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Jared Bush

Jared Bush

Directing
2021 — present · 2 films
Born
12 June 1974 · age 52
From
Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

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…

Acting
2016 · 1 film
Born
12 June 1974 · age 52
From
Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA

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…

Career Signature

How Jared Bush’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

crowd-pleaser
joyful exuberance
warm hug
lush maximalism
ensemble mosaic

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Career Signature

How Jared Bush’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they acted in.

crowd-pleaser
joyful exuberance
warm hug
coming of age
conversation starter

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every acted-in film.

Filmography

Zootopia 2

2025

Encanto

2021

Filmography

Zootopia

2016