---
name: "Christopher DeFaria"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/christopher-defaria"
fi1m_id: "christopher-defaria"
imdb_id: "nm0002211"
tmdb_id: 66897
wikidata_id: "Q5112210"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "20 May 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-01T19:07:27.660323+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."
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# Christopher DeFaria

## Identity

Christopher DeFaria

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/christopher-defaria
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** christopher-defaria
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002211
- **TMDB ID:** 66897
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5112210
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_DeFaria, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5112210, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002211/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66897

Producer. Born 20 May 1959 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 20 May 1959, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Active:** 2006–present
- **Also known as:** Chris DeFaria
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as producer, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 71 (1), 2010s 74 (4), 2020s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 75 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 4, Action 3, Comedy 3, Family 3, Science Fiction 3, Animation 2
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,358m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_DeFaria, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5112210, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002211/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66897

## Biography

Christopher DeFaria is an American film producer and former production executive. Born on 20 May 1959 in San Francisco, California, he graduated from UCLA. As a child he voiced Peppermint Patty in several Peanuts television specials and films between 1969 and 1973, and Pig-Pen in the 1969 feature *A Boy Named Charlie Brown*.

DeFaria held senior roles at Warner Bros., where he founded the studio’s animation division WAG, and later served as president of DreamWorks Animation. He has produced or executive-produced films including *Gravity* (2013), *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), *Ready Player One* (2018) and *Tom & Jerry* (2021). Under his Keylight banner he has developed hybrid live-action and animation projects.

He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Writers Guild of America, and a founding board member of FilmAid International.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, thewrap.com, rottentomatoes.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Coyote vs. Acme* (2026), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/coyote-vs-acme.md)
- *The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part* (2019), Fi1m 63, Production Executive — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part.md)
- *Ready Player One* (2018), Fi1m 60, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md)
- *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), Fi1m 88, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-fury-road.md)
- *Gravity* (2013), Fi1m 85, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/gravity.md)
- *Happy Feet* (2006), Fi1m 71, Executive In Charge Of Production — [page](https://film.one/film/happy-feet.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

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

- *Coyote vs. Acme* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/coyote-vs-acme.md)
- *Saba* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Tom & Jerry* (2021), Producer
- *The Croods: A New Age* (2020), Thanks — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-croods-a-new-age.md)
- *Trolls World Tour* (2020), Thanks
- *The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part* (2019), Production Executive — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part.md)
- *Ready Player One* (2018), Executive Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/ready-player-one.md)
- *Mad Max: Fury Road* (2015), Executive Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-fury-road.md)
- *Gravity* (2013), Executive Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/gravity.md)
- *Happy Feet Two* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Sucker Punch* (2011), Executive Producer
- *Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole* (2010), Executive Producer
- *Happy Feet* (2006), Executive In Charge Of Production — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/happy-feet.md)
- *Looney Tunes: Back in Action* (2003), Executive Producer
- *Cats & Dogs* (2001), Producer
- *A Perfect Murder* (1998), Executive In Charge Of Production
- *The Devil's Advocate* (1997), Executive In Charge Of Production
- *Tremors 2: Aftershocks* (1996), Producer
- *Amityville: A New Generation* (1993), Writer, Producer
- *A Murderous Affair: The Carolyn Warmus Story* (1992), Associate Producer
- *Amityville 1992: It's About Time* (1992), Writer, Producer
- *In a Stranger's Hand* (1991), Producer
- *What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?* (1991), Associate Producer
- *A Mom for Christmas* (1990), Associate Producer
- *Jury Duty: The Comedy* (1990), Post Production Supervisor
- *Amityville: The Evil Escapes* (1989), Post Production Supervisor
- *A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving* (1973), as Peppermint Patty (voice)
- *There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown* (1973), as Peppermint Patty (voice) (uncredited)
- *Snoopy, Come Home* (1972), as Peppermint Patty (voice)
- *Play It Again, Charlie Brown* (1971), as Peppermint Patty (voice)
- *A Boy Named Charlie Brown* (1969), as Pig-Pen (voice)
- *It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown* (1969), as Peppermint Patty
- *Peanuts* (1965), series, as Peppermint Patty

## Gallery

- ![Christopher DeFaria](https://film.one/media/person/92495/gallery-cd6ecbbb37e8.jpg) Christopher DeFaria — Boungawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Chris_DeFaria.jpg/1280px-Chris_DeFaria.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Chris deFaria on set of Warner Bro's hybrid feature film, Tom & Jerry (2021) (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/92495/gallery-eb42f464eb68.jpg) Chris deFaria on set of Warner Bro's hybrid feature film, Tom & Jerry (2021) (2020) — Jordanwray12, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Chris_deFaria_Headshot_2020.jpg/1280px-Chris_deFaria_Headshot_2020.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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