Henry Gilroy | |
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 Gilroy at the 2024WonderCon | |
| Born | Henry Alan Gilroy Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
Henry Alan Gilroy is an Americanfilm andtelevisionscreenwriter and producer. He is best known for co-writing the animated seriesStar Wars: The Clone Wars.
From an early age, Gilroy lovedcomic books andanimation which inspired him to study film at several colleges in the greaterLos Angeles area.[1]
His first job at a Hollywood studio was working as an editor forWarner Bros.' animation department working Steven Spielberg'sTiny Toon Adventures.[1] It was at Warner Bros. that Gilroy sold his first script to the producers of the Emmy winningBatman: The Animated Series, for theScarecrow episode, "Nothing to Fear". After a staff writer gig on the WB's Tazmanian Devil animated series,Tazmania, Gilroy moved on to work onThe Tick animated series before taking a staff job atDisney Television Animation for several years where he worked on such series asTimon & Pumbaa,Mickey Mouse Works,House of Mouse,Lilo & Stitch: The Series andSuper Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! before being chosen to develop and write theStar Wars: The Clone Wars CG animated series forLucasfilm Animation with creatorGeorge Lucas and directorDave Filoni. He served as head writer for season one and part of season two, penning several episodes,[2] including the first stories featuring fan favorite characterAhsoka Tano, among others. He is also the author of severalStar Wars comic books.[3]
Leaving Lucasfilm, Gilroy spent two years atHasbro Studios, where he developed and led the writing on two other animated series,G.I. Joe: Renegades andKaijudo, and then moved on toMarvel Animation Studios where he acted as supervising producer and head writer onHulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. andUltimate Spider-Man as well as penning two CG MarvelHeroes United films featuring team-ups withIron Man & theHulk[4] and Iron Man &Captain America. Upon finishing series work on Hulk and Ultimate Spider-man, Gilroy teamed with frequent collaborator, Marty Isenberg to develop and co-write the pilot forThe Guardians of the Galaxy animated series.
Gilroy is co-creator of the firstBionicle trilogy and has since written for numerous other animated series, such asThe Mask,Justice League Unlimited,The 99,Kim Possible, and the direct-to-video Disney movie titleAtlantis: Milo's Return and theFunimation anime filmMass Effect: Paragon Lost based on the hit video game forElectronic Arts andBioWare.[5]
Gilroy wrote the four-issueJoker/Mask comic book which was collected byDark Horse/DC Comics in 2001.[6] He also wrote the Dark HorseAlien one-shot comic books,Aliens: Herk Mondo andAliens: Mondo Heat in collaboration with artist and Pixar directorRonnie del Carmen.[7]
In 2014, Gilroy returned to Lucasfilm under Disney studios to serve as co-executive producer and series writer ofStar Wars Rebels where he wrote seventeen episodes through 2018.[8] Gilroy received two Emmy nominations for his work and won two Saturn Awards respectively.
In 2019, Gilroy was selected as the showrunner/head writer for an animatedMagic: The Gathering TV show forNetflix with theRusso brothers.[9]
In 2020, Gilroy began working onDreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms, an animated television series forDreamWorks Animation.[10]
| Year | Title | Credit(s) | Notes |
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| 1992 | Batman: The Animated Series | Episode: "Nothing to Fear" | |
| 1993 | 2 Stupid Dogs | Segment: "Space Dogs" | |
| 1994 | The Tick | Episodes: "The Tick vs. The Uncommon Cold", "The Tick vs. The Proto-Clown" | |
| 1994 | Taz-Mania | ||
| 1994 | The Baby Huey Show | Episodes: "A Dog Days Night?", "Duck Huey Duck", "Superhero Huey" | |
| 1995 | The Mask: Animated Series | Episodes: "Sister Mask", "Double Reverse", "All Hallow's Eve", "Mystery Cruise" | |
| 1995 | Earthworm Jim | Episode: "Trout!" | |
| 1995–1996 | The Savage Dragon | Episodes: "Possession", "She-Dragon", "Armageddon", "Ceasefire", "Femme Fatale" | |
| 1996 | The Mouse and the Monster | Episodes: "A Mouse, a Monster & a Baby", "H.M.O. Mo", "Sleep Tight" | |
| 1997 | The Wacky World of Tex Avery | Episode: "Rodeo, Rodeo, Where for Art Thou Rodeo?" | |
| 1998 | All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series | Episode: "History of All Dogs" | |
| 1999 | Timon & Pumbaa | Episodes: "Lemonade Stand Off", "Super Hog-O", "Don't Have the Vegas Idea", "Don't Wake the Neighbear", "Timoncchio" | |
| 1999 | Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century | Episode: "The Adventure of the Deranged Detective" | |
| 2001 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Episode: "Origami" | |
| 2002 | Teamo Supremo | Episodes: "Grounded!", "Capitol Offense!", "Running the Gauntlet!", "Enter Dr. 'Droid!" | |
| 2002 | House of Mouse | Episodes: "The Three Caballeros", "Rent Day", "Donald's Pumbaa Prank", "Pluto Saves the Day", "The Mouse Who Came to Dinner", "Max's New Car", "Donald and the Aracuan Bird", "Donald Wants to Fly", "House of Turkey", "Pete's House of Villains", "Halloween with Hades", "House of Genius" | |
| 2003 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Episodes: "Phantasmo", "Yin-Yang", "Splodyhead", "627", "Slushy", "Short Stuff", "Bonnie & Clyde" | |
| 2004 | Justice League Unlimited | Episode: "Kids' Stuff" | |
| 2006 | Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Episodes: "Chiro's Girl", "The Sun Riders", "Skeleton King", "Shadow Over Shuggazoom", "Snowbound", "The Skeleton King Threat", "I, Chiro", "The Savage Lands", "Brother in Arms" | |
| 2007 | Kim Possible | Episode: "The Mentor of Our Discontent" | |
| 2008–2010 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Episodes: "Duel of the Droids", "Bombad Jedi", "Lair of Grevious", "Storm Over Ryloth", "Innocents of Ryloth", "Liberty on Ryloth", "Children of the Force", "Kidnapped", "Slaves of the Republic", "Escape from Kadavo" | |
| 2008-09 | Transformers: Animated | Episodes: "Sound and Fury", "Human Error" (Part 1) | |
| 2009 | The Secret Saturdays | Episode: "Curse of the Stolen Roger" | |
| 2010–2011 | G.I. Joe: Renegades | Episode: "The Descent (Parts 1 & 2)" | |
| 2012 | Iron Man: Armored Adventures | Episode: "Mandarin's Quest" | |
| 2012 | Action Dad | ||
| 2012 | Kaijudo: Rise of the Duel Masters | Episodes: "The Natural", "Like Father, Like Son", "The Rising (Parts 1 & 2)" | |
| 2012 | Voltron Force | Episode: "I, Voltron" | |
| 2013–2015 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Episodes: "Hulk Busted", "Into the Negative Zone", "Deathlok", "Planet Leader (Part 2)", "Guardians of the Galaxy", "Spidey, I Blew up the Dinosaur", "Wheels of Fury" | |
| 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Episodes: "Plan 10", "Clash of the Mutanimals", "Kagayake! Kintaro" | |
| 2014-16 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Episodes: "The Vulture", "Return to the Spider-Verse, Part 3", "Strange Little Halloween" | |
| 2014–2018 | Star Wars Rebels | Episodes: "Rise of the Old Masters", "Empire Day", "Vision of Hope", "Rebel Resolve", "The Siege of Lothal", "Legacy", "The Protector of Concord Dawn", "Shroud of Darkness", "The Holocrons of Fate", "Through Imperial Eyes", "Twin Suns", "Zero Hour", "Heroes of Mandalore", "Kindred", "Jedi Night", "A Fool's Hope", Short: "Entanglement" | |
| 2017-19 | Avengers Assemble | Episodes: "The Sleeper Awakens", "The Most Dangerous Hunt", "House of M" | |
| 2017-19 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Episodes: "Won't Get Fooled Again", "Knights in Black Helmets", "It's Tricky", "Gotta Get Outta This Place", "Holding Out for a Hero" | |
| 2021–2023 | DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms |
| Year | Title | Credit(s) | Notes |
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| 2002 | Mickey's House of Villains | ||
| 2003 | Atlantis: Milo’s Return | ||
| 2003 | Bionicle: Mask of Light | ||
| 2004 | Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui | ||
| 2005 | Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows | ||
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | ||
| 2012 | Mass Effect: Paragon Lost | ||
| 2013–2014 | Heroes United |
