Richard Bannister

Richard Bannister has extensive experience in animation, currently serving as Technical Animation Director and Lead Animator at ICON Creative Studio since March 2015, focusing on Netflix Animation shows. Prior to this, Richard worked as a Character Animator on notable Disney projects such as "Goldie and Bear" and "Elena of Avalor." Richard's background includes senior animator roles at Nerd Corps Entertainment and Travellers Tales, as well as positions at TT Fusion and Jagex, where contributions were made to projects like Runescape. Richard began the career as a 3D Artist at Rolls Royce Plc and holds a BA in Computer Animation from Teesside University, completed in 2005.