Ricardo Curtis

Ricardo Curtis oversees animation creative across WildBrain Studios and House of Cool, guiding creative vision and execution across series and feature animation. One of the animation industry’s most respected creative leaders, Curtis has played a pivotal role in the production of more than 20 successful feature films and is widely recognized for his ability to champion distinctive artistic voices while delivering premium, globally resonant storytelling.

Jamaican-born and Toronto native, Curtis relocated to Los Angeles after graduating from Sheridan College’s Classical Animation Program. Working with Pixar, DreamWorks Animation Studios, Fox, Miramax and Warner Bros, he contributed to a number of projects as a story artist (The Incredibles, Monsters Inc.), Head of Story (Book of Life, Horton Hears A Who), Supervising Animator (Osmosis Jones) and was an animator and designer on The Iron Giant.

Curtis returned to Canada in 2004 to launch House of Cool with Wesley Lui. As Co-Founder and Creative Director, his keen eye for talent and artistry have cultivated long-term relationships with DreamWorks, Netflix, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Universal and Apple. Wes and Ricardo sold House of Cool to Wildbrain in 2023.

 Curtis is a member of Sheridan College’s board that sets the educational curriculum, as well as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Curtis directed Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade for Fox/Blue Sky Studios. Curtis has written and has most recently directed an original House of Cool film, Night at the Zoopocalypse,­ and is focused on building out the Feature and Premium TV slate of projects for Wildbrain & House of Cool.