voice) | |
2009 | Merry Madagascar | No | Yes | No | Yes | Skipper (voice)
Additional voices |
|
2013 | Madly Madagascar | No | No | No | Yes | Skipper (voice) | |
2014 | Almost Home | No | No | No | Yes | Jeff (voice) |
Television series
[change | change source]Year | Title | Director | Art /
Animation department |
Creative
consultant |
Actor | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993–1996 | The Ren & Stimpy Show | Yes | Yes | No | No | director (1 episode)
layout artist (21 episodes) background designer (14 episodes) storyboard artist (10 episodes) | |
1996 | KaBlam! | Yes | Yes | No | No | director & storyboard artist (segment "The Louie and Louie Show") | |
1998 | Oh Yeah! Cartoons | No | Yes | No | No | background designer (segment "A Cop and His Donut") | |
2008–2015 | The Penguins of Madagascar | No | No | Yes | Yes | Skipper(voice) | 88 episodes |
2014 | All Hail King Julien | No | No | Yes | No |
Feature films
[change | change source]Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Art /
Animation department |
Voice
actor |
Voice
role |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | Cool World | No | No | No | Yes | No | animation designer
animator layout artist | |
1996 | Space Jam | No | No | No | Yes | No | animator | |
1998 | Hercules and Xena – The Animated Movie:
The Battle for Mount Olympus |
No | No | No | Yes | No | key animator
layout artist | |
2000 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | No | No | No | Yes | No | storyboard artist | |
2001 | Cats & Dogs | No | No | No | Yes | No | storyboard artist | |
2005 | Madagascar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Skipper
Fossa Panicky Man on Subway |
co-directed with Eric Darnell
co-written with Mark Burton, Billy Frolickand Eric Darnell |
2006 | Flushed Away | No | No | No | No | Yes | Action Figure
Artist |
|
2007 | Shrek the Third | No | No | No | No | Yes | Gary | |
2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Skipper
Lemur |
co-directed with Eric Darnell
co-written with Etan Cohen and Eric Darnell |
2009 | Monsters vs. Aliens | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Wilson | |
2010 | Megamind | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Lord Scott
Prison Guard |
|
2011 | Puss in Boots | No | No | No | No | Yes | Bar Thief | |
2012 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Skipper
First Policeman |
co-directed with Eric Darnell & Conrad Vernon |
2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Odysseus | |
2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Skipper | executive producer |
2017 | The Boss Baby | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | TV Chef | |
2021 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Dr. Tiffany Hamilton | executive producer
Story co-written with Michael McCullersWriter of Global Warming Song co-written by Hans Zimmer, Steve Mazzaro and Nelson Yokota |
2022 | Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank | No | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Voices |
Video games
[change | change source]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Madagascar | Skipper (voice) | Uncredited |
2008 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | ||
2009 | Madagascar Kartz | ||
2011 | The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns – Again! | ||
2012 | Madagascar 3: The Video Game |
Staff work
[change | change source]- Madagascar - Director, Writer
- Megamind - Director, Writer
- The Boss Baby - Director, Writer
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Keeping Control of the Zoo Tom McGrath Directs Madagascar to Laughs by Sara Michelle Fetters. Archived March 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine MovieFreak.com. Retrieved June 21, 2011.