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Steve Box

Writer and director · Born January 23, 1967 (59) · Bristol, England

Oscar winner · 3 BAFTA Awards

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Steve Box (born 23 January 1967 in Bristol) is an Oscar-winning English animator and director who works for Aardman Animations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Box, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 23, 1967 (59)
From
Bristol, England
Works as
Writer and director
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 16 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 24% in 30 days

What are Steve Box's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Self
36%
Society
14%
Survival
7%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Absurd
3
Warm
3
Thrilling
1
Triumphant
1

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Steve Box's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Steve Box's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

16 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Shaun le mouton, la ferme en folie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Writer

  • La vallée des Moomins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show Creator

  • The Rubbish World of Dave Spud(2019)

    Show 104 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Moominvalley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Screenplay

  • Shaun the Sheep Movie(2015)

    Story Consultant

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Shaun the Sheep(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions(2002)

    Show 10 episodes · Story Developer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Chicken Run(2000)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Rex the Runt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 26 episodes · as Vince (voice)

  • Stage Fright (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Writer

  • A Close Shave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Key Animation

  • Rex the Runt: North by North Pole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Vince (voice)

  • The Wrong Trousers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Animation

  • Stoppit and Tidyup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 13 episodes · Animation

  • The Trap Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 40 episodes · Animation · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1986 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

$193M worldwide

Highest rated

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Shaun the Sheep (2007)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 16: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting3 of 16: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting9 of 16: 5 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score89thOther crew6 of 16: 5 only other crew, 1 with another role

16 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s5 · 2 acting · 3 crew2000s4 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

an Oscar and 3 BAFTA Awards from 4 major nominations, 1998–2006.

  1. 2006
    • Oscar, won · Best Animated Feature Film of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Feature Film
    • BAFTA Award, won
  2. 1998
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Animated Short Film

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Steve Box work with?

People who share at least 2 of Steve Box's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nick Park shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles