Paul McKeown
Paul McKeown is a comedy writer, director and performer with a rich background in comedy writing, and script editing
He began his career as an animator, contributing to major studios such as Warner Brothers, Walt Disney Animation, and DreamWorks.
Paul McKeown is originally from the UK and is a comedy writer, director, and performer with a rich background in comedy writing, and script editing. He began his career as an animator, contributing to major studios such as Warner Brothers, Walt Disney Animation, and DreamWorks.
In 2004, Paul co-founded One Hand Clapping, a creative boutique specializing in intellectual property development, direction, script editing, and digital comedy.
Through One Hand Clapping, Paul directed music videos for artists including Elton John, Mark Ronson, and Dido. He wrote and directed the “Ten Worst Things” web series for the Fuse network, which garnered millions of views. His expertise extends to animation scriptwriting and editing, with collaborations involving Disney, Netflix, Cartoon Network, and Canal+. Notable projects include serving as a writer and script editor for Netflix's "Angry Birds: Summer Madness" and contributing to Disney's "PJ Masks."
Most recently he was the Head writer for ‘Dragon Striker’ Disney’s first ever serialized anime, a 22x30 series coming to Disney + in early 2026.
Other
| Mighty Mike and The Wild Bunch Cartoon Network- Teamto | Story and Animatic Consultant (78x7 min) | 2018-01-01 |
| Matt Hatter Chronicles Platinum Films | Writer | 2012-01-01 |
| Cagemates Studio Zumbastico | Development Writer | 2017-01-01 |
| PJ Masks 'Newton And The Animals' Disney/Eone | Writer | 2020-01-01 |
| House of Magic Canal + /Team To | Development Writer | 2018-01-01 |
| Amoeba Cariba Cake Entertainment | Creator / Development Writer | 2019-01-01 |
| Angry Birds Netflix / Cake Entertainment | Writer/ Script editor | 2020-01-01 |
| Karyn Splitter Alien Sitter Cake Entertainment | Development Writer | 2019-01-01 |
| Astroboy Rebooted Cake Entertainment/Caribara Animation | Development Writer | 2019-01-01 |
| Space Chickens in Space 'Who’s Wearing The Cool Pants' Disney Channel | Writer | 2018-01-01 |
| Strange Chores ABC Australia | Development Writer | 2015-01-01 |
| Dragon Striker Disney / Cyber Group Studios | Head Writer | 2023-01-01 |
| Azuro & The Dragon Squad Newen / La Chouette Compagnie | Writer | 2023-01-01 |
| Sunny Side Billy Hot Drop Films / Toonz Entertainment | Script Editor / Writer | 2021-01-01 |
| Tom's Tiny Toys Syon Media | Development Writer | 2021-01-01 |
| Disney Junior: For Whom The Smell Tolls Hotdrop Films | Development Writer | 2019-01-01 |
| The Tingle - The Unmaking Of A Band The Fuse Network | Creator | 2020-01-01 |
| The Strange Chores ABC Australia | Development Consultant | 2022-01-01 |
| Improvisation My Dear Mark Watson Objective Productions | Developer | 2011-01-01 |
| Tom's Tiny Toys | Development & Pilot Script Writer | 2019-01-01 |
| For Whom The Smell Tolls | Scriptwriter | 2019-01-01 |
| The Ticket | Development & Scriptwriter | 2019-01-01 |
| Coconut Hunters | Development & Scriptwriter | 2019-01-01 |
| Mighty Mike | Story and Animatic consultant | 2017-01-01 |
| Creepers 2 scripts | Development Writer | 2018-01-01 |
| GoalForce | Development, pilot script writer & pilot voice direction | 2018-01-01 |
| Cagemates, The Game | Development Consultant & Script Editor | 2018-01-01 |
| House Of Magic | Writer, Development Writer & Script Editor | 2017-01-01 |
| The Grannies | Development & script writer | 2016-01-01 |
| The Strange Chores” | Development Consultant | 2015-01-01 |
| The Strange Chores | Development Consultant | 2015-01-01 |
| Smoking Dead | Development | 2014-01-01 |
| Cheese Toastie Brain Monster | Creator & Development | 2013-01-01 |
| Kid Chronos | Creator & Head Writer | 2011-01-01 |
| Improvisation My Dear Mark Watson | Show development and treatment | 2009-01-01 |