Heron Prior

Heron Prior is an experienced animator in the video game industry, currently serving as a Senior Animator at Stoic since February 2022, working on the development of the new IP Towerborne. Prior held the position of Lead Animator at Hardsuit Labs from December 2019 to January 2022, contributing to the co-development of animation for Call of Duty: Vanguard's Zombie Mode in partnership with Treyarch. At ArenaNet LLC, from June 2004 to March 2019, Prior was the Lead Animator for several Guild Wars 2 expansions and also served as Senior Animator for earlier Guild Wars titles. Prior's animation career began at Surreal Software, where contributions included lead animation roles on projects such as LotR: Fellowship of the Ring and various other titles. Prior holds a B.A. in Liberal Studies from The Evergreen State College and attended Vancouver Film School.