Sean Charmatz

Writer and director · Born August 28, 1980 (46) · San Diego, California, USA

Sean Charmatz (he/him) is an artist and animator from California and is currently a codirector at DreamWorks. He has worked in the animation industry since 2005 and has most notably served as a writer and director on SpongeBob SquarePants and as the director of Orion and the Dark, in addition to designing, storyboarding, and developing shows for Disney and DreamWorks.

What are Sean Charmatz's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

60%

Self

31%

Ideas

9%

Friendship3 Coming of age2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

3

Absurd

2

Warm

1

Contemplative

1

Manic

1

Other

1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 Fun2

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 Sean Charmatz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Sean Charmatz'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

13 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.

SpongeBob SquarePants: Order Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Orion and the Dark(2024)
Director · as Irene's Boss / Cucumber Dentist / Soda / Insomnia Guy 1 (voice)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Trolls Holiday in Harmony(2021)
Director · Screenplay · as Narrator / Cloud Monk / Alien / Teaface (voice)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Trolls: Tiny Diamond Goes Back to School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Director · Writer
Trolls World Tour(2020)
Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
The Angry Birds Movie 2(2019)
Head of Story · as Invisible Pig / Teacher (voice)
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part(2019)
Additional Storyboarding
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Penguins of Madagascar(2014)
as Cricket (voice)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
MEGA MEGA Whoosh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Creator · Writer
Sanjay and Craig(2013)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
SpongeBob’s Runaway Roadtrip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Director · Writer
Catscratch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 4 episodes · Storyboard Artist
SpongeBob SquarePants(1999)
Show 16 episodes · Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows