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Sean Charmatz

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Sean Charmatz

Born August 28, 1980 in San Diego, California, USA5 films

Sean Charmatz (he/him) is an artist and animator from California and is currently a codirector at DreamWorks. He has worked in the animation industry since 2005 and has most notably served as a writer and director on SpongeBob SquarePants and as the director of Orion and the Dark, in addition to designing, storyboarding, and developing shows for Disney and DreamWorks.

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Trolls Holiday in Harmony posterFirst watchTrolls Holiday in Harmony20217.1Queen Poppy plans the first annual Trolls Kingdom Secret Holiday Gift Swap, but things don't go quite as expected.View film

Essential films

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Orion and the Dark poster6.5Orion and the Dark2024

Filmography

5 films as director
  1. 2025SpongeBob SquarePants: Order UpDirector
  2. 2024Orion and the DarkDirector
  3. 2021Trolls Holiday in HarmonyDirector
  4. 2020Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to SchoolDirector
  5. 2011SpongeBob’s Runaway RoadtripDirector