Sam Liu
Directing
Highest Rated
Biography
Sam Liu is an American animation director and storyboard artist. He is best know for his directing on animated superhero films at both Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. Titles include All-Star Superman, Superman/Batman:Public Enemies, Hulk Vs, Planet Hulk, Thor: Son of Asgard and co-directing with Lauren Montgomery on Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths and Batman:Year One. After studying at Art Center College of Design as an Illustration major , Sam went into comic books drawing for Image Comics. He then moved to animation, directing on Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles and Godzilla: The Series for Sony Animation. He later went to Sony Computer Entertainment of America to design characters for PlayStation then came back to animation, winning an Emmy for his work on The Batman (TV series) in 2006. Sam has since worked on many animated movies for Marvel Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation and is currently directing on the upcoming Green Lantern animated series with Bruce Timm.
Known for
Ted Lasso
2020
Batman: The Killing Joke
2016
The Death and Return of Superman
2019
Young Justice
2010
Batman: Assault on Arkham
2014
Justice League Dark
2017
Batman: Year One
2011
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
2016
Batman vs. Robin
2015
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
2015
Batman: Bad Blood
2016
Superman: Red Son
2020
Photos (2)
TV Shows (1)
Directing (36)
Young Justice
Director
The Batman
Director
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Director
Creature Commandos
Director
Beware the Batman
Director
Godzilla: The Series
Director
Extreme Ghostbusters
Director
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles
Director
Batman: The Killing Joke
Director
Batman: Soul of the Dragon
Director
Batman and Harley Quinn
Director
The Death of Superman
Director
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Director
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Director
Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
Director
Reign of the Supermen
Director
The Death and Return of Superman
Director
Batman: Year One
Director
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Director
Superman: Red Son
Director
Justice League vs. Teen Titans
Director
Planet Hulk
Director
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
Director
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Director
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
Director
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles
Director
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
Director
The Batman vs. Dracula
Assistant Director
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Director
Hulk Vs.
Director
All Star Superman
Director
Hulk vs. Thor
Director
Thor: Tales of Asgard
Director
DC Showcase: Death
Director
Godzilla: The Series - Monster War
Director
Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles - The Pluto Campaign
Director
Producing (11)
Batman: Soul of the Dragon
Producer
The Death of Superman
Producer
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Producer
Reign of the Supermen
Producer
The Death and Return of Superman
Producer
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Producer
Superman: Red Son
Producer
Justice League vs. the Fatal Five
Producer
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
Producer
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Producer
DC Showcase: Death
Producer
Other Crew (12)
Young Justice
Storyboard Artist
Young Justice
Other
Batman: Assault on Arkham
Storyboard Designer
Justice League Dark
Storyboard Designer
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis
Storyboard Designer
Batman: Bad Blood
Storyboard Artist
Watchmen: Chapter I
Storyboard Artist
Wonder Woman
Storyboard Artist
Watchmen: Chapter II
Storyboard Artist
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders
Storyboard Artist
Batman vs. Robin
Storyboard Designer
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse
Art Direction