Jared Bush

Jared Bush (born June 12, 1974) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director who has served as the chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios since 2024. He is best known for co-writing and co-directing the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Zootopia (2016) and its sequel Zootopia 2 (2025), writing the movie Moana (2016), its sequel Moana 2 (2024) and the 2026 upcoming live-action remake, and writing, directing, and winning an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for the film Encanto (2021), besides co-creating and executive producing the Disney XD animated series Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero. Bush is a graduate of Harvard University.

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Jared Bush is known for work in writing across film and television. New Release currently presents 19 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes Disney Worldbuilders (2026), Moana (2026), Zootopia 2 (2025), Zootopia (2016), Moana 2 (2024), Hexed (2026), Encanto (2021), Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014). The recorded credits span 2014 to 2028, including 16 movies and 3 TV shows.

The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.