Christopher Miller
Birthdate: Sep 23, 1975
Birthplace: Everett, Washington, USA
Christopher Miller (birthname: Christopher Robert Miller) is one-half (with creative partner Phil Lord) of one of Hollywood’s most successful filmmaking teams, making highly stylish movies in animation and live action. Miller earned his first feature credit as a co-writer of the satirical sketch comedy, Extreme Movie (2008), co-directed and co-written by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson, with the ensemble of Kevin Hart, Frankie Muniz, Ryan Pinkston, Jamie Kennedy, Matthew Lillard, and Michael Cera, and which was released by Dimension Films.
Miller had his filmmaking breakthrough with his director/writer debut, the animated sci-fi comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009), co-directed and co-written by Phil Lord, based on Judi and Ron Barrett’s 1978 children’s book, starring the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Andy Samberg, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris, Al Roker, Lauren Graham and Will Forte, and grossing a fine $243 million return (based on estimated costs) for Sony Pictures Animation/Sony Releasing; Miller co-wrote the story for Sony Animation’s very successful sequel, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013), delivering a $274.3 million gross. Miller was co-director (with Lord) of his first live action movie, the big-screen version of the hit TV series, 21 Jump Street (2012), starring Jonah Hill (who also co-wrote the story), Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle and Ice Cube, premiering at the South by Southwest Film Festival and earning a robust $201.6 million box office for Sony Pictures Releasing; Miller followed up as co-director (with Lord) of the sequel, 22 Jump Street (2014), with new cast member Peter Stormare, grossing a big $331.3 million (based on estimated costs) for Sony Pictures Releasing.
Christopher Miller was co-director/writer (with Phil Lord) of the brilliant animated feature primarily produced by Warner Animation Group/Village Roadshow Pictures/Lego System A/S, The Lego Movie (2014), starring the voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Nick Offerman, Alison Brie, Charlie Day, Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman, grossing a strong $470.7 million worldwide (based on estimated costs) for Warner Bros. Pictures (World)/Roadshow Films (Australia); Miller was co-writer and co-producer (with Lord) of the sequel, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019), with new voice cast members Tiffany Haddish and Maya Rudolph under Mike Mitchell’s direction, and grossing $200 million for Warner Bros. Pictures. Miller (with Lord) had been co-directors of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), but were fired deep into production and replaced by Ron Howard, who completed the production and re-shot approximately 70% of the footage that Lord and Miller had directed; Lord and Miller decided to remove their names as co-directors and took executive producer credits.
Miller was a co-writer/co-producer (with Lord) of Sony/Columbia’s animated sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), with new voice cast members Lauren Velez, Jake Johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae, Shea Whigham, Daniel Kaluuya and Oscar Isaac under the co-direction of Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, and earning an outstanding $690.8 million (based on estimated costs); Miller also co-wrote and co-produced (with Lord) Sony/Columbia’s third movie in the franchise, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2027), co-directed by Persichetti and Thompson. Miller was co-director/co-producer (with Lord, among others including Amy Pascal, star Ryan Gosling and author Andy Weir) of the anticipated movie version of Weir’s best-selling 2021 sci-fi novel, Project Hail Mary (2026), starring Gosling, Sandra Hüller, Lionel Boyce and Ken Leung, written by Drew Goddard, and which was released wide by Amazon MGM Studios (U.S. and Canada)/Sony Pictures Releasing International (International).
Miller has been producer (again with partner Lord) of Brigsby Bear (2017), The Lego Batman Movie (2017), The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), director/co-writer Mike Rianda’s animated sci-fi comedy The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), the Elizabeth Banks-directed Cocaine Bear (2023), Strays (2023) and co-directors/writers/producers Tyler Nilson’s and Michael Schwartz’s Cuban drama Los Frikis (2024), and was also executive producer (with Lord) on the animated features Storks (2016), Smallfoot (2018) and The Sheep Detectives (2026).
Personal life
Christopher Miller was born and raised in Everett, Washington, by his parents, including his father, a lumber mill manager. Miller attended and graduated in 1997 from Dartmouth College, where he made comics for the university newspaper and was a member of Alpha Chi Alpha. Miller’s height is 5’ 11”. Miller’s estimated net worth is $50 million.
Known For
Christopher Miller Movies
director
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- 2026 |
Project Hail Mary
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may be the key.
- 2014 |
22 Jump Street
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
- 2014 |
The Lego Movie
An ordinary LEGO construction worker, thought to be the prophesied as "special", is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil tyrant from gluing the LEGO universe into eternal stasis.
- 2012 |
21 Jump Street
A pair of underachieving cops are sent back to a local high school to blend in and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
- 2009 |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know that things are about to take a turn for the worst.
producer
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- 2024 |
Los Frikis
Inspired by true events, Los Frikis is a coming-of-age story set in early 90s Cuba where a group of punk rockers in search of freedom deliberately inject HIV to live at a government-run treatment home so they can create their own utopia.
- 2023 |
- 2023 |
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales catapults across the multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.
- 2021 |
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
- 2018 |
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
A Brooklyn teenager unexpectedly becomes Spider-Man and discovers he’s not the only one. Pulled into a collapsing multiverse, he must team up with alternate versions of the hero to stop a catastrophic threat. What begins as chaos turns into a powerful journey about identity, responsibility, and learning to believe you’re enough.
- 2017 |
Brigsby Bear
After being freed from his life in an underground bunker, a man sets out to make a movie of the only TV show he has ever known.
- 2017 |
The Lego Batman Movie
A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
actor
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Facts About Christopher Miller
Frequent Collaborators: Miller, besides his steady creative partnership with Phil Lord, also regularly collaborates with composer Mark Mothersbaugh and actor Will Forte.
Shingle: Miller is co-founder/co-owner of Lord Miller Productions with Phil Lord.
Influences: Miller has noted that his filmmaking influences include Stanley Kubrick, Robert Altman, Hal Ashby, Bill Plympton, Joel and Ethan Coen, Akira Kurosawa, Spike Lee, Billy Wilder, Chuck Jones, Matt Groening, George Lucas, Tim Burton and Ingmar Bergman.
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