Tom McGrath (Actor)

Reviews of Tom McGrath Movies

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Movies starring Tom McGrath have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 64%.

I Know That Voice - released in 2014 - is Tom McGrath's highest rated movie, with a score of 76% based on 37 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Tom McGrath is The Boss Baby: Family Business - released in 2021 - with a score of 55% based on 43 reviews.

Actor Biography

Thomas "Tom" McGrath (born August 7, 1965) is an American voice actor and animator who co-directed (with Eric Darnell) the 2005 feature Madagascar and its sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa in 2008. He has also worked as a voice actor on other DreamWorks animated features like Flushed Away in 2006 and Shrek the Third in 2007. He also stepped in on Flushed Away to help make improvements prior to its release.

McGrath's experience in both television and feature animation includes work as an animator on Ralph Bakshi's film Cool World (starring Brad Pitt), storyboard artist and director for the popular series The Ren and Stimpy Show, animator on the Joe Pytka-directed Space Jam (starring Michael Jordan), and storyboard artist on the live-action film Cats & Dogs and worked as storyboard artist and concept artist/prop and set designer for How the Grinch Stole Christmas (directed by Ron Howard).

McGrath made his film directing debut as the co-director and co-writer of Madagascar where he also created the memorable squad of penguin characters and voiced their leader, Skipper. He also reprised his role as Skipper and co-directed and co-wrote the sequel, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa. He worked on The Penguins of Madagascar, a Madagascar spin-off TV series, as the voice of Skipper, and directed the DreamWorks animated feature Megamind (starring Will Ferrell, Jonah Hill, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and David Cross), released in November 2010.

McGrath was raised in Lynnwood, Washington.

Tom McGrath has acted in films with Chris Miller, Conrad Vernon, Christopher Knights and Ben Stiller.

Tom McGrath has worked with these film directors: Eric Darnell, Conrad Vernon, Chris Miller and Rob Minkoff.