Biography
David I. Soren is a director, writer, and actor known for Captain Underpants (2017), Turbo (2013), and Merry Madagascar (2009). A DreamWorks veteran of twenty years, Soren has worked as a story artist on "The Road to El Dorado," "Chicken Run" and "Shrek." He then served as the head of story on the hit animated comedy, "Shark Tale." Soren joined DreamWorks after graduating from Sheridan College, located near his hometown of Toronto, Canada. Father of Coco Soren
Known For
Complete Filmography

Under the Boardwalk
2023
as Yoga Crab / Battle Dad (voice)
Two crabs embark on an epic journey to get home after a storm sweeps them away. Their courage soon unites their families, paving the way for great sum...

Under the Boardwalk
2023
Screenplay, Director
Two crabs embark on an epic journey to get home after a storm sweeps them away. Their courage soon unites their families, paving the way for great sum...

The Boss Baby: Family Business
2021
as Jimbo (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...

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

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
2017
Additional Writing, Director
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 Jimbo (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...

Almost Home
2014
as Ernie (voice)
A group of aliens searching for a new planet on which to make home, with little success. Promotional short for Dreamworks Animation's forthcoming feat...

Turbo
2013
as Worker Snail #1 / Can't Tuck Snail / Gagne's Crew Chief / Indy Network Executive / Newspaper Boy / Autotune Kid (voice)
The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.

Turbo
2013
Director, Screenplay
The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.

Madly Madagascar
2013
as Co-Pilot / Elephant #2 / Hippo / Ostrich (voice)
Your favorite Madagascar pals are back in an all-new adventure! Alex's favorite holiday, Valentine's Day, brings hilarious surprises and excitement fo...

Madly Madagascar
2013
Director, Writer
Your favorite Madagascar pals are back in an all-new adventure! Alex's favorite holiday, Valentine's Day, brings hilarious surprises and excitement fo...

Dreamworks Holiday Classics
2012
Director
Join your favourite DreamWorks friends for these four holiday specials. Watch as those zany zoosters from Madagascar save Christmas, Donkey puts on a ...

Shrek Forever After
2010
Post Production Supervisor
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 ...

How to Train Your Dragon
2010
Thanks
As the son of a Viking leader on the cusp of manhood, shy Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III faces a rite of passage: he must kill a dragon to prove his wa...

Merry Madagascar
2009
as Lookout Lemur, Additional Lemurs (voice)
While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa--crash landing on their territory and getting amne...

Merry Madagascar
2009
Director, Writer
While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa--crash landing on their territory and getting amne...

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
as Lemur (voice)
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired cra...

Over the Hedge
2006
Story Artist, Storyboard Artist
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that poppe...

Club Oscar
2005
as Shrimp (voice)
Picking up where Shark Tale ends, all the characters of the film dance at the whale wash in a spoof of Saturday Night Fever.

Shark Tale
2004
as Shrimp / Worm / Starfish #1 / Killer Whale #2 (voice)
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea c...

Shark Tale
2004
Head of Story
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea c...

Untitled Geronimo Stilton Film
N/A
Director
Geronimo stumble on a conspiracy that is bigger than anything he and his collaborators have ever tackled before. But working together, they attempt to...