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Travis Knight

Director

Travis Knight

Directing
2016 — present · 2 films
Born
13 September 1973 · age 52
From
Hillsboro, Oregon, USA

Travis Andrew Knight (born September 13, 1973) is an American animator, producer, director, actor, and former rapper. The son of Nike co-founder Phil Knight has worked as the lead animator and current CEO for the stop-motion animation studio Laika, including directing the company's films Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) and the upcoming Wildwood (2025). He also directed the live-action films Bumblebee (2018) and the upcoming Masters of the Universe (2026).

Career Signature

How Travis Knight’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

crowd-pleaser
coming of age
wonder and awe
warm hug
fantasy spell

Tuned by the Perfery ranker. Aggregated equal-weight across every directed film.

Tonal kin

Hayao MiyazakiHayao Miyazaki13 filmsMamoru HosodaMamoru Hosoda10 filmsRyuichi YagiRyuichi Yagi3 filmsDon ChaffeyDon Chaffey6 filmsYoshiyuki MomoseYoshiyuki Momose3 filmsMasanori HataMasanori Hata2 filmsKeiichi HaraKeiichi Hara11 filmsAyumu WatanabeAyumu Watanabe4 films

Filmography

Bumblebee

2018

Kubo and the Two Strings

2016