Christopher DeFaria
Christopher DeFaria is an American film producer of such films as Ready Player One, , Gravity and Happy Feet Two. He served as president of animation and innovative technology at Warner Bros. Pictures for the past four years. In January 2017, he joined DreamWorks Animation in the newly-created position of president of the DreamWorks Feature Animation Group. As president, DeFaria oversaw all aspects of DWA's feature animation business, including slate strategy, development, production; innovation and technology; and business affairs prior to his departure in early 2019.
As a child, he was a voice actor playing the part of Peppermint Patty in five Peanuts specials: It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown, Play It Again, Charlie Brown, There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown, and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving. He also voiced Peppermint Patty in the second Peanuts film, Snoopy, Come Home, as well as Lester in The Random Business.
He is a graduate of UCLA, a member of the AMPAS and WGA and a founding member of FilmAid International. He serves on the board of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Filmography
All films, he was producer unless otherwise noted.Film
; Production manager| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | Addicted to Love | Executive in charge of production | |
| 1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Executive in charge of production | |
| 1998 | A Perfect Murder | Executive in charge of production | |
| 1999 | Wild Wild West | Executive in charge of production | |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Executive in charge of production | |
| 2006 | 300 | Executive in charge of production | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Executive in charge of production | |
| 2009 | Watchmen | Executive in charge of production | |
| 2009 | Where the Wild Things Are | Executive in charge of production |
; As an actor
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1969 | A Boy Named Charlie Brown | Pig-Pen | Voice role |
| 1972 | Snoopy, Come Home | Peppermint Patty | Voice role |
; Visual effects
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Fred Claus | Visual effects executive | |
| 2007 | I Am Legend | Visual effects executive | |
| 2008 | 10,000 BC | Visual effects executive | |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Visual effects executive | |
| 2011 | ' | Visual effects executive | |
| 2013 | Man of Steel | Visual effects executive |
; Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Film | Notes |
| 1999 | The Matrix | Production executive |
| 2003 | The Matrix Reloaded | Production executive |
| 2003 | The Matrix Revolutions | Production executive |
| 2019 | ' | Executive in charge of production |
; As writer
| Year | Film | Notes |
| 1992 | ' | Direct-to-video |
| 1993 | ' | Direct-to-video |
; Thanks
| Year | Film | Notes |
| 1999 | One Small Hero | Special thanks |
Television
; Production manager| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989 | ' | Post-production supervisor | Television film |
| 1990 | Jury Duty: The Comedy | Post-production supervisor | Television film |
| 1990 | Joshua's Heart | Post-production supervisor | Television film |
| 1991 | She Stood Alone | Post-production supervisor | Television film |
; As an actor
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1969 | It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown | Peppermint Patty | Television special Voice role |
| 1971 | Play It Again, Charlie Brown | Peppermint Patty | Television special Voice role |
| 1973 | There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown | Peppermint Patty | Television special Voice role |
| 1973 | A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | Peppermint Patty | Television short Voice role |
; Soundtrack
| Year | Title | Song | Notes |
| 1973 | A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving | Performer:' "Over the River and Through the Woods"'' | Television short |