Biography
Robert "Bob" Peterson (born January 1961) is an American animator, screenwriter, director and voice actor, who has worked for Pixar since 1994. His first job was working as a layout artist and animator on Toy Story. He was nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Finding Nemo. Petersonis a co-director and the writer of Up, which gained him his second Oscar nomination. He also performed the voices of Roz in Monsters, Inc., Mr. Ray in Finding Nemo, Dug the dog and Alpha the dog in Up and in D...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Elio
2025
as Universal Users Manual / Additional Voices (voice)
Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, ...

Carl's Date
2023
as Dug / Alpha (voice)
Carl Fredricksen reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a lady friend—but admittedly has no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend...

Carl's Date
2023
Story Artist, Director, Writer
Carl Fredricksen reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a lady friend—but admittedly has no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend...

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading?
2020
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
The energetic Peas-n-a-Pod siblings teach Forky about reading and how it is done, with a little help from Mr. Spell

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading?
2020
Director, Writer
The energetic Peas-n-a-Pod siblings teach Forky about reading and how it is done, with a little help from Mr. Spell

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Cheese?
2020
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Buttercup, annoyed with all of Forky's questions, speed teaches everything there is.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Cheese?
2020
Director, Writer
Buttercup, annoyed with all of Forky's questions, speed teaches everything there is.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Pet?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Forky meets Rib Tickles and finds her charming and pleasant, only to be schooled by Rib on the dangers of law enforcement.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Pet?
2019
Director, Writer
Forky meets Rib Tickles and finds her charming and pleasant, only to be schooled by Rib on the dangers of law enforcement.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Leader?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Dolly teaches Forky about the qualities of a good leader, and Forky puts those qualities to the test!

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Leader?
2019
Writer, Director
Dolly teaches Forky about the qualities of a good leader, and Forky puts those qualities to the test!

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Trixie explains to Forky what a computer does as they experience the common stresses of technology.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Computer?
2019
Director, Writer
Trixie explains to Forky what a computer does as they experience the common stresses of technology.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Forky attempts to understand the concept of love from Bonnie’s elder toys who believe they’ve been there, done that.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
2019
Director, Writer
Forky attempts to understand the concept of love from Bonnie’s elder toys who believe they’ve been there, done that.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Rex uses the age of dinosaurs as an example to give Forky an understanding of the concept of time.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Time?
2019
Director, Writer
Rex uses the age of dinosaurs as an example to give Forky an understanding of the concept of time.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Art?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Mr. Pricklepants tells Forky about the complexities of being an actor and the art of performance.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Art?
2019
Director, Writer
Mr. Pricklepants tells Forky about the complexities of being an actor and the art of performance.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Forky shares his thoughts on what makes a good friend based on his limited exposure to the world inside Bonnie’s house.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?
2019
Director, Writer
Forky shares his thoughts on what makes a good friend based on his limited exposure to the world inside Bonnie’s house.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?
2019
as Voice Over Announcer (voice)
Forky Asks a Question: What is Money? Hamm attempts to give Forky a lesson on how the US monetary system works.

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?
2019
Director, Writer
Forky Asks a Question: What is Money? Hamm attempts to give Forky a lesson on how the US monetary system works.

Miss Fritter's Racing Skoool
2017
as Dr. Damage (voice)
Enjoy blindsided testimonials from the Crazy 8's, touting the transformative impact Miss Fritter's Racing School has had in reshaping the direction of...

Cars 3
2017
as Chick Hicks (voice)
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in th...

Cars 3
2017
as Additional Voices (voice)
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in th...

Cars 3
2017
Screenplay
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in th...

Marine Life Interviews
2016
Writer
Interviews with the animals at the Marine Life Institute about their experiences with Dory.

Finding Dory
2016
as Mr. Ray (voice)
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did ...

Finding Dory
2016
Story
Dory is reunited with her friends Nemo and Marlin in the search for answers about her past. What can she remember? Who are her parents? And where did ...

The Good Dinosaur
2015
Story
An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.

Inside Out
2015
Additional Dialogue
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work togeth...

Monsters University
2013
as Roz (voice)
A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

Cars Toon Mater's Tall Tales
2010
as Additional Voices
Mater the tow truck travels from country to country as he retells his infamous but unbelievable stories.

Toy Story 3
2010
as Additional Voices (voice)
Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally le...

Pixar Short Films
2009
as Geri / Additional Voices (voice)
A collection of 20 computer-animated short films including "Rescue Squad Mater", "Jack-Jack Attack", and Oscar-winners "For The Birds", "Geri's Game",...

Dug's Special Mission
2009
as Dug / Alpha (voice)
Dug is sent on foolish missions by Alpha, Beta, and Gamma so they can hunt for the Bird of Paradise Falls by themselves. Dug may find that where he be...

George and A.J.
2009
as Dug (voice)
George & A.J. is a short film created by Pixar which uses characters from the film Up to tell what Nurses George and A.J. did after Carl Fredricksen l...

Up
2009
as Dug / Alpha (voice)
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed ...

Up
2009
Screenplay, Story, Co-Director
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed ...

Tokyo Mater
2008
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. With the hel...

El Materdor
2008
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Mater is a matador fighting a herd of bulldozers in Spain. When Lightning McQueen enters the story, the bulldozers begin to chase him due to his red p...

Mater the Greater
2008
as Additional Voices (voice)
Mater tells Lightning McQueen about his former job as a daredevil.

Rescue Squad Mater
2008
as Additional Voice Talent (voice)
Lightning McQueen and Mater are driving in Radiator Springs and drive past Red, who is hosing some plants near Stanley. Mater tells Lightning that he ...

The Pixar Story
2007
as Mr. Ray / Dolphins / Seagulls (voice) (archive footage)
A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of it...

Cars
2006
as Additional Voices (voice)
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself u...

The Incredibles
2004
as Additional Voices (voice)
Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbi...

Making 'Nemo'
2003
as Self - Co-Writer
A special documentary showing how producer John Lasseter, director Andrew Stanton and the rest of the creative team met the many production challenges...

Exploring the Reef
2003
Writer
Jean-Michael Cousteau's documentary about the Great Barrier Reef keeps getting interrupted by characters from Disney's Finding Nemo.

Finding Nemo
2003
as Mr. Ray / Additional Voices (voice)
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome ...

Finding Nemo
2003
Screenplay
Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome ...

Monsters, Inc.
2001
as Roz (voice)
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. Wh...

Monsters, Inc.
2001
Story Supervisor, Additional Writing, Script Supervisor
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. Wh...

Geri's Game
1997
as Geri (voice)
An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. Somehow, he begins losing to his livelier opponent. But just whe...

Toy Story
1995
Animation
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's he...