Steven R. Purcell[1] (born October 1, 1961) was a director at Pixar.
He was co-director and screenwriter for Brave. His most recent work was as director of the television special Toy Story That Time Forgot.
He also performed the voice of Sandy Dunes in The Radiator Springs 500½ and Carl Fredricksen in George & A.J. after Ed Asner declined.
He also did the voice of The Crow in Brave and The Legend of Mor'du.
Purcell was included among 75 Pixar employees laid off by The Walt Disney Company on May 23, 2023.[2]
Filmography[]
- Cars (2006): voice of Tractors
- Mater and the Ghostlight (2006): additional character designer
- Mater's Tall Tales (2008-2012):
- Unidentified Flying Mater (2009): additional voice
- Monster Truck Mater (2010): additional voice
- Heavy Metal Mater (2010): additional voice
- Moon Mater (2010): additional voice
- Mater Private Eye (2010): additional voice
- George & A.J. (2009): voice of Carl Fredricksen
- Brave (2012): co-director, screenwriter, voice of The Crow, Song of Mor'du lyricist
- The Legend of Mor'du (2012): writer, voice of The Crow
- Tales from Radiator Springs (2013-2014):
- Spinning (2013): additional voice
- The Radiator Springs 500½ (2014): voice of Sandy Dunes
- Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014): director, writer, voice of The Cleric
- Smash and Grab (2019): story trust
- Toy Story 4 (2019): voice of The Bensons
- Cars on the Road (2022):
- Dino Park: director, writer, story artist
- Lights Out: director, writer, voice of Randy, voice of Wraith Rod, story artist
- Salt Fever: writer
- The Legend: writer
- Show Time: writer
- Trucks: writer, "Trucks" lyricist
- B-Movie: writer, "Brain on Wheels" lyricist
- Road Rumblers: director, writer, story artist
- Gettin' Hitched: writer
- Inside Out 2 (2024): voice of Deep Dark Secret