Michael Ouweleen is President, Adult Swim, reporting to the president of Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics, Tom Asheim. In his role, Ouweleen is responsible for all aspects of content planning, development, windowing, marketing and creative for Adult Swim and its properties globally across all company-owned platforms and third-party partners. He also has oversight of linear programming, streaming, digital products, live events and mobile games related to Adult Swim shows, characters and other IP. As a primary driver of Cartoon Network's global brand and a principle force behind its strategy and creative for more than 20 years, Ouweleen has held both senior content and brand positions at Cartoon Network, and helped frame and launch Adult Swim and Boomerang (linear and OTT). Most recently, Ouweleen was chief marketing officer for Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim where he led an in-house staff of writers, producers, designers, marketers and analysts who create all marketing, branding, promotion, sponsored promotion, event and social creative. Previously, as senior vice president of programming and development at Cartoon Network, he oversaw a team that developed "Chowder," "The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack" and other critically acclaimed animated original hits, while steering the network's first forays into both live action and longform. Ouweleen was a key member of the small team that championed and launched Adult Swim. While serving as creative director for the block, he also co-created, co-executive produced and co-wrote one of the first Adult Swim shows, "Harvey Birdman, Attorney-at-Law," starring Gary Cole and Stephen Colbert. He is currently co-executive producing a follow-up series, "Birdgirl," starring Paget Brewster, Nagin Farsad, Rob Delaney, and Tony Hale. Prior to joining Cartoon Network, Ouweleen worked for seven years in advertising in New York, starting with a job he won through a writing contest offered by J. Walter Thompson. He graduated from Georgetown University with a major in English and Theology. Ouweleen lives in Atlanta with his wife and three sons. He runs, skateboards, paints and has co-hosted a weekly radio show focused on the popular arts.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Writer and producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Known for
What are Michael Ouweleen's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous2
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 Michael Ouweleen's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on HBO Max (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Michael Ouweleen'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
14 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Robot Chicken: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Birdgirl(2021)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Holy Calamavote(2020)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Re-Animated(2006)
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
Stroker and Hoop(2004)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks in: Harasscat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Sound Hound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Thanks a Latte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
When Animals Nap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles, 10 of them dated from 1995 to 2021.
How do Michael Ouweleen's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 86th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the plot and story 45/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Michael Ouweleen's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Michael Ouweleen work with?
People who share at least 2 of Michael Ouweleen's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Erik Richter shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Richard Ferguson-HullShared titles: Birdgirl (2021), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Richard Ferguson-Hull
Writers
- Erik RichterShared titles: Birdgirl (2021), Stroker and Hoop (2004), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Erik Richter
- Melissa WarrenburgShared titles: Birdgirl (2021), Stroker and Hoop (2004), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Melissa Warrenburg
- Adam PavaShared titles: Re-Animated (2006), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Adam Pava
- Casper KellyShared titles: Stroker and Hoop (2004), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Casper Kelly
Composers and editors
- Jon DillingShared titles: Birdgirl (2021), Stroker and Hoop (2004), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Jon Dilling
- Michael KohlerShared titles: Stroker and Hoop (2004), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Kohler
Producers
- Ollie GreenShared titles: Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar (2023), The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023), Stroker and Hoop (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Ollie Green
- Keith CroffordShared titles: Birdgirl (2021), Stroker and Hoop (2004), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Keith Crofford
- Mike LazzoShared titles: Birdgirl (2021), Stroker and Hoop (2004), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Mike Lazzo
- Evan AdlerShared titles: Re-Animated (2006), Stroker and Hoop (2004), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 3 shared titles with Evan Adler
Mixed roles
- Craig GordonShared titles: Stroker and Hoop (2004), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Craig Gordon
- Dave DrabikShared titles: Stroker and Hoop (2004), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Dave Drabik
- Matt HarriganShared titles: Stroker and Hoop (2004), Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law (2000)See all 2 shared titles with Matt Harrigan