Nick Park
- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 6, 1958 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
- Age
- 67
- Active Years
- 1967–2026 (60 Years)
- Total Credits
- 112 credits in database
Directing Born Dec 6, 1958 Preston, Lancashire, England, UK 112 credits
Biography
Nicholas Wulstan Park, also known as Nick Park, is an English filmmaker and stop motion animator born on December 6, 1958, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He is best known as the creator of the characters Wallace and Gromit, as well as Shaun the Sheep. Park works in directing and has a total of 73 known credits. He has been nominated for an Academy Award six times and has won four times for Creature Comforts in 1989, The Wrong Trousers in 1993, A Close Shave in 1995, and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in 2005. His recognized film works also include Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave, and Wallace and Gromit.
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Career overview
Nicholas Wulstan Park, CBE, also known as Nick Park, is an English stop motion animation filmmaker born on December 6, 1958, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He is best known as the creator of Wallace and Gromit, as well as Shaun the Sheep. Throughout his career in directing, Park has achieved widespread recognition for his animated works and has earned a total of seven dozen known credits on the Movie Database.
Park has received six Academy Award nominations, winning four times. His winning projects include Creature Comforts in 1989, The Wrong Trousers in 1993, A Close Shave in 1995, and Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit in 2005. His celebrated filmography also features titles such as Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave, and Wallace and Gromit: Marvelous Inventions.
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Career timeline
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom · Executive ProducerShaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom · Characters
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl · DirectorWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl · StoryWallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl · Executive ProducerWallace & Gromit: The Collection · DirectorAccess All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget · Executive ProducerChicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget · CharactersThe Making of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas · Characters
Timmy's Cinema Adventure · Executive ProducerTimmy's Cinema Adventure · Characters
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon · CharactersA Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon · Executive ProducerAnimation Outlaws
Early ManEarly Man · DirectorEarly Man · StoryEarly Man · ProducerRaymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen
Shaun The Sheep: Happy Farmer's DayWallace & Gromit - Hearts of Clay · Director
Bozzetto non troppo
Shaun the Sheep MovieShaun the Sheep Movie · Executive ProducerShaun the Sheep Movie · CharactersShaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas · Executive ProducerA Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
Shaun the Sheep Championsheeps · CreatorRay Harryhausen: Special Effects TitanWallace & Gromit x Google Hangout | A Video Call with Aardman Friends! · CreatorWallace & Gromit x Google Hangout | A Video Call with Aardman Friends! · WriterShaun the Sheep: Shear Madness · Idea
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention · ProducerWallace & Gromit's World of Invention · Executive ProducerShaun the Sheep: One Giant Leap for Lambkind · IdeaShaun the Sheep: One Giant Leap for Lambkind · Executive ProducerWallace & Gromit's World of Invention
Timmy Time · Producer
A Matter of Loaf and Death · AuthorA Matter of Loaf and Death · DirectorAll About 'Thunderbirds'
Shaun the Sheep · ProducerShaun the Sheep · CharactersCreature Comforts · Executive Producer
The One ShowHow Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit · CharactersWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit · DirectorWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit · ScreenplayWallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit · Producer
Kulturplatz
Creature Comforts · Creator
Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions · Story DeveloperWallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions · ProducerWallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions · CreatorWallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions · WriterWallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes
The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit · WriterThe Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit · Director
Chicken Run · DirectorChicken Run · ProducerChicken Run · StoryChickens Go in, Pies Come OutAardman Classics · Director
Les chefs-d’œuvre du Studio Aardman · DirectorThe Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit
Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out · DirectorWallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out · Writer
Stage Fright · Executive Producer
A Close Shave · DirectorA Close Shave · WriterA Close Shave · AnimationWallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation · Scenario WriterWallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation · Director
The World's Greatest Animation · Director
The Wrong Trousers · WriterThe Wrong Trousers · CharactersThe Wrong Trousers · DirectorThe Wrong Trousers · AnimationInside the Wrong Trousers
A Grand Day Out · DirectorA Grand Day Out · Director of PhotographyA Grand Day Out · AnimationA Grand Day Out · Writer
Full Filmography
112 titles- Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026) Executive Producer
- Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026) Characters
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) Director
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) Story
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) Executive Producer
- Wallace & Gromit: The Collection (2024) Director
- Access All Areas - The Making of Wallace and Gromit (2024) as Self- Director/Creator
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) Executive Producer
- Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) Characters
- The Making of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) as Self
- Last Of The Summer Wine: 30 Years Of Laughs (2022) as Self
- Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021) Characters
- Timmy's Cinema Adventure (2020) Executive Producer
- Timmy's Cinema Adventure (2020) Characters
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) Characters
- A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019) Executive Producer
- Animation Outlaws (2019) as Self
- Early Man (2018) as Hognob (voice)
- Early Man (2018) Director
- Early Man (2018) Story
- Early Man (2018) Producer
- Raymond Briggs: Snowmen, Bogeymen and Milkmen (2018) as Self
- Shaun The Sheep: Happy Farmer's Day (2017) as Timmy
- Wallace & Gromit - Hearts of Clay (2017) Director
- Bozzetto non troppo (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) as Himself (voice) (uncredited)
- Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) Executive Producer
- Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) Characters
- Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer's Llamas (2015) Executive Producer
- A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman (2015) as Self - Creator of Wallace & Gromit
- Wallace & Gromit x Visit England (2015) Director
- Wallace & Gromit x Visit England (2015) Writer
- Shaun the Sheep Championsheeps (2012) Creator
- Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2012) as Self
- Wallace & Gromit x Google Hangout | A Video Call with Aardman Friends! (2012) Creator
- Wallace & Gromit x Google Hangout | A Video Call with Aardman Friends! (2012) Writer
- Shaun the Sheep: Shear Madness (2012) Idea
- Shaun the Sheep: Shear Madness (2012) Executive Producer
- Wallace & Gromit's Jubilee Bunt-a-thon (2012) Director
- Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention (2010) Producer
- Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention (2010) Executive Producer
- Shaun the Sheep: One Giant Leap for Lambkind (2010) Idea
- Shaun the Sheep: One Giant Leap for Lambkind (2010) Executive Producer
- Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention (2010)
- Shaun the Sheep: Party Animals (2010) Idea
- Shaun the Sheep: Party Animals (2010) Executive Producer
- Shaun The Sheep: Spring Lamb (2010) as Timmy
- Timmy Time (2009) Producer
- A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) Author
- A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008) Director
- All About 'Thunderbirds' (2008)
- Shaun the Sheep (2007) Producer
- Shaun the Sheep (2007) Characters
- Creature Comforts (2007) Executive Producer
- The One Show (2006) as Self
- How Wallace & Gromit Went to Hollywood (2006) as Self
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Characters
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Director
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Screenplay
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) Producer
- Kulturplatz (2004) as Self
- Creature Comforts (2003) Creator
- Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (2002) Story Developer
- Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (2002) Producer
- Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (2002) Creator
- Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (2002) Writer
- Wallace & Gromit’s Cracking Contraptions: Behind the Scenes (2002) as Self
- The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit (2001) Writer
- The Incredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit (2001) Director
- Chicken Run (2000) Director
- Chicken Run (2000) Producer
- Chicken Run (2000) Story
- Chickens Go in, Pies Come Out (2000)
- Aardman Classics (2000) Director
- Fowl Play - The Making of Chicken Run (2000)
- Les chefs-d’œuvre du Studio Aardman (1999) Director
- The Amazing World of Wallace & Gromit (1999) as Himself
- Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out (1998) Director
- Wallace & Gromit in A Grand Day Out (1998) Writer
- Stage Fright (1997) Executive Producer
- A Close Shave (1996) Director
- A Close Shave (1996) Writer
- A Close Shave (1996) Animation
- Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation (1996) Scenario Writer
- Wallace & Gromit: The Best of Aardman Animation (1996) Director
- The World's Greatest Animation (1994) Director
- The Wrong Trousers (1993) Writer
- The Wrong Trousers (1993) Characters
- The Wrong Trousers (1993) Director
- The Wrong Trousers (1993) Animation
- Inside the Wrong Trousers (1993) as Self
- A Grand Day Out (1990) Director
- A Grand Day Out (1990) Director of Photography
- A Grand Day Out (1990) Animation
- A Grand Day Out (1990) Writer
- The Simpsons (1989) as Nick Park (voice)
- Prisoners of Gravity (1989) as Self
- Creature Comforts (1989) Director
- Creature Comforts (1989) Animation
- Creature Comforts (1989) Writer
- War Story (1989) Animation
- Pixilated in the Park (1988) Director
- Going Live! (1987) as Self
- Sledgehammer (1986) Animation
- The South Bank Show (1978) as Self
- Hog (1978) Director
- Hog (1978) Animation
- A Fisherman's Tale (1976) Director
- Archie's Concrete Nightmare (1975) Director
- Rat and the Beanstalk (1971) Director
- Walter Goes Fishing (1971) Director
- Omnibus (1967)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Nick Park best known for?
Nick Park is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026), Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026), Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024), Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024).
When and where was Nick Park born?
Nick Park was born on December 6, 1958 in Preston, Lancashire, England, UK.
How many credits does Nick Park have?
Nick Park has 112 film and television credits listed on archytele, with work dated between 1967 and 2026.
What is Nick Park's background in cinema and television?
Nicholas Wulstan Park, also known as Nick Park, is an English filmmaker and stop motion animator born on December 6, 1958, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. He is best known as the creator of the characters Wallace and Gromit, as well as Shaun the Sheep. Park works in directing and has a total of 73 know...
Nick Park by the numbers
112credits
92films
20TV series
1967–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- The Simpsons (1989) as Nick Park (voice) — aged about 30
- Omnibus (1967) — aged about 8
- Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) as Himself (voice) (uncredited) — aged about 56
- The Making of Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023) as Self — aged about 64
- Early Man (2018) as Hognob (voice) — aged about 59
- Kulturplatz (2004) as Self — aged about 45
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