Josh Cooley

Joshua Cooley (born May 23, 1979) is an American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor. He is best known for directing the 2019 film Toy Story 4, the fourth film of the Toy Story franchise, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He also worked on the 2015 Pixar animated film Inside Out and directed the short film Riley's First Date? that was included in its home video release. Cooley was recruited by Joe Ranft at Pixar, where he started his career as an intern, mostly working as a storyboard artist on films including The Incredibles (2004), the first two films of the Cars franchise (2006-2011), Ratatouille (2007), and Up (2009). In 2009, Cooley wrote and directed a short film George & A.J. for Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures. In 2015, Cooley worked as a screenwriter and storyboard supervisor on the film Inside Out, which was released to critical acclaim. Cooley received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for his work on the film, alongside Pete Docter (the film's director), Ronnie Del Carmen (co-director), and Meg LeFauve. The same year, he wrote and directed another short film titled Riley's First Date?.