Derek Shiu

Senior Character Animator

I have a passion for breathing life into iconic characters through expressive hand-keyed facial acting and polished motion capture sequencing. After earning my Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington, I graduated from Animation Mentor in 2010. Since then, I’ve brought characters to life across a wide range of genres and platforms—spanning the Sesame Street franchise, NFL and WWE licenses, Penguins of Madagascar, and Forza. My experience includes hand-key and mocap animation for everything from mobile and handheld devices to consoles and VR/AR.