Jeff Rowe (filmmaker)

Jeffrey Rowe (born July 9, 1986) is an American writer and director. He is known for being a writer for Gravity Falls and Disenchantment, the co-writer and co-director of The Mitchells vs. the Machines, and the director of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.

Jeffrey Rowe
Rowe in 2023
Born	(1986-07-09) July 9, 1986 (age 39) Hometown, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater	California Institute of the Arts
Occupations	Film director screenwriter
Notable work	The Mitchells vs. the Machines Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Early life, education and career

Rowe grew up in Hometown, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. He attended the California Institute of the Arts and graduated in 2011.^[1]

Rowe briefly worked at Film Roman, Bento Box Entertainment, and Rubicon Group Holding before serving as a writer on the Disney Channel animated series Gravity Falls.^[1] He also wrote for the Netflix animated series, Disenchantment.^[2]

Rowe would later go on to co-direct and co-write The Mitchells vs. the Machines along with Mike Rianda.^[3][4] The film was released on Netflix on April 30, 2021. In June 2020, Rowe was hired to direct the upcoming film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,^[5] which he also co-wrote.^[6] A couple of days before the film's August 2, 2023, release, it was announced that a sequel had been greenlit, with Rowe returning to direct.^[7] It is set for release on September 17, 2027.^[8][9] In March 2024, Rowe signed a multi-year first-look deal with Paramount Animation to develop several projects for the studio.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Other	Voice
2021	The Mitchells vs. the Machines	Co-Director	Yes	Yes	Man Who Loves Fun
2023	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	Yes	Yes	Yes	Man Who Loves Being Young and Free to Go Places

Television

Writer

Year	Title	Notes
2014–2016	Gravity Falls	11 episodes
2018–2019	Disenchantment	20 episodes

Special thanks

Year	Title	Notes
2022	Amphibia	Episode "The Hardest Thing"

Awards and nominations

Association	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref(s)
Annie Awards	2016	Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production	Gravity Falls	Nominated	[11]
	2017	Outstanding Achievement in Writing in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production		Nominated	[12]
	2022	Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature	The Mitchells vs. the Machines	Won	[13]
	2022	Outstanding Achievement in Writing for an Animated Feature		Won	[13]
	2024	Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem	Nominated	[14][15]
	2024	Outstanding Achievement in Writing for an Animated Feature		Nominated	[14][15]
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards	2022	Best Screenplay	The Mitchells vs. the Machines	Won	[16]