James Ford Murphy is an American animator. He is the head of animation at Pixar Animation Studios. He directed the 2014 short film Lava. Filmography Feature films A Bug's Life – additional character designer, animator Toy Story 2 – animator Monsters, Inc. – animator Finding Nemo – animator The Incredibles – animator Cars – directing animator Ratatouille – animator Up – production resources Brave – production resources Short films For the Birds – supervising animator Mike's New Car – animator Mater and the Ghostlight – supervising animator Partly Cloudy – special thanks Lava – director, writer, story, music, ukulele Miss Fritter’s Racing Skoool - director, writer Documentaries The Pixar Story – himself (as Jim Murphy) Video games Torin's Passage – lead animator (as Jim Murphy) References External links American animators Living people Pixar people Year of birth missing (living people)