7.8
Movie
Writing
Jared Bush
- Born
- (age 52)
- Birthplace
- Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
- Credits
- 19 titles
Biography
Jared Bush (born June 12, 1974) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director who has served as the chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios since 2024. He is best known for co-writing and co-directing the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Zootopia (2016) and its sequel Zootopia 2 (2025), writing the movie Moana (2016), its sequel Moana 2 (2024) and the 2026 upcoming live-action remake, and writing, directing, and winning an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the film Encanto (2021), besides co-creating and executive producing the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero. Bush is a graduate of Harvard University.
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Signature work
Known For
7.8
Movie
7.6
Movie
Moana
7.6
Movie
Encanto
7.8
Movie
Raya and the Last Dragon
7.7
Movie
Zootopia 2
7.0
Movie
Moana 2
7.5
Movie
Moana
7.1
TV
Zootopia+
7.0
Movie
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
7.2
TV
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero
Movie
Frozen III
Movie
Zootopia 3
Movie
Hexed
Movie
Lilo & Scratch
Movie
Clay
Acting credits 6
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Disney Worldbuilders Film | Self |
| 2025 | Zootopia 2 Film | Jürgen Ziegenkäse / Pronk (voice) |
| 2024 | Disney Legends Award Ceremony TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2022 | Zootopia+ TV | Pronk Oryx-Antlerson (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Imagining Zootopia Film | Self |
| 2016 | Zootopia Film | Pronk Oryx-Antlerson (voice) |
Crew credits 16
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Zootopia 3 Film | Executive Producer, Writer, Director |
| TBA | Moana 3 Film | Writer |
| 2028 | Clay Film | Executive Producer |
| 2027 | Frozen III Film | Executive Producer |
| 2026 | Hexed Film | Executive Producer, Writer |
| 2026 | Lilo & Scratch Film | Executive Producer |
| 2026 | Moana Film | Original Film Writer, Screenplay |
| 2025 | Zootopia 2 Film | Director, Writer, Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Moana 2 Film | Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story |
| 2022 | Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl Film | Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Zootopia+ TV | Executive Producer (6 ep) |
| 2021 | Encanto Film | Screenplay, Story, Director |
| 2021 | Raya and the Last Dragon Film | Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Moana Film | Screenplay |
| 2016 | Zootopia Film | Screenplay, Story, Co-Director |
| 2014 | Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero TV | Story, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator (5 ep) |