Sam Liu

Biography

Sam Liu is an American animation director and storyboard artist. He is best know for his directing on animated superhero films at both Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. Titles include All-Star Superman, Superman/Batman:Public Enemies, Hulk Vs, Planet Hulk, Thor: Son of Asgard and co-directing with Lauren Montgomery on Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and Batman:Year One. After studying at Art Center College of Design as an Illustration major , Sam went into comic books drawing for Image Comics. He then moved to animation, directing on Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles and Godzilla: The Series for Sony Animation. He later went to Sony Computer Entertainment of America to design characters for PlayStation then came back to animation, winning an Emmy  for his work on The Batman (TV series) in 2006. Sam has since worked on many animated movies for Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation and is currently directing on the upcoming Green Lantern animated series with Bruce Timm.

Directed

1. Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) — Director
2. The Death and Return of Superman (2019) — Director
3. Young Justice (2010) — Director
4. Batman: Year One (2011) — Director
5. Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016) — Director
6. Superman: Red Son (2020) — Director
7. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010) — Director
8. Teen Titans: The Judas Contract (2017) — Director
9. Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018) — Director
10. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) — Director
11. Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018) — Director
12. Reign of the Supermen (2019) — Director
13. Batman and Harley Quinn (2017) — Director
14. The Death of Superman (2019) — Director
15. Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015) — Director
16. All Star Superman (2011) — Director
17. Planet Hulk (2010) — Director
18. Wonder Woman: Bloodlines (2019) — Director
19. The Batman (2004) — Director
20. Justice League vs. the Fatal Five (2019) — Director
21. Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021) — Director
22. Creature Commandos (2024) — Director
23. Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023) — Director
24. Hulk Vs. (2009) — Director
25. Hulk vs. Thor (2009) — Director
26. Green Lantern: The Animated Series (2011) — Director
27. Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011) — Director
28. DC Showcase: Death (2019) — Director
29. Godzilla: The Series (1998) — Director
30. Beware the Batman (2013) — Director
31. Extreme Ghostbusters (1997) — Director
32. Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles (2015) — Director
33. Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles (1999) — Director
34. Creature Commandos (2014) — Director
35. Godzilla: The Series - Monster War (1999) — Director
36. Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign (2001) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Ted Lasso (2020) — Michael
2. The Batman: The Dark Dynasty Continues (2022) — Self