Chris Miller
Biography
Christopher Matthew Miller (born January 20, 1968) is an American animator, director, and voice actor employed by Paramount Animation and formerly DreamWorks Animation. He is best known for directing Shrek the Third and Puss in Boots (for which he received his first Academy Award nomination) and for voicing The Magic Mirror from the Shrek film series and Kowalski the Penguin in the Madagascar film series. Miller was born on January 20, 1968, in Washington, D.C. He studied animation at the California Institute of Arts. In an interview with Robert K. Elder for The Film That Changed My Life, Miller attributes his success in film to Sleeper. "I would be penniless and drunk on the corner, begging for cash, if I had not seen the film Sleeper. I guarantee you." In 2011, Miller directed Puss in Boots, a spin-off and sequel to the Shrek franchise. His wife, Laura Gorenstein Miller, worked as a dance choreographer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Miller (animator), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (27)
Smurfs
as Grouchy Smurf / Camouflage Smurf (voice)
2025
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
as Nobel Audience Member (voice)
2017
The Boss Baby
as Captain Ross (voice)
2017
Penguins of Madagascar
as Kowalski (voice)
2014
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Search and Rescue
as Kowalski (voice)
2014
Turbo
as Tour Bus Driver (voice)
2013
Madly Madagascar
as Kowalski (voice)
2013
Nimrod and Stinky's Antarctic Adventure
as Zookeeper
2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Kowalski (voice)
2012
Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos
as Food Prisoner (voice)
2012
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
as Self
2011
Puss in Boots
as Little Boy Blue / Friar Miller / Prison Guard / Manuel / Rafael (voice)
2011
Shrek Forever After
as Royal Messenger / Magic Mirror / Geppetto (voice)
2010
Merry Madagascar
as Kowalski (voice)
2009
Monsters vs Aliens
as Advisor Cole / Army Commander Jones (voice)
2009
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Kowalski (voice)
2008
Shrek the Third
as Puppet Master / Announcer / Mascot / Singing Villain (voice)
2007
The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper
as Kowalski (voice)
2005
Madagascar
as Kowalski (voice)
2005
Far Far Away Idol
as Magic Mirror (voice)
2004
Shrek 2
as Humphries / Magic Mirror (voice)
2004
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas
as Tower Guard (voice)
2003
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
as Magic Mirror (singing voice)
2001
Shrek
as Geppetto / Magic Mirror (voice)
2001
The Cellar
as Willy Cashen
1989
Lea Press on Limbs
Director (Directing)
1988
The Thing What Lurked in the Tub
as Lugmeyer (voice)
1988
