David Sproxton

David Alan Sproxton CBE (born 6 January 1954)^[1][2] is a British entrepreneur, best known as one of the co-founders, with Peter Lord, of the Aardman Animations studio. Sproxton was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 17 June 2006.

David Sproxton CBE
Sproxton at the 2016 Annecy International Animated Film Festival
Born	(1954-01-06) 6 January 1954 (age 71)
Occupation	Producer
Years active	1977–present
Known for	Co-founder of Aardman Animations studio

Education and career

Sproxton graduated from Collingwood College, Durham University before starting as an animator, producing segments for the Vision On TV program, Sproxton and Lord created the character of Morph for Take Hart (which featured Tony Hart, the artist from Vision On).

He is credited as the cinematographer for the BAFTA Award-nominated War Story, and the Academy Award-nominated Adam, as well as the Academy Award-winning Creature Comforts directed by Nick Park. Other production credits include Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit and Arthur Christmas.

In May 2006, Sproxton (along with Peter Lord) visited the "Aardman Exhibit" at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan, where he met Hayao Miyazaki.^[3] Miyazaki has long been a fan of the Aardman Animation works.^[3]