Robert Valley


Robert Valley is a Canadian animator and visual graphic artist. He is best known for his work on Tron Uprising, Pear Cider and Cigarettes, and Love, Death & Robots. His accolades includes 3 Primetime Emmy Awards, an Annie Award, with an Academy Award nomination.
He has a distinct visual style that is influenced by Peter Chung and Gorillaz creator Jamie Hewlett.
Valley was born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1969. After completing a four-year animation program in Vancouver, he moved to San Francisco in 1992.

Career

Valley began by directing animated commercials. In 1997 he started own company, Maverix Studios located in San Francisco. He returned to freelance in 2000 and worked in the UK, France, Spain, New Zealand, and Korea. He now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is most famous for his work with the band Gorillaz.
An early break was his work on Æon Flux. He also did the character designs for Disney's Tron: Uprising and Motorcity. He has also worked on The Beatles: Rock Band, Firebreather, and DC Comics Wonder Woman clips. He provided animated sequences for the 2020 documentary Belushi.
He received an Academy Award nomination for his work on Pear Cider and Cigarettes and has directed three episodes for the animated Netflix series Love, Death & Robots.

Filmography