Rob Edwards

ROB EDWARDS has written two classic animated films for Walt Disney Feature Animation: the Academy Award and Golden Globe-nominated THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG and the Academy Award-nominated TREASURE PLANET. In 2025, he has three films being released, including MARVEL’S CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD and THE KING OF KINGS.  Edwards also consulted on TANGLED, WRECK-IT RALPH, and FROZEN. He also wrote and directed the award-winning animated short film THE PARK BENCH. Edwards is a 20-year veteran of television where he wrote and produced, several television shows, including "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” "Full House,” “A Different World,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,” “Roc” and "In Living Color.” His debut graphic novel, DEFIANT, is a best seller in three categories on Amazon and is currently being made into a motion picture by Legion M. Edwards is an adjunct professor of screenwriting at the School of Cinematic Arts at USC and the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, where he also serves on the SUMA Advisory Council.