
Travis Knight
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1973-09-13 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
Travis Knight
Biography
Travis Andrew Knight (born September 13, 1973) is an American animator, producer, director, actor, and former rapper. The son of Nike co-founder Phil Knight has worked as the lead animator and current CEO for the stop-motion animation studio Laika, including directing the company's films Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and the upcoming Wildwood (2025). He also directed the live-action films Bumblebee (2018) and the upcoming Masters of the Universe (2026). Knight received three nominations for the Academy Awards.
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Acting
(2022)
Claydream
as Self (archive footage)
(1993)
Chilly Tee - "Get Off Mine"
as Chilly Tee
Crew
The Night Gardener
Director
Wildwood
Director, Producer
Piranesi
Director
(2026)
Masters of the Universe
Director
(2019)
Missing Link
Producer
(2018)
Bumblebee
Director
(2016)
Kubo and the Two Strings
Director, Producer, Animation
(2014)
The Boxtrolls
Producer, Animation
(2012)
ParaNorman
Producer, Animation
(2009)
Coraline
Animation
(2004)
Joe Blow
CG Animator
(2003)
Ananda
Animation