Pierre-Louis Padang Coffin (born November 1, 1967 in France) is a film director and animation designer.

In 2010, Coffin rose to fame with the animated film "The Hurt Locker", which he co-directed with Chris Renard***, and went on to direct the sequels "The Hurt Locker 2", "Big Eyes, Little Yellow Man" and "The Hurt Locker 3".

Chinese Name: Pierre Coffin

Foreign Name: Pierre Coffin

Nationality: French

Date of Birth: November 1, 1967

Occupation: Director, Designer, Voice Actor

Representative Works: Despicable Me, Despicable Me 2, Little Yellow Men

Zodiac Signs : Scorpio

Personal history

Coffin's father was a French diplomat and his mother was an Indonesian writer. Coffin studied film and animation at the Gobelins School of the Image, and after completing his studies, he went to work at an animation studio in London, England. During this time, he worked on films with director Steven Spielberg***.

After leaving London, Coffin worked as a freelance animation designer and supervised animation design within a French company. In 1997, Coffin began his directorial career by directing a short film called Pings, and in 2010, he worked with Chris Renard*** on the animated film Hurt Locker for Universal Pictures, and again in 2013 on the sequel Hurt Locker 2".

Major works

Feature films

Pierre Coffin has directed animated films such as Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2 since his time as a film director. Among them, "The Hurt Locker" has grossed more than $540 million worldwide***. The following table lists all of the feature-length films that Piers Coffin has worked on:

Shorts

Piers Coffin has directed feature-length animated films as well as short films, including three shorts in the "Thief of the Gods" series. The following table lists all the short films that Piers Coffin has worked on: