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David Sproxton

David Sproxton

Producer, also actor and writer · Born January 6, 1954 (72) · Bristol, England, UK

2 BAFTA Awards · Primetime Emmy nominee

David Sproxton was born on 6 January 1954 in Bristol, England, UK. He is a producer and director, known for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005), Chicken Run (2000) and Flushed Away (2006).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 6, 1954 (72)
From
Bristol, England, UK
Works as
Producer, also actor and writer
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 67 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 155 days to Oct 26Down 44% in 30 days

What are David Sproxton's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Society
30%
Self
16%
Ideas
10%
Power
2%
Community14 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 12 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 5 · Charged 7 · Intense 0

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 10

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 10 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
20
Warm
13
Hopeful
4
Absurd
6
Thrilling
6
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy19
  • Cyclical2

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 David Sproxton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David Sproxton'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

67 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sledgehammer Revealed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • The Big Bad Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Cinematographer

  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget(2023)

    Co-Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Timmy's Cinema Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer

  • Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom(2020)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Early Man(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Learning Time with Timmy(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shaun the Sheep Movie(2015)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Ray's Big Idea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Executive Producer

  • Morph(2014)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Croods(2013)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Shaun the Sheep: Shear Madness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • The Pirates! Band of Misfits(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Mossy Bottom Shorts(2012)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • So You Want to Be a Pirate!(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Arthur Christmas(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Wallace and Gromit's World of Invention(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Shaun the Sheep: Party Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Shaun the Sheep: One Giant Leap for Lambkind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Executive Producer

  • Timmy Time(2009)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • A Matter of Loaf and Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Pib and Pog: X Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Creature Comforts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Show and Tell with Pib and Pog: Peter's Room (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Executive Producer

  • Shaun the Sheep(2007)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Flushed Away(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Safety in the Home with Pib and Pog: The Kitchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Show and Tell with Pib and Pog: Daddy's Study (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Pib and Pog: Dentist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Off Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Ramble On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • Creature Comforts(2003)

    Show Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Vacation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Executive Producer

  • Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions(2002)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Chicken Run(2000)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Angry Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 50 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Humdrum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Executive Producer

  • Why Bristol? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Actor

  • Stage Fright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • Owzat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Executive Producer

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director

  • A Close Shave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Executive Producer

  • The Morph Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Pib and Pog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Executive Producer

  • The Wrong Trousers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Executive Producer

  • Adam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Cinematographer · Executive Producer

  • Never Say Pink Furry Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Executive Producer

  • Rex the Runt: Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Executive Producer

  • Rex the Runt: How Dinosaurs Became Extinct (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Executive Producer

  • Next (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Camera Operator · Mechanical Designer

  • A Grand Day Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Thanks

  • Creature Comforts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Cinematographer

  • Babylon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director

  • Early Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Late Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Palmy Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • On Probation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Producer

  • Sales Pitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • The Amazing Adventures of Morph (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

  • Down and Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Director

  • Confessions of a Foyer Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Gleebees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director

  • Aardman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 1967 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Chicken Run (2000)

$225M worldwide

Highest rated

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Shaun the Sheep (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 59: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting15 of 59: 12 only directing, 3 with another roleProducing38 of 59: 35 only producing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score77thCinematography3 of 59: 2 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew5 of 59: 4 only other crew, 1 with another role

59 titles, 4 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s1 · acting1970s4 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s15 · 1 acting · 14 crew2000s15 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s5 · crew

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.

Awards

2 BAFTA Awards from 4 major nominations, 2001–2008.

WinNomination
  1. 2008
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour)
  2. 2006
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Feature Film
    • BAFTA Award, won
  3. 2001
    • BAFTA Award, nominated

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do David Sproxton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

97thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 21 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 21 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · producer

Learning Time with Timmy (2018)

81st percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

Midcredits 96th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 56. 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.

Is David Sproxton's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore11 titles15–42 · median 28 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles12–21 · median 16 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles7–29 · median 15 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs11 titles5–27 · median 13 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense11 titles19–48 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David Sproxton work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Sproxton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Peter Lord shares the most, 21.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles