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Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

Philip Anderson Lord (born July 12, 1975) and Christopher Robert Miller (born September 23, 1975) are an American filmmaking and acting duo. Their films are known for subversion of genre and detailed visual sensation, spanning various styles of live-action and animation. They are the co-creators, co-stars, and co-heads of the adult animated sitcom Clone High (2002–2003, 2023–2024), and the writers and directors of the animated films Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) and The Lego Movie (2014), as well as the directors of the live-action comedy film 21 Jump Street (2012) and its sequel, 22 Jump Street (2014). Lord and Miller are best known for the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Lego Movie and Spider-Verse franchises, which won them the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and a nomination for the aforementioned award for producing the sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). They have also worked on the television series The Last Man on Earth (2015–2018) for Fox, Unikitty! (2017–2020) for Cartoon Network, and most recently The Afterparty (2022–2023) for Apple TV+.

Infobox

Born
mw- Philip Anderson Lord (1975-07-12) July 12, 1975 (age 50) Miami, Florida, U.S. Christopher Robert Miller (1975-09-23) September 23, 1975 (age 50) Everett, Washington, U.S.
Alma mater
Dartmouth College
Occupations
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Years active
1998–present
Spouse
Robyn Murgio (Miller)
Children
2 (Miller)
Awards
Academy Award for Best Animated FeatureSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Tables

· Filmography › Films
2008
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2009
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
2012
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
No
2013
Role(s)
No
Notes
Story
2014
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
Yes
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
No
2016
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2017
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2018
Role(s)
Uncredited
Notes
No
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
Role(s)
No
Notes
Phil Lord
2019
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2021
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2023
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2024
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2026
Role(s)
No
Notes
Story
Role(s)
Yes
Notes
No
2027
Year
Title
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
2008
Extreme Movie
No
Yes
No
2009
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Yes
Yes
No
2012
21 Jump Street
Yes
No
No
2013
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
No
Story
Executive
2014
The Lego Movie
Yes
Yes
No
22 Jump Street
Yes
No
Executive
2016
Storks
No
No
Executive
2017
Brigsby Bear
No
No
Yes
The Lego Batman Movie
No
No
Yes
The Lego Ninjago Movie
No
No
Yes
2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Uncredited
No
Executive
Smallfoot
No
No
Executive
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
No
Phil Lord
Yes
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
No
Yes
Yes
2021
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
No
No
Yes
America: The Motion Picture
No
No
Yes
2023
Cocaine Bear
No
No
Yes
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
No
Yes
Yes
Strays
No
No
Yes
2024
Los Frikis
No
No
Yes
2026
SOULM8TE
No
Story
No
Project Hail Mary
Yes
No
Yes
Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie
No
No
Executive
2027
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
No
Yes
Yes
· Filmography › Films › Other credits
2006
Role(s)
Special thanks
2007
2008
2014
Role(s)
Directors: MoonQuake Lake scenes
2016
2023
Role(s)
Special thanksCredited as Lord Miller Productions
Year
Title
Notes
2006
Open Season
Special thanks
2007
Surf's Up
2008
Igor
2014
Annie
Directors: MoonQuake Lake scenes
2016
Sausage Party
Special thanks
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2017
Baby Driver
2023
The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
Special thanksCredited as Lord Miller Productions
· Filmography › Television
2001
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2002–2003,2023–2024
Role(s)
Clone High
Notes
Yes
2003
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2004
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2005–2006
Role(s)
How I Met Your Mother
Notes
No
2013
Role(s)
No
Notes
Yes
2015–2018
Role(s)
The Last Man on Earth
Notes
No
2016–2017
Role(s)
Son of Zorn
Notes
No
2017
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2017–2018
Role(s)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Notes
No
2017–2020
Role(s)
Unikitty!
Notes
No
2019–2021
Role(s)
Bless the Harts
Notes
No
2020
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
2022–2023
Role(s)
The Afterparty
Notes
Christopher Miller
2026
Role(s)
No
Notes
No
Year
Title
Creators / Showrunners
Directors
Writers
Producers
Notes
1999–2000
Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane
No
No
Yes
No
Episode: "Crossing the Line"
2001
Go Fish
No
No
Yes
No
Episode: "Go Wrestling"
2002–2003,2023–2024
Clone High
Yes
Supervising
Yes
Executive
33 episodes
2003
Luis
No
No
No
Supervising
5 episodes
2004
Method & Red
No
No
Yes
Consulting
9 episodes Episodes: "Well Well Well", "Da Shootout" and "A House Apart"
Cracking Up
No
No
No
Consulting
6 episodes
2005–2006
How I Met Your Mother
No
No
Yes
Executive
17 episodes Episodes: "Sweet Taste of Liberty" & "Belly Full of Turkey"
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
No
Yes
No
Executive
Episode: "Pilot"
2015–2018
The Last Man on Earth
No
Yes
No
Executive
67 episodes Episodes: "Alive in Tucson" & "The Elephant in the Room"
2016–2017
Son of Zorn
No
No
No
Executive
13 episodes
2017
Making History
No
No
No
Executive
9 episodes
2017–2018
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
No
No
No
Consulting
104 episodes
2017–2020
Unikitty!
No
No
No
Executive
104 episodes
2019–2021
Bless the Harts
No
No
No
Executive
34 episodes
2020
Hoops
No
No
No
Executive
10 episodes
2022–2023
The Afterparty
Christopher Miller
Christopher Miller
Yes
Executive
Miller: Showrunner, directed 10 episodes and wrote 6 episodesLord: wrote "Zoe"
2026
Spider-Noir
No
No
No
Executive
· Filmography › Television › Acting credits
1997
Role(s)
Notes
Stormtrooper
1998–1999
Role(s)
Caroline in the City
Notes
Bill
2002–2003,2023–2024
Role(s)
Clone High
Notes
Principal Dr. Cinnamon J. Scudworth /Genghis Khan
2007
Role(s)
Too Much Tongue Guy
Notes
2014
Role(s)
Notes
TV announcer
2015
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Himself
2019
Role(s)
Notes
Chad, horse, chocolate bar, Plantimals, Paperboy
2020
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Himself
TBA
Role(s)
Shrek 2 Retold
Notes
TBA
Year
Title
Role as
Notes
Phil Lord
Christopher Miller
1997
The Empire Strikes Back
Stormtrooper
Special Edition re-release
1998–1999
Caroline in the City
Bill
Cliff
3 episodes
2002–2003,2023–2024
Clone High
Principal Dr. Cinnamon J. Scudworth /Genghis Khan
JFK / Vice Principal Mr. Butlertron
Voice roles, 33 episodes
2007
How I Met Your Mother
Too Much Tongue Guy
Episode: "How I Met Everyone Else"
2014
The Lego Movie
TV announcer
Voice role
2015
A Lego Brickumentary
Himself
Himself
Documentary film
2019
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Chad, horse, chocolate bar, Plantimals, Paperboy
Voice role
2020
Lego Masters
Himself
Himself
Episode: "Movie Genres"
TBA
Shrek 2 Retold
TBA
Prince Charming
Voice roles
· Accolades
2009
Role(s)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Notes
Nominated
2012
Role(s)
21 Jump Street
Notes
Won
2015
Role(s)
22 Jump Street
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
The Lego Movie
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
22 Jump Street
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
The Lego Movie
Notes
Nominated
Role(s)
The Last Man on Earth
Notes
Nominated
Monmouth Award for Communication Excellence (MACE)
Role(s)
Lifetime contributions in the field of communications
Notes
Won
2020
Role(s)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Notes
Nominated
2023
Honorary Degree, Doctor of Arts (Christopher Miller)
Role(s)
Dartmouth College
Notes
Won
Honorary Degree, Doctor of Arts (Phil Lord)
Role(s)
Won
Year
Award
Nominated work
Result
2009
Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Nominated
2010
Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Nominated
Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
Nominated
Annie Award for Directing in a Feature Production
Nominated
Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production
Nominated
2012
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Comedy
21 Jump Street
Won
2013
People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedy Movie
Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy
Nominated
Empire Award for Best Comedy
Nominated
2014
Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie
22 Jump Street
Won
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
The Lego Movie
Won
National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay
Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature
Won
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film
Won
New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Animated Film
Won
San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film
Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture
Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film
Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film
Won
San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature
Won
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
Won
2015
People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie
22 Jump Street
Nominated
People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie
Won
People's Choice Award for Favorite Family Movie
The Lego Movie
Nominated
Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Won
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy
22 Jump Street
Nominated
Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
The Lego Movie
Nominated
Annie Award for Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Nominated
Annie Award for Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Won
Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature
Nominated
Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
Won
Saturn Award for Best Animated Film
Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
The Last Man on Earth
Nominated
Monmouth Award for Communication Excellence (MACE)
Lifetime contributions in the field of communications
Won
2018
Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture (With Dan Lin)
The Lego Batman Movie
Nominated
2019
Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Won
Producers Guild of America Award for Best Animated Motion Picture (With Avi Arad, Amy Pascal and Christina Steinberg)
Won
Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production (Only Phil Lord) (With Rodney Rothman)
Won
BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film (Only Phil Lord)
Won
Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
Won
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (With Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey and Rodney Rothman)
Won
2020
Chicago Indie Critics for Best Animated Film (With Dan Lin, Roy Lee and Jinko Gotoh)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Nominated
2021
SCAD Savannah Film Festival Outstanding Achievement in Animation
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Won

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