Sean Charmatz

Biography

Sean Charmatz (he/him) is an artist and animator from California and is currently a codirector at DreamWorks. He has worked in the animation industry since 2005 and has most notably served as a writer and director on SpongeBob SquarePants and as the director of Orion and the Dark, in addition to designing, storyboarding, and developing shows for Disney and DreamWorks.

Directed

1. SpongeBob SquarePants (1999) — Director
2. Orion and the Dark (2024) — Director
3. Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021) — Director
4. Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School (2020) — Director
5. SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up (2025) — Director
6. SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip (2011) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Penguins of Madagascar (2014) — Cricket (voice)
2. The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) — Invisible Pig / Teacher (voice)
3. Orion and the Dark (2024) — Irene's Boss / Cucumber Dentist / Soda / Insomnia Guy 1 (voice)
4. Trolls Holiday in Harmony (2021) — Narrator / Cloud Monk / Alien / Teaface (voice)