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Chris Houghton

Chris Houghton

Actor, producer and writer · Born July 18, 1978 (48) · Burbank, California, USA

Chris Houghton is an American animator, voice actor, storyboard artist, writer, director, and producer. He is most known for co-creating the Disney Channel animated series {Big City Greens (2018)} with his brother Shane Houghton, as well as being the voice of Cricket Green and various characters. He has also worked on {Gravity Falls (2012)} as a storyboard artist, revisionist, and character designer and {Wander Over Yonder (2013)} as a storyboard artist and revisionist. He also worked on the Nickelodeon animated series {Harvey Beaks (2015)} as a writer and storyboard director and {Fanboy & Chum Chum (2009)} as a storyboard revisionist. He was also a character designer for {Clarence (2013)} and {Adventure Time (2010)}.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 18, 1978 (48)
From
Burbank, California, USA
Works as
Actor, producer and writer
Titles
13 on Motif · 19 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Chris Houghton's films like?

Across their 12 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
45%
Society
23%
Self
15%
Ideas
14%
Morality
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 7
Hero
2 of 7
Trickster
2 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
12
Warm
7
Absurd
5
Thrilling
2
Hopeful
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical3

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 Chris Houghton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 13 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (12).

Subscription and free streaming for Chris Houghton's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

19 credits, 13 with a Motif page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation(2024)

    Producer · Writer · as Cricket Green (voice)

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • NHL Big City Greens Classic 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Cricket Green (voice)

  • Summer Shortstacular with Big City Greens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Cricket Green (voice)

  • Disney NHL Big City Greens Classic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Cricket Green (voice)

  • Shortsmas with Big City Greens(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Cricket Green (voice)

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Zombi-Thon with Big City Greens(2022)

    Executive Producer · as Cricket Green (voice)

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Chibiverse(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · as Cricket Green (voice)

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Spring Shorts-Tacular with the Ghost and Molly McGee(2022)

    as Cricket Green

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shortstober with Big City Greens(2021)

    as Cricket Green (voice)

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Shortsgiving with Big City Greens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Cricket Green (voice)

  • Disney Channel Summer Singalong(2020)

    as Cricket Green (voice)

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Miss Tilly's Fun Time TV Minute (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · as Self

  • Broken Karaoke(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Cricket Green (voice)

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Random Rings (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 11 episodes · as Cricket Green (voice)

  • Theme Song Takeover(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Cricket Green (voice)

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Big City Greens(2018)

    Show 220 episodes · Director · Creator · Story · Storyboard · Writer · as Cricket Green (voice)

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Harvey Beaks(2015)

    Show 20 episodes · Storyboard Designer · Writer

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Wander Over Yonder(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Mickey Mouse(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 84th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 2013 to 2024.

Highest rated

Mickey Mouse (2013)

Motif 87th

Most popular right now

Big City Greens (2018)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 18: 7 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Motif score41stDirecting1 of 18: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 18: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 18: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew4 of 18: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

18 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2010s7 · 4 acting · 4 crew2020s11 · 10 acting · 7 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Chris Houghton's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Motif score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 13 titles are Divisive.

  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Disney Channel Summer Singalong (2020)

99th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Mickey Mouse (2013)

Motif 87th · 84% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Chris Houghton's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 31
Profanity4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 18 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 35 · mildMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Chris Houghton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Chris Houghton's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marieve Herington shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Marieve Herington9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Marieve Herington
  • Bob Joles8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Bob Joles
  • Artemis Pebdani7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Artemis Pebdani
  • Zeno Robinson6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Zeno Robinson

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles