Timothy Walter Burton is an American filmmaker, animator, and artist. Known for pioneering goth culture in the American film industry, Burton is revered for his fantasy, horror, and romantic films. These include
Beetlejuice (1988),
Edward Scissorhands (1990),
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993),
Ed Wood (1994),
Sleepy Hollow (1999),
Corpse Bride (2005),
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), and
Dark Shadows (2012), as well as the television series
Wednesday (2022). Burton also directed the superhero films
Batman (1989) and
Batman Returns (1992), the sci-fi film
Planet of the Apes (2001), the fantasy-drama
Big Fish (2003), the musical adventure film
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), and the fantasy films
Alice in Wonderland (2010) and
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016).