Walt Dohrn

Walter Dohrn (born December 5, 1970) is an American writer, director, animator, musician, and actor. He performed the voice of Rumpelstiltskin in Shrek Forever After (2010),^[5] as well as various characters in Shrek the Third (2007). He co-directed the film Trolls (2016) and directed its sequels, and voiced various characters in the franchise. He is directing Shrek 5, set for release in 2026. Dohrn has also worked as writer, director, and storyboard director in Season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants, and he also worked on 2 episodes from Season 3.^[6] In 2020, Dohrn signed a deal with DreamWorks Animation.^[2]

Walt Dohrn
Dohrn in 2023
Born	Walter Dohrn[1] (1970-12-05) December 5, 1970 (age 53)[1]
Alma mater	CalArts[1]
Occupations	Writer director animator musician actor
Years active	1994–present
Employer	DreamWorks Animation (2002–present)[2]
Spouse	Suvi Booth[3]
Children	3[4]

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Mr. Magoo		Layout artist: Creative Capers
2004	Shrek 2	Rumpelstiltskin (deleted scene, delayed)	Story artist/writer: additional dialogue
	Shark Tale		Additional story artist
2005	Madagascar
2007	Shrek the Third	Van Student, Xavier, Principal Pynchley, Nanny Dwarf, Evil Knight, Singing Villain	Story artist/writer: additional screenplay material
2010	Shrek Forever After	Rumpelstiltskin, Priest, Krekraw	Head of story
	Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular	Rumpelstiltskin	Writer/director Short film
2011	Thriller Night		Short film
2012	Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos	Water Prisoner
	Rise of the Guardians		Additional story artist
2014	Mr. Peabody & Sherman	Spartacus	Head of story
	Penguins of Madagascar	Antarctic Penguin
2016	Trolls	Smidge, Fuzzbert, Cloud Guy, Mr. Dinkles, Tunnel Troll, and Wedgie Bergen #2	Co-director[7]
2017	The Boss Baby	Photographer
2017	Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie		Special thanks
2020	Trolls World Tour	Smidge, Cloud Guy, King Peppy, Fuzzbert, Metal Mr. Dinkles, Announcer, Country Troll Baby, Country Troll Farmer (voice)	Director[8]
2021	The Boss Baby: Family Business	Time Out Kid (voice)
2022	The Bad Guys	Scientist (voice)
2023	Trolls Band Together	Cloud Guy, King Peppy, Interdimensional Hustle Traveler (voice)	Director[9]
2026	Shrek 5		Director[10]

Television

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Nightmare Ned		Co-creator/developer/art director
1999	Angela Anaconda	Mrs. Brinks (episode 1)	Voice actor/writer/story supervisor (season 1)
2000–2002	SpongeBob SquarePants		Writer/director/storyboard director (Season 2)
2001	A Kitty Bobo Show		Animation layout
2001–03	Dexter's Laboratory		Story/writer/storyboard artist
2002	Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?		Writer/storyboard artist
2009	Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space	Link Kid	TV special
2010	Scared Shrekless		Special thanks TV special
2014	King Star King		Storyboard supervisor
2018	Trolls: The Beat Goes On!	Cloud Guy, Fuzzbert	Voice actor
2020	Trolls: TrollsTopia	Cloud Guy	Voice actor
2020	JJ Villard's Fairy Tales		Storyboard supervisor

Video games

Year	Title	Notes
1997	Nightmare Ned	Director/art director/animation director
2010	Shrek Forever After	Rumpelstiltskin (voice)

References

1. Cavna, Michael (May 21, 2010). "The 'Riffs Interview: 'SHREK' animator Walt Dohrn steps into the oh-so-green limelight". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. But it also applies to another California artist born "Walter" on a Dec. 5: "Shrek" animator/actor WALT DOHRN. "I like old Disney films that have an edge to them," says Dohrn, 39…
2. D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 21, 2020). "'Trolls World Tour' Filmmaker Walt Dohrn Signs Exclusive Overall Deal With DreamWorks Animation". Deadline. Retrieved August 18, 2020. Since joining DreamWorks in 2002, Dohrn also contributed to the story of Rise of the Guardians, Shrek the Third, Madagascar, Shark Tale, and Shrek 2.
3. Taylor, Dan (October 28, 2016). "'Trolls,' the animated film, got its start in Sonoma County". The Press Democrat. Retrieved August 25, 2024. In another local tie in Dohrn is married to Suvi Booth, a former DreamWorks co-worker…
4. Mk, Ben (January 25, 2024). "Interview: Director Walt Dohrn and Co-Director Tim Heitz Talk 'Trolls Band Together' and the Influences Behind the Animated Sequel". The Real Roundup. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
5. Jonathan Crow (March 12, 2009). "Surprising Voice Behind New 'Shrek' Villain". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
6. Michael Ordoña (May 16, 2010). "Adding dimension to Shrek's last ride". San Francisco Chronicle.
7. Gleiberman, Owen (October 8, 2016). "Film Review: 'Trolls'".
8. D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 6, 2017). "'Fast & Furious 9' Drives To Easter Weekend 2020; 'Trolls 2' Moves To Spring 2020 – Update".
9. Grobar, Matt (March 28, 2023). "Universal & DreamWorks Set Cast, Official Title For Trolls Threequel Bowing This Fall". Deadline. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
10. Couch, Aaron; McClintock, Pamela (July 9, 2024). "Shrek 5 Set for 2026 with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz Returning". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 9, 2024.

External links

Media related to Walt Dohrn at Wikimedia Commons

• Walt Dohrn at IMDb