---
name: "Andreas Deja"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/andreas-deja"
fi1m_id: "andreas-deja"
imdb_id: "nm0215152"
tmdb_id: 65534
wikidata_id: "Q64046"
roles: ["Supervising animator"]
born: "1 April 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-24T02:15:37.735119+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Andreas Deja

## Identity

Andreas Deja

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/andreas-deja
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** andreas-deja
- **IMDb ID:** nm0215152
- **TMDB ID:** 65534
- **Wikidata ID:** Q64046
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Deja, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64046, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0215152/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65534

Supervising animator. Born 1 April 1957 in Gdańsk, Poland.

## Details

- **Work:** Supervising animator
- **Born:** 1 April 1957, Gdańsk, Poland
- **Active:** 1992–2009
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 70 (3), 2000s 72 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 68 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Animation 4, Family 4, Romance 4, Adventure 3, Fantasy 3, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,374m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Deja, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64046, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0215152/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65534

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Pocahontas*](https://film.one/film/pocahontas.md) (54)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Andreas Deja is a Polish-born German-American character animator. Born on 1 April 1957 in Gdańsk, he grew up in Germany and studied graphics at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen before joining Walt Disney Animation Studios.

He is best known for his work as supervising animator on characters including Gaston in *Beauty and the Beast* (1991), Jafar in *Aladdin* (1992), Scar in *The Lion King* (1994) and the title character in *Hercules* (1997). He also served as Animation Director on *The Little Mermaid* (1989) and Animation Supervisor on *Lilo & Stitch* (2002). Deja received a cinematography credit on *Pocahontas* (1995).

In 2023 he directed, wrote and animated the short film *Mushka*.

*Sources: de.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, moviemeter.com, castfacts.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Princess and the Frog* (2009), Fi1m 72, Supervising Animator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-and-the-frog.md)
- *Hercules* (1997), Fi1m 75, Animation Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/hercules.md)
- *Pocahontas* (1995), Fi1m 54, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/pocahontas.md)
- *Aladdin* (1992), Fi1m 82, Supervising Animator — [page](https://film.one/film/aladdin.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mushka* (2023), Director, Animation, Producer, Writer
- *Winnie the Pooh* (2011), as Visual Development · Supervising Animator
- *The Princess and the Frog* (2009), Supervising Animator — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-princess-and-the-frog.md)
- *How to Hook Up Your Home Theater* (2007), Animation
- *Enchanted* (2007), Animation — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/enchanted.md)
- *Lilo & Stitch* (2002), Animation Supervisor
- *Fantasia 2000* (2000), Animation
- *Hercules* (1997), Animation Supervisor — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/hercules.md)
- *Runaway Brain* (1995), Animation Supervisor
- *Pocahontas* (1995), Director of Photography — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/pocahontas.md)
- *The Lion King* (1994), Animation Supervisor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king.md)
- *Aladdin* (1992), Supervising Animator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/aladdin.md)
- *Beauty and the Beast* (1991), Animation Supervisor — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/beauty-and-the-beast.md)
- *The Little Mermaid* (1989), Animation Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-little-mermaid-1989.md)
- *Oliver & Company* (1988), Character Designer
- *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), Supervising Animator — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md)
- *The Great Mouse Detective* (1986), Animation
- *The Black Cauldron* (1985), Animation, Character Designer

## Gallery

- ![Andreas Deja](https://film.one/media/person/399904/gallery-d274b43733cf.jpg) Andreas Deja — CaseyJNewell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Andreas_Deja_at_Animation_Y%27all_2026-15.jpg/1280px-Andreas_Deja_at_Animation_Y%27all_2026-15.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Studio Technique Masterclass with Andreas Deja (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/399904/gallery-e9acfa72e23d.jpg) Studio Technique Masterclass with Andreas Deja (2012) — Eva Blue, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Andreas_Deja_Studio_Technique_Masterclass_1.jpg/1280px-Andreas_Deja_Studio_Technique_Masterclass_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andreas Deja (animator) at Lipscomb University for Animation Y'all 2026.](https://film.one/media/person/399904/gallery-ee219b72c071.jpg) Andreas Deja (animator) at Lipscomb University for Animation Y'all 2026. — CaseyJNewell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Andreas_Deja_at_Animation_Y%27all_2026-1.jpg/1280px-Andreas_Deja_at_Animation_Y%27all_2026-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andreas Deja (animator) at Lipscomb University for Animation Y'all 2026.](https://film.one/media/person/399904/gallery-7fa0deecbabb.jpg) Andreas Deja (animator) at Lipscomb University for Animation Y'all 2026. — CaseyJNewell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Andreas_Deja_at_Animation_Y%27all_2026-10.jpg/1280px-Andreas_Deja_at_Animation_Y%27all_2026-10.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andreas Deja (animator) at Lipscomb University for Animation Y'all 2026.](https://film.one/media/person/399904/gallery-3bb8c814c61d.jpg) Andreas Deja (animator) at Lipscomb University for Animation Y'all 2026. — CaseyJNewell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Andreas_Deja_at_Animation_Y%27all_2026-11.jpg/1280px-Andreas_Deja_at_Animation_Y%27all_2026-11.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Andreas Deja (animator) at Lipscomb University for Animation Y'all 2026.](https://film.one/media/person/399904/gallery-181ab436be18.jpg) Andreas Deja (animator) at Lipscomb University for Animation Y'all 2026. — CaseyJNewell, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Andreas_Deja_at_Animation_Y%27all_2026-12.jpg/1280px-Andreas_Deja_at_Animation_Y%27all_2026-12.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Disney Legends 2015: Disney Legends (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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