Biography
Walter Dohrn (born December 5, 1970) is an American writer, director, animator, musician, and actor. He performed the voice of Rumpelstiltskin in Shrek Forever After (2010) and various characters in Shrek the Third (2007). He co-directed the film Trolls (2016), directed its sequels, and voiced multiple characters in the franchise. He is directing Shrek 5, set for release in 2026. Dohrn has also worked as a writer, director, and storyboard director in Season 2 of SpongeBob SquarePants, and he als...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Shrek 5
2026
Director
The fifth film in the Shrek franchise. Plot TBA.

Orion and the Dark
2024
as Stray Cat / Insomnia Guy 2 (voice)
A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Da...

Orion and the Dark
2024
Executive Producer
A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Da...

Trolls Band Together
2023
as King Peppy / Cloud Guy (voice)
When Branch's brother, Floyd, is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing an...

Trolls Band Together
2023
Director
When Branch's brother, Floyd, is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing an...

The Bad Guys
2022
as Scientist / Gala Guest 3 (voice)
When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a...

Trolls Holiday in Harmony
2021
as Cloud Guy and Mr. Dinkles (voice)
Queen Poppy plans the first annual Trolls Kingdom Secret Holiday Gift Swap, but things don't go quite as expected.

The Boss Baby: Family Business
2021
as Baby Bouncer (voice)
The Templeton brothers — Tim and his Boss Baby little bro Ted — have become adults and drifted away from each other. But a new boss baby with a cuttin...

Trolls World Tour
2020
as Cloud Guy (voice) / Death Metal Mr. Dinkles (voice) / Fuzzbert (voice) / King Peppy (voice) / Smidge (voice) / Announcer (voice) / Country Music Baby (voice) / Country Music Farmer (voice)
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes ...

Trolls World Tour
2020
Director
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes ...

Abominable
2019
as Goon (voice)
A group of misfits encounter a young Yeti named Everest, and they set off to reunite the magical creature with his family on the mountain of his names...

Trap Universe
2018
as Eddie G / Cuddles / Toast Lord (voice)
The unholy demon offspring of a preschool show, a workplace sitcom, and a grindhouse thriller, TRAP UNIVERSE follows a good-hearted fixer named EDDIE ...

Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
2017
as Cloud Guy/Fuzzbert (voice)
All aboard. Let’s get this holiday show on the road. Just as Queen Poppy and Cloud Guy take the Snack Pack on their latest musical tour, Branch find...

Trolls Holiday
2017
as Cloud Guy / Smidge / Spider (voice)
When the eternally optimistic Poppy, queen of the Trolls, learns that the Bergens no longer have any holidays on their calendar, she enlists the help ...

Trolls Holiday
2017
Executive Producer
When the eternally optimistic Poppy, queen of the Trolls, learns that the Bergens no longer have any holidays on their calendar, she enlists the help ...

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
2017
Thanks
Based on the bestselling book series, this outrageous comedy tells the story of George and Harold, two overly imaginative pranksters who hypnotize th...

The Boss Baby
2017
as Photographer (voice)
A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 yea...

The Boss Baby
2017
Thanks
A story about how a new baby's arrival impacts a family, told from the point of view of a delightfully unreliable narrator, a wildly imaginative 7 yea...

Trolls: Travel Through Troll Village
2017
as Cloud Guy (voice)
Cloud Guy takes you through key locations created by the amazing artists at DreamWorks Animation.

Trolls
2016
as Cloud Guy/Smidge/Fuzzbert/Mr. Dinkles/Tunnel Troll/Wedgie Bergen (voice)
After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set o...

Trolls
2016
Co-Director
After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set o...

Home
2015
Thanks
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while a...

Penguins of Madagascar
2014
as Antarctic Penguin (voice)
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying ...

Mr. Peabody & Sherman
2014
as French Peasant / Taxi Driver / Spartacus (voice)
A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to b...

Rise of the Guardians
2012
Additional Storyboarding
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protec...

Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos
2012
as Water Prisoner (voice)
Puss in Boots is on a mission to recover the Princess' stolen ruby from the notorious French thief, Whisperer. Reluctantly accompanied by three little...

Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011
as Self
A making-of for the Shrek series.

Thriller Night
2011
as Rumpelstiltskin (voice)
A Shrek parody of Michael Jackson's Thriller song and music video, with Donkey singing.

Shrek's Yule Log
2010
as Rumplestiltskin (voice)
“Shrek’s Yule Log,” featuring over 25 uproarious character appearances in front of a crackling virtual fireplace. This was bundled with "Donkey's Chr...

Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
2010
as Rumpelstiltskin / Santa (voice)
Deck the halls with Donkey’s laughter in this all-new holiday collection. Donkey presents his very own carolling stage show featuring his Far Far Away...

Shrek's Yule Log
2010
Director
“Shrek’s Yule Log,” featuring over 25 uproarious character appearances in front of a crackling virtual fireplace. This was bundled with "Donkey's Chr...

Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
2010
Director, Screenplay
Deck the halls with Donkey’s laughter in this all-new holiday collection. Donkey presents his very own carolling stage show featuring his Far Far Away...

Shrek Forever After
2010
as Rumpelstiltskin / Priest / Krekraw Ogre (voice)
A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a ...

Shrek Forever After
2010
Head of Story
A bored and domesticated Shrek pacts with deal-maker Rumpelstiltskin to get back to feeling like a real ogre again, but when he's duped and sent to a ...

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space
2009
as Link Kid (voice)
Susan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan...

Shrek the Third
2007
as Van Student / Xavier / Principal Pynchley / Nanny Dwarf / Evil Knight / Singing Villain (voice)
The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace a...

Madagascar
2005
Story Artist
Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.

Shrek 2
2004
Additional Dialogue, Story Artist
Shrek, Fiona, and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father, the Queen and King. But not everyone is happily ever after. Shrek...

A Kitty Bobo Show
2001
Layout
Kitty Bobo tries to prove his coolness to his friends Paul Dog, Monkey Carl and Maggie by showing off his new cell phone. He fails to do this.
Petey's Wake
1993
Director
The story of a boy who refuses to let go of the greatest parents in the whole world...