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Ben Bocquelet

Ben Bocquelet

Writer and producer · Born June 27, 1980 (46) · Paris, France

2 BAFTA Awards

Ben Bocquelet was born in 1983 in France. He is a writer and art director, known for The Amazing World of Gumball (2011), The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball (2025) and The Amazing World of Gumball: The Movie.

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 27, 1980 (46)
From
Paris, France
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
4 on MovieCove · 8 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 11% in 30 days

What are Ben Bocquelet's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
49%
Society
37%
Self
15%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
4
Joyful
3
Manic
1
Warm
2
Contemplative
1

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Ben Bocquelet's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Hulu (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Ben Bocquelet'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

8 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball(2025)

    Show 40 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Gumball Chronicles(2020)

    Show Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • The Amazing World of Gumball: Darwin's Yearbook(2019)

    Show Creator · Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • The Amazing World of Gumball(2011)

    Show 240 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Lyricist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Little Short-Sighted Snake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Art Direction

  • Pictoplasma: Characters in Motion, Vol. 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director

  • The Hell's Kitchen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Writer

  • Gumball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles, 7 of them dated from 2003 to 2025.

Highest rated

The Amazing World of Gumball (2011)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 8: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting3 of 8: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing2 of 8: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew6 of 8: 4 only other crew, 2 with another role

8 titles, 3 with more than one role — other crew and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

2 BAFTA Awards from 6 major nominations, 2012–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Children’s Craft Team Award
  2. 2019
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Animation
  3. 2018
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Comedy
  4. 2016
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Writer
  5. 2014
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Animation
  6. 2012
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Writer

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.

Who does Ben Bocquelet work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ben Bocquelet's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hugo Harold-Harrison shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers