Karey Kirkpatrick

Karey Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick in 2018
Born	(1964-12-14) December 14, 1964 (age 59)[1] Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.[1]
Occupation	Screenwriter, director, producer
Alma mater	USC School of Cinematic Arts
Years active	1990–present
Children	3
Relatives	Wayne Kirkpatrick (brother)

Karey Kirkpatrick (born December 14, 1964)^[1] is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. His films include Chicken Run, The Rescuers Down Under, James and the Giant Peach, Over the Hedge, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Charlotte's Web, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He has also directed the films Imagine That starring Eddie Murphy and Smallfoot. Kirkpatrick wrote the English-language screenplays for the U.S. releases of the Studio Ghibli films The Secret World of Arrietty in 2012 and From Up on Poppy Hill in 2013.

His older brother is American songwriter and musician Wayne Kirkpatrick, with whom he wrote the 2015 musical Something Rotten! as well as the 2020 musical Mrs. Doubtfire.