Laurent Nicolas is an Emmy Award-winning animation director and character designer, renowned for his mastery of classical animation, comedic timing, and storytelling. He earned an Emmy for Character Design on the Love, Death + Robots episode ‘Automated Customer Service’ (Netflix), and has directed episodes of the adult animated comedy F is for Family.
For the past eight years, he has led McDonald’s global Happy Meal campaigns with Passion Paris, helping to establish it as a worldwide creative reference. He is also behind the cult-hit Candy Up Saga, a series of commercials parodying iconic films and TV shows.
Laurent is currently directing the popular animated series Lego City Adventures, now entering its fourth season, confirming his continued influence in global animated storytelling.