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Peter Ramsey(III)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Art Department
  • Director
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Peter Ramsey
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Peter Ramsey is the director of Dreamworks Animation's 2012 feature film "Rise Of The Guardians". He also directed the Halloween TV special, "Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space" as well as serving as a story artist on several of Dreamworks Animation's feature films. Prior to joining Dreamworks, he worked as a storyboard artist on a notable number of live action feature films, including "Backdraft", "Boyz n the Hood", "Bram Stoker's Dracula", "Minority Report", "Cast Away", "Independence Day," "Being John Malkovich", "Fight Club" and "Hulk", among many others. Ramsey's directing skills were honed early, as Second Unit Director on live action feature films including "Godzilla," "Tank Girl," "Higher Learning," and "Poetic Justice." A lifelong resident of Los Angeles, California, Peter grew up in the Crenshaw area, and graduated from Palisades High School before attending UCLA.
BornDecember 23, 1962
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BornDecember 23, 1962
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 20 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
    8.4
    • Director
    • 2018
    Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, and Chris Pine in Rise of the Guardians (2012)
    Rise of the Guardians
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2012
    Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)
    Minority Report
    7.6
    • Art Department(as Peter A. Ramsey)
    • 2002
    Aaron Eckhart, Stanley Tucci, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood, and DJ Qualls in The Core (2003)
    The Core
    5.5
    • Art Department
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Smurfs
      • creative director
      • Pre-production
      • 2025
    • Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
      • second assistant director
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Animal Friends
      • assistant director
      • In Production
      • 2025



    • Antonio Banderas, Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Ben Whishaw, Olivia Colman, Carla Tous, Madeleine Harris, and Samuel Joslin in Paddington in Peru (2024)
      Paddington in Peru
      6.7
      • third assistant director
      • 2024
    • Zooey Deschanel, Zachary Levi, Benjamin Bottani, Lil Rel Howery, and Tanya Reynolds in Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
      Harold and the Purple Crayon
      5.7
      • assistant director
      • 2024
    • Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx in Strays (2023)
      Strays
      6.3
      • assistant director (uncredited)
      • 2023
    • Javier Bardem, Scoot McNairy, Constance Wu, Shawn Mendes, and Winslow Fegley in Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)
      Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
      6.1
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • James Corden in Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021)
      Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
      6.2
      • second assistant director
      • 2021
    • Playmobil: The Movie (2019)
      Playmobil: The Movie
      4.9
      • assistant director
      • 2019
    • Ralph Fiennes, Bruce Willis, Will Ferrell, Chris McKay, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Ike Barinholtz, Charlie Day, Noel Fielding, Will Forte, Christopher Miller, Mike Mitchell, Jason Momoa, Nick Offerman, Gary Payton, Chris Pratt, Maya Rudolph, Cora Miller, Cobie Smulders, Trisha Gum, Channing Tatum, Richard Ayoade, Alison Brie, Sheryl Swoopes, Jorma Taccone, Jonah Hill, Tiffany Haddish, Ben Schwartz, Doug Nicholas, Margot Rubin, Todd Hansen, Teri Reeves, Jadon Sand, Stephanie Beatriz, Ollie Mitchell, Emily Nordwind, Liam Knight, Jimmy O. Yang, Ryan Halprin, Graham Miller, Lauren White, Kristen Phaneuf, Brooklynn Prince, Sawyer D. Jones, and Emmett Mitchell in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
      The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
      6.5
      • second assistant director
      • 2019
    • Mick Wingert, Caleel Harris, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Madison Iseman in Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
      Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween
      5.6
      • second assistant director
      • 2018
    • James Corden in Peter Rabbit (2018)
      Peter Rabbit
      6.6
      • first assistant director
      • 2018
    • Paddington 2 (2017)
      Paddington 2
      7.8
      • second assistant director
      • 2017
    • Fred Armisen, Michael Peña, Dave Franco, Zach Woods, Abbi Jacobson, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
      The Lego Ninjago Movie
      6.1
      • assistant director
      • 2017
    • Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, and Matthew Gray Gubler in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
      Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
      4.9
      • assistant director
      • 2015
    • Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, and Odeya Rush in Goosebumps (2015)
      Goosebumps
      6.3
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, and Josh Gad in Pixels (2015)
      Pixels
      5.6
      • assistant director
      • 2015
    • Ben Whishaw in Paddington (2014)
      Paddington
      7.3
      • first assistant director
      • 2014

    Art Department



    • The Angry Birds Movie 3
      • storyboard artist
      • In Production
      • 2027
    • Hypergalactic
      • storyboard artist
      • Post-production
    • Hidden Dragon
      • storyboard artist
      • In Production



    • Flavor Flav, Jason Sudeikis, Rainn Wilson, Hannah Gadsby, Anitta, and Lilly Singh in Hitpig (2024)
      Hitpig
      5.1
      • storyboard artist
      • 2024
    • Adam Sandler in Leo (2023)
      Leo
      7.0
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023
    • Ozi: Voice of the Forest (2023)
      Ozi: Voice of the Forest
      4.8
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023
    • Ivan Labanda in Robot Dreams (2023)
      Robot Dreams
      7.6
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023
    • Dino Andrade, Joey Camen, Danny Fehsenfeld, Joe Ochman, Michael Ornstein, Jordan Tartakow, Mark Irons, and Laila Berzins in Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
      Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness
      6.3
      • storyboard artist
      • 2022
    • Zach Galifianakis, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Kyliegh Curran in Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)
      Ron's Gone Wrong
      7.1
      • storyboard artist
      • 2021
    • Rupert Degas, Jane Lynch, Loren Gray, Jai Courtney, Samara Weaving, and Ilai Swindells in 100% Wolf (2020)
      100% Wolf
      5.6
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Joan Cusack, Jason Schwartzman, Rashida Jones, Sergio Pablos, Will Sasso, J.K. Simmons, and Neda Margrethe Labba in Klaus (2019)
      Klaus
      8.2
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • Duck Duck Goose (2018)
      Duck Duck Goose
      5.8
      • additional storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Reese Witherspoon, Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, Chris Pine, Storm Reid, Levi Miller, and Deric McCabe in A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
      A Wrinkle in Time
      4.3
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Paddington 2 (2017)
      Paddington 2
      7.8
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Steve Blum and Josh Peck in Gnome Alone (2017)
      Gnome Alone
      5.6
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Fred Armisen, Michael Peña, Dave Franco, Zach Woods, Abbi Jacobson, and Kumail Nanjiani in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)
      The Lego Ninjago Movie
      6.1
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree (2016)
      My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Legend of Everfree
      6.4
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016
    • Jason Sudeikis, Danny McBride, and Josh Gad in The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
      The Angry Birds Movie
      6.3
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016

    Director



    • Rosario Dawson in Ahsoka (2023)
      Ahsoka
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Pedro Pascal, Shirley Henderson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Katee Sackhoff, Amy Sedaris, Omid Abtahi, Emily Swallow, and Katy O'Brian in The Mandalorian (2019)
      The Mandalorian
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Lost Ollie (2022)
      Lost Ollie
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • We the People (2021)
      We the People
      4.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
      Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
      8.4
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Alec Baldwin, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, and Chris Pine in Rise of the Guardians (2012)
      Rise of the Guardians
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Reese Witherspoon, Will Arnett, Hugh Laurie, and Seth Rogen in Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
      Monsters vs Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2009

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    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Peter 'Taco' Ramsey
    • Born
      • December 23, 1962
      • Los Angeles, California, USA

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      On January 22, 2019, he became the first African American filmmaker nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

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      62 years old
    • When was Peter Ramsey born?
      December 23, 1962
    • Where was Peter Ramsey born?
      Los Angeles, California, USA
    • What is Peter Ramsey's birth name?
      Peter A Ramsey
    • What is Peter Ramsey known for?
      Minority Report, The Core, Rise of the Guardians, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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