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James S. Baker

  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
  • Art Director
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James S. Baker is known for WALL·E (2008), Up (2009) and Ratatouille (2007).
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    Known for

    WALL·E (2008)
    WALL·E
    8.4
    • Animation Department
    • 2008
    Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
    Up
    8.3
    • Animation Department
    • 2009
    Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Peter O'Toole, Brian Dennehy, John Ratzenberger, James Remar, Will Arnett, Brad Garrett, Kathy Griffin, Brad Bird, Lindsey Collins, Walt Dohrn, Tony Fucile, Michael Giacchino, Bradford Lewis, Danny Mann, Teddy Newton, Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Jake Steinfeld, Stéphane Roux, Lori Richardson, Thomas Keller, Julius Callahan, Marco Boerries, Andrea Boerries, and Jack Bird in Ratatouille (2007)
    Ratatouille
    8.1
    • Animation Department
    • 2007
    Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
    Inside Out
    8.1
    • Animation Department
    • 2015

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    Animation Department



    • Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Maya Rudolph, Peter Sohn, Emma Berman, Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Saverio Raimondo in Luca (2021)
      Luca
      7.4
      • story artist
      • 2021
    • Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)
      Soul
      8.0
      • story artist
      • 2020
    • Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Ben Whishaw, Emily Blunt, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, and Joel Dawson in Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
      Mary Poppins Returns
      6.7
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Ashley Eckstein, Felicity Jones, Vanessa Marshall, Catherine Taber, Tiya Sircar, Shelby Young, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017)
      Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
      5.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Raymond Ochoa and Jack Bright in The Good Dinosaur (2015)
      The Good Dinosaur
      6.7
      • additional storyboarding
      • 2015
    • Lewis Black, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, and Mindy Kaling in Inside Out (2015)
      Inside Out
      8.1
      • story artist
      • 2015
    • Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn, Kevin McKidd, Kristen Schaal, and Emma Hudak in Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
      Toy Story That Time Forgot
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • story artist
      • 2014
    • Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
      Up
      8.3
      • story artist
      • 2009
    • WALL·E (2008)
      WALL·E
      8.4
      • story artist
      • 2008
    • Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Peter O'Toole, Brian Dennehy, John Ratzenberger, James Remar, Will Arnett, Brad Garrett, Kathy Griffin, Brad Bird, Lindsey Collins, Walt Dohrn, Tony Fucile, Michael Giacchino, Bradford Lewis, Danny Mann, Teddy Newton, Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Jake Steinfeld, Stéphane Roux, Lori Richardson, Thomas Keller, Julius Callahan, Marco Boerries, Andrea Boerries, and Jack Bird in Ratatouille (2007)
      Ratatouille
      8.1
      • story artist
      • 2007
    • Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Michael Keaton, Tim Allen, Katherine Helmond, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Tony Shalhoub, Andrew Stanton, Mario Andretti, Dave Foley, John Lasseter, Jay Leno, Randy Newman, Jeremy Piven, Owen Wilson, Darla K. Anderson, Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Bob Bergen, Susan Blu, Torbin Xan Bullock, Rodger Bumpass, George Carlin, Scott Clark, Lindsey Collins, William Cone, Bob Costas, Edmund Cupcupin, John Cygan, Jennifer Darling, Paul Dooley, Paul Eiding, Bill Farmer, Brian Fee, Teresa Ganzel, Craig Good, Jan Rabson, Jess Harnell, Jean-Claude Kalache, Richard Kind, Jorgen Klubien, Jenifer Lewis, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Edie McClurg, Mickie McGowan, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Adrian Ochoa, Bob Pauley, Bob Peterson, Richard Petty, Steve Purcell, Guido Quaroni, Joe Ranft, Jonas Rivera, Lou Romano, Dan Scanlon, Stephen Schaffer, Ken Schretzmann, Bob Scott, Sonoko Konishi, Michael Wallis, Jim Ward, Humpy Wheeler, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin, Larry the Cable Guy, Darrell Waltrip, Dan Fogelman, E.J. Holowicki, Artie Kempner, Michael Schumacher, Colette Whitaker, Mike Nelson, A.J. Riebli III, Lynda Petty, Jay Ward, Elissa Knight, Larry Benton, Douglas Keever, Sarah Clark, Richard Cawood, Hooman Khalili, Kathy Coates, Erik Langley, Matty Staudt, Marco Boerries, and Andrea Boerries in Cars (2006)
      Cars
      7.3
      • additional storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Hubert's Brain (2001)
      Hubert's Brain
      6.2
      Short
      • character designer
      • 2001
    • The Adventures of Sam (1997)
      The Adventures of Sam
      7.9
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 1997
    • Dan Castellaneta and David Kaufman in Back to the Future (1991)
      Back to the Future
      6.4
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 1991
    • Ed Gilbert and R.J. Williams in TaleSpin (1990)
      TaleSpin
      7.5
      TV Series
      • layout: Walt Disney Animation France S.A.
      • layout artist: France
      • 1990–1991

    Art Department



    • Elio
      • storyboard artist
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Hoppers
      • story artist
      • In Production
      • 2026



    • Stephen Fry and Daisy Ridley in The Inventor (2023)
      The Inventor
      5.7
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023
    • Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)
      Soul
      8.0
      • story artist
      • 2020
    • Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Wallace Shawn, Kevin McKidd, Kristen Schaal, and Emma Hudak in Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
      Toy Story That Time Forgot
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Ben Kingsley, Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Pat Fraley, Nick Frost, Nika Futterman, Tracy Morgan, Fred Tatasciore, Elle Fanning, Richard Ayoade, and Isaac Hempstead Wright in The Boxtrolls (2014)
      The Boxtrolls
      6.8
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014
    • Edward Asner, Bob Peterson, and Jordan Nagai in Up (2009)
      Up
      8.3
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • WALL·E (2008)
      WALL·E
      8.4
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Peter O'Toole, Brian Dennehy, John Ratzenberger, James Remar, Will Arnett, Brad Garrett, Kathy Griffin, Brad Bird, Lindsey Collins, Walt Dohrn, Tony Fucile, Michael Giacchino, Bradford Lewis, Danny Mann, Teddy Newton, Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Jake Steinfeld, Stéphane Roux, Lori Richardson, Thomas Keller, Julius Callahan, Marco Boerries, Andrea Boerries, and Jack Bird in Ratatouille (2007)
      Ratatouille
      8.1
      • storyboard artist
      • 2007
    • Paul Newman, Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Michael Keaton, Tim Allen, Katherine Helmond, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, John Ratzenberger, Tony Shalhoub, Andrew Stanton, Mario Andretti, Dave Foley, John Lasseter, Jay Leno, Randy Newman, Jeremy Piven, Owen Wilson, Darla K. Anderson, Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Bob Bergen, Susan Blu, Torbin Xan Bullock, Rodger Bumpass, George Carlin, Scott Clark, Lindsey Collins, William Cone, Bob Costas, Edmund Cupcupin, John Cygan, Jennifer Darling, Paul Dooley, Paul Eiding, Bill Farmer, Brian Fee, Teresa Ganzel, Craig Good, Jan Rabson, Jess Harnell, Jean-Claude Kalache, Richard Kind, Jorgen Klubien, Jenifer Lewis, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Edie McClurg, Mickie McGowan, Laraine Newman, Teddy Newton, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Adrian Ochoa, Bob Pauley, Bob Peterson, Richard Petty, Steve Purcell, Guido Quaroni, Joe Ranft, Jonas Rivera, Lou Romano, Dan Scanlon, Stephen Schaffer, Ken Schretzmann, Bob Scott, Sonoko Konishi, Michael Wallis, Jim Ward, Humpy Wheeler, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi, Kiel Murray, Phil Lorin, Larry the Cable Guy, Darrell Waltrip, Dan Fogelman, E.J. Holowicki, Artie Kempner, Michael Schumacher, Colette Whitaker, Mike Nelson, A.J. Riebli III, Lynda Petty, Jay Ward, Elissa Knight, Larry Benton, Douglas Keever, Sarah Clark, Richard Cawood, Hooman Khalili, Kathy Coates, Erik Langley, Matty Staudt, Marco Boerries, and Andrea Boerries in Cars (2006)
      Cars
      7.3
      • additional storyboarding
      • 2006
    • Wade Hixton's Counter Punch (2004)
      Wade Hixton's Counter Punch
      Video Game
      • game designer (as James Baker)
      • 2004
    • Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, and Barry Humphries in Finding Nemo (2003)
      Finding Nemo
      8.2
      • additional storyboarding
      • concept designer (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Hubert's Brain (2001)
      Hubert's Brain
      6.2
      Short
      • storyboard artist
      • 2001
    • Bridget Fonda, Brendan Fraser, Rose McGowan, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Frat Fuller, Frit Fuller, Joseph S. Griffo, Chris Kattan, Jody St. Michael, and Brian Steele in Monkeybone (2001)
      Monkeybone
      4.8
      • storyboard artist (uncredited)
      • 2001

    Art Director



    • Dan Castellaneta and David Kaufman in Back to the Future (1991)
      Back to the Future
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1991

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