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Audu Paden

Audu Paden

Actor, director, producer and writer · Born December 20, 1963 (62)

Audu Paden (born 20 December 1963) is a Peabody, Gemini and Emmy award winning American television producer, director, cartoonist and writer. Born in London to American parents and raised internationally, spending many years in sub-saharan Africa he later studied theater at Northwestern University and then animation at the UCLA animation workshop in the 1980s. He is the show-runner for the Monster High and Ever After High series for Mattel as well as the producer of the Hot Wheels entertainment. Credits include" Animaniacs", "Pinky and the Brain", "Rugrats", "The Simpsons", "Extreme Ghostbusters", "Godzilla, the Animated series", "Starship Troopers", "MTV Spider-Man", "Stuart Little 3", "Monster High", "Ever After High","Max Steel", "Hot Wheels Battle Force Five", "Polly Pocket", "Heavy Gear", "The Book of Virtues". He is also a voice director and actor.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 20, 1963 (62)
Works as
Actor, director, producer and writer
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Audu Paden's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Self
23%
Society
14%
Power
7%
Morality
7%
Friendship18 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 18 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 8

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 11 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 15 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 17 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 17 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 18 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 5
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
17
Hopeful
11
Thrilling
11
Warm
4
Romantic
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Audu Paden's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (13).

Subscription and free streaming for Audu Paden's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • SuperKitties: Su-Purr Adventures(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • FreakAngels(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • High Guardian Spice(2021)

    Show Director · as Smoke Face

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Ever After High: Epic Winter(2016)

    Producer · Writer · as Snow King (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Monster High: Great Scarrier Reef(2016)

    as Ghoulia Yelps (voice)

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Ever After High: Dragon Games(2016)

    Producer · as Billy Goat Gruff (voice) · as Coach Gingerbreadman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Monster High: Boo York, Boo York(2015)

    Executive Producer · as Ramses / Ghoulia / Hack / Manny / Narrator / Neckbet (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Team Hot Wheels: Build the Epic Race(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland(2015)

    Producer · Writer · as Caterpillar (voice) · as White Knight (voice) · as White Rabbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Monster High: Haunted(2015)

    Producer · as Ghoulia Yelps / Manny Taur / Hall Moanitor Present (voice)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Ever After High: Spring Unsprung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as White Knight (voice)

  • Ever After High: Thronecoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Baba Yaga / Father Grimm / Magic Mirror

  • Monster High: Freaky Fusion(2014)

    Producer · as Ghoulia Yelps / The Creature / Manny Taur (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action!(2014)

    Action Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Ghoulia Yelps / Manny Taur / Additional Voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Ever After High: True Hearts Day(2014)

    Executive Producer · Vocals · as Billy Goat Gruff (voice) / Delivery Goose (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Monster High: 13 Wishes(2013)

    Director · Action Director · Executive Producer · Story · Supervising Animation Director · as Ghoulia Yelps / Manny Taur / Mr. Hack / Dragon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Ever After High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Gingerbreadman (voice) · as Jack B. Nimble (voice) · as Rumplestilskin (voice)

  • Monster High: From Fear to Eternity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Ghoulia Yelps (Voice)

  • Monster High: Scaris, City of Frights(2013)

    Director · Producer · as Ghoulia Yelps / Mr. Hackington / Yeti / Sea Monster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 - Total Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Writer

  • Monster High: Ghouls Rule!(2012)

    Producer · as Ghoulia Yelps / Manny Taur / Sheriff / Additional voices (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Max Steel: Monstrous Alliance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer · Writer

  • Monster High: Friday Night Frights(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Ghoulia Yelps / Manny Taur / Announcer / Nightmare (voice)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Monster High: Escape from Skull Shores(2012)

    Producer · as Ghoulia Yelps / Manny Taur / Nightmare / Slo Mo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Monster High: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love?(2012)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Ghoulia Yelps / Manny Taur / Mr. Hack / Slo Mo (voice)

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Max Steel: Makino's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Monster High: Fright On(2011)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Ghoulia Yelps / Slow Moe / Manny Taur (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Max Steel vs The Toxic Legion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Writer

  • Monster High: New Ghoul at School(2010)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Ghoulia Yelps (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Monster High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 178 episodes · as Deuce Gorgon · as Ghoulia Yelps

  • Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 52 episodes · Producer

  • Max Steel Vs The Mutant Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Writer

  • Tak & the Power of Juju(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild(2005)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Spider-Man: The New Animated Series(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Heavy Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 40 episodes · Production Manager

  • Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Producer

  • Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 40 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Godzilla: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Project G.eeK.eR. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Producer

  • Pinky and the Brain: A Pinky and the Brain Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • Pinky and the Brain(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • I'm Mad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director

  • Tiny Toons Spring Break(1994)

    Sequence Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Animaniacs(1993)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 94th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles from 1993 to 2022; peak year 2013.

Highest rated

Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland (2015)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003)

Film career

19932022

Peak 2013 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting22 of 43: 15 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score87thDirecting14 of 43: 9 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting8 of 43: 2 only writing, 6 with another roleProducing11 of 43: 3 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thOther crew5 of 43: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role

43 titles, 12 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s27 · 22 acting · 12 crew2020s1 · crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Audu Paden's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 86th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · producer

SuperKitties: Su-Purr Adventures (2024)

97th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer, producer

Ever After High: Way Too Wonderland (2015)

Midcredits 96th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 71, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Audu Paden work with?

People who share at least 2 of Audu Paden's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Erin Fitzgerald shares the most, 15.

Directors

Writers

  • Mike Montesano7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Mike Montesano
  • Ted Zizik7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Ted Zizik
  • Lauren Rose10 titles · 6 as writer    See all 10 shared titles with Lauren Rose
  • Ira Singerman10 titles · 5 as writer    See all 10 shared titles with Ira Singerman

Actors

  • Erin Fitzgerald15 titles    See newest 12 of 15 shared titles with Erin Fitzgerald
  • Kate Higgins14 titles    See newest 12 of 14 shared titles with Kate Higgins
  • Debi Derryberry12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Debi Derryberry
  • Laura Bailey12 titles    See all 12 shared titles with Laura Bailey

Composers and editors

Producers

  • Margaret M. Dean13 titles    See newest 12 of 13 shared titles with Margaret M. Dean
  • David Voss10 titles    See all 10 shared titles with David Voss
  • Asaph Fipke9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Asaph Fipke
  • Chuck Johnson9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Chuck Johnson

Mixed roles