Mark O'Hare

Writer and director · Born July 18, 1968 (58) · San Pedro, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mark Sean O'Hare (born July 18, 1968) is an American cartoonist, animator, writer and storyboard artist who created the comic strip Citizen Dog. O'Hare is well known for his work on animated television shows as a writer and storyboard artist for Rocko's Modern Life, SpongeBob SquarePants, Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, Hey Arnold!, The Angry Beavers, The Mighty B!, Chowder, and The Ren and Stimpy Show. Throughout the run of the series, O'Hare served as the creative director and supervising producer on Camp Lazlo. In 2016 he was employed as a storyboard artist for Illumination Entertainment. O'Hare has been nominated four times for an Emmy from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and won his first Emmy in 2007 for "Outstanding Animated Program" on Camp Lazlo and his second in 2008. O'Hare was initially enrolled in the aeronautical engineering program at Purdue University; however, after his sophomore year, he shifted focus to study graphic design upon illustrating a comic strip titled Art Gallery for the student newspaper, The Exponent. The comic ran from the autumn of 1987 to the spring of 1990. Afterward, he was accepted into the character animation program at California Institute of the Arts. He is a close affiliate of fellow director Tim Hill.

What are Mark O'Hare's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

51%

Bonds

40%

Morality

9%

Friendship2 Family bonds2 Identity2 Coming of age2 Ambition2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

3

Manic

3

Joyful

2

Triumphant

1

Warm

2

How their films linger

Fun4 Feel-good3

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 Mark O'Hare's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (7).

Subscription and free streaming for Mark O'Hare'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

29 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants(2025)
Animation Director · Head of Story
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Minions & More 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Director
Minions: The Rise of Gru(2022)
Additional Storyboarding
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run(2020)
Head of Story
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Illumination Presents: 10 Minion Mini-Movies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Director
Despicable Me 2: 3 Mini-Movie Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Director
Panic in the Mailroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Director
Mascot Prep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Storyboard Artist
Chowder(2007)
Show 3 episodes · Story · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Tak & the Power of Juju(2007)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Camp Lazlo: Where's Lazlo? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Director · Story · Story Developer · Storyboard Artist · Supervising Producer · Writer
Camp Lazlo: Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 14 episodes · Creative Director · Storyboard · Supervising Producer · Writer
Shorty McShorts' Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Camp Lazlo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 114 episodes · Creative Director · Producer · Story · Storyboard Artist · Writer
SpongeBob SquarePants: Sponge for Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Writer
SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob Goes Prehistoric (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Storyboard Artist · Writer
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Seascape Capers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Writer
SpongeBob SquarePants: Tide and Seek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Writer
SpongeBob Squarepants: Tales from the Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Storyboard Artist · Writer
SpongeBob SquarePants: Halloween (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Storyboard Artist
SpongeBob SquarePants - Nautical Nonsense and Sponge Buddies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Storyboard · Storyboard Artist · Writer
The Match(1999)
as Righty
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)
Show 19 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
The Powerpuff Girls(1998)
Show 3 episodes · Storyboard · Writer
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
The Angry Beavers(1997)
Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Hey Arnold!(1996)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Dexter's Laboratory(1996)
Show 7 episodes · Storyboard · Writer
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Rocko's Modern Life(1993)
Show 24 episodes · Director · Additional Writing · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
The Ren & Stimpy Show(1991)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 1991 to 2025.

Highest rated

Dexter's Laboratory (1996)

Midcredits 84^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting1 of 29Directing9 of 29Writing16 of 29 · 71^stProducing3 of 29Other crew16 of 29 · 71^st

29 titles, 10 with more than one role — other crew and writing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1990s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2000s14 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s4 · 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.

Is Mark O'Hare's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 45 · moderate

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 33 · mild

Profanity4 titlesmedian 26 · mild

Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 19 · mild

Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 43 · moderate

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Mark O'Hare work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mark O'Hare's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Craig McCracken shares the most, 3.