Travis Andrew Knight (born September 13, 1973) is an American animator, producer, director, actor, and former rapper. The son of Nike co-founder Phil Knight has worked as the lead animator and current CEO for the stop-motion animation studio Laika, including directing the company's films Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and Wildwood (2026). He also directed the live-action films Bumblebee (2018) and the upcoming Masters of the Universe (2026). Knight received three nominations for the Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Travis Knight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 13, 1973 (53)
- Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
- Producer and director
- 8 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
What are Travis Knight's films like?
Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 5
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 4
Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 2
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
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 Travis Knight's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Travis Knight'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
15 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Wildwood(2026)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Masters of the Universe(2026)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
ParaNorman: The Thrifting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Missing Link(2019)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Bumblebee(2018)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Kubo and the Two Strings(2016)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
The Boxtrolls(2014)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
ParaNorman(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Coraline(2009)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Joe Blow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Ananda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Atmosphere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Audition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Piranesi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Night Gardener (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 15 titles, 11 of them dated from 2003 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Bumblebee (2018)
Highest rated
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
Most popular right now
Wildwood (2026)
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
a BAFTA Award from 8 major nominations, 2013–2020.
- Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
- BAFTA Award, won · Best Animated Feature Film
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Oscar, nominated · Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
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 Travis Knight's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th4
Shape of the crowd
None of their 8 titles divides audiences: 5 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser5
Reviewers score the atmosphere 82/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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 Travis Knight's work okay for kids?
Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films and alcohol & drugs lighter.
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 Travis Knight work with?
People who share at least 2 of Travis Knight's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chris Butler shares the most, 5.
Directors
- Chris ButlerShared titles: Masters of the Universe (2026), Wildwood (2026), Missing Link (2019), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), ParaNorman (2012)See all 5 shared titles with Chris Butler
Composers and editors
- Dario MarianelliShared titles: Wildwood (2026), Bumblebee (2018), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), The Boxtrolls (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Dario Marianelli
- Christopher Murrie-GreenShared titles: Wildwood (2026), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), ParaNorman (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Christopher Murrie-Green
- Paul RubellShared titles: Masters of the Universe (2026), Bumblebee (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Paul Rubell
Producers
- Arianne SutnerShared titles: Missing Link (2019), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), ParaNorman (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Arianne Sutner
- Jocelyn PascallShared titles: Missing Link (2019), Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Jocelyn Pascall
- Matthew FriedShared titles: The Boxtrolls (2014), ParaNorman (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Matthew Fried