Claudius Urban
award winning
Animator I Lead I Supervisor I Head of Animation
about
“Great stories are what inspire me to deliver stand-out animation.”
From overseeing the animation team to pipeline, previsualization and motion capture acting, Claudius Urban’s role within the animation industry is extremely wide-ranging - he thrives on every challenge.
Since his training in 3D at the prestigious Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany, Claudius has traveled all over the world, honing his craft in animation. He has worked with several major visual effects houses, experiencing different pipelines, approaches, cultures and working environments.
Throughout this time he created iconic sequences for film and television: Iron Man’s self-assembling suit, the Troll ramming head-first into a stone wall in Hobbit 3, the disturbing and memorable birth of Doomsday in Batman vs. Superman and the impressive one-minute climactic battle shot of Koba running amuck on a tank in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.
“Growing up, I always had pictures and stories in my head that I wasn’t able to communicate,” says Claudius. “Animation gave me a way to tell stories as living pictures, to breathe life into my thoughts. I love that my profession has given me a way of channeling that creativity.”
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reels
filmography
JOB ROLE
GENRE
G20 (2025)
Animation Supervisor
The Crow (2024)
Head of Animation
Dead Island 2 (2023)
Senior Animator
I am Groot (2023)
Head of Animation
Foundation Season 2 (2023)
Head of Animation
Loki Season 2 (2023)
Head of Animation
The Marvels (2023)
Head of Animation
The Family Plan (2023)
Head of Animation
She-Hulk (2022)
Senior Animator
The Kangaroo Conspiracy (2022)
Animation Supervisor
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
Animation Supervisor
Respect (2021)
Motion Capture
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Animation Supervisor
Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings (2021)
Senior Animator
The Kangaroo Chronicles (2020)
Animation Supervisor
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Senior Animator
Black Widow (2020)
Animation Supervisor
Netto Bear (2019)
Animation Consultant
Play (2019)
Mocap Actor
Rocca verändert die Welt (2019)
Animation Supervisor
Brightburn (2019)
Animation Supervisor
Captain Marvel (2019)
Senior Animator
Lost in Space (2018)
Lead Animator
8 Days (2018)
Lead Animator
Horsch Heroes (2018)
Previs Artist
Black Panther (2018)
Lead Animator
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018)
Senior Animator
Okja (2017)
Senior Animator
Thor - Ragnarok (2017)
Senior Animator
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Animator
The BFG (2016)
Animator
Pete's Dragon (2016)
Animator
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Animator
Furious 7 (2015)
Animator
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Animator
The 7th Dwarf (2014)
Senior Animator
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Animator, Previs Artist
Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
Senior Animator
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Lead Animator
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
Animator
SpecOps - The Line (2012)
Senior Animator
Lidl Sinnesreise (2012)
Senior Animator
John Carter (2012)
Animator
DFA Zocken (2010)
Senior Animator
Ferrero Basiskommunikation (2010)
Senior Animator
Mueller, Der Joghurt mit der Ecke, Ecki und Eckhard (2010)
Senior Animator
Ferrero Eieruhr (2010)
Senior Animator
Legend of the Guardians - The Owls of Ga'hoole (2010)
Senior Animator
Schluss mit billigen Tricks (2009)
Animator
Bosch-Zündkerzenfilm (2008)
Animator
Blum-Servodrive (2008)
Animator
Bosch Inside-Diesel-NFZ (2008)
Animator
Bosch ESP8T&VAF (2008)
Animator
Snickers-Tag (2008)
Animator
Honda Love (2008)
Animator
Bosch-Innerspace-Diesel (2007)
Animator
Mercedes-IAA (2007)
CG-Artist
Kingz (2007)
Gaffer, CG-Artist
DAV-Versicherungen (2007)
Animator
Snickers-Rugby (2007)
Animator
Lichtgestalten (2006)
CG-Artist
Bosch-Innerspace (2006)
Animator
Bosch-Diesel (2006)
Animator
2 Engel für Amor (2006)
Animator
ZDF-Babyfussball (2006)
CG-Artist
NichtLustig! (2005)
Director, Animator
Soko-Schutzbengel (2005)
CG-Artist
Die Luftbrücke (2005)
CG-Artist
90 Degrees Different (2004)
Gaffer
Trip Deluxe (2004)
CG-Artist
Piet & Frieder (2004)
Set and Prop Building
DNX (2004)
CG-Artist
Timeless (2004)
CG-Artist
Druckbolzen (2003)
Actor
Yager (2003)
CG-Artist
Tchibo Spacelove (2003)
CG-Artist