Kuruvilla Varghese

Lead Animator at Midoki

Led the animation pipeline for mobile titles, guiding the creation of keyframe and motion-captured animations, and coordinating with design, art, and programming teams. Planned animation lists, provided direction on character motion, and ensured assets integrated smoothly into the game engine. Mentored junior animators and helped improve skinning and rigging workflows.

Principal Animator at Third Kind Games

Produced high-quality 2D and CG animation assets for mobile titles, collaborated with design teams to plan core gameplay through rough sketches and animation mockups, and supported rigging, skinning, and asset integration into Unity/Unreal.

Senior Animator at Exient

Led animation production across several projects, coordinated with art and design teams, contributed to mocap workflow planning and retargeting, and reviewed outsourced 3D models for rigging quality.

Senior Animator at Pixel Toys

Produced keyframe and motion-captured animation, collaborated with game design and character art teams, assisted with rigging and skinning, and helped prototype animation systems in the engine.

Senior Animator at Full Fat

Managed animation pipelines and shipped titles for multiple platforms; created high-quality 2D and 3D animation, collaborated with designers to plan gameplay sequences, and participated in QA and outsourcing feedback.

Contract Animator at Strawdog Studios

Contract animator delivering keyframe animation assets and supporting rigging/skeleton workflows for client projects, coordinating with the team to meet milestones.

Animator at Eurocom Developments LTD

Worked on console projects providing animation assets for multiple titles; collaborated with artists and engineers to optimize performance and skinning.

Animator at Fxlabs Studios

2D animation and character animation work across television and game-related projects; built foundational skills in rigging and storytelling.

Animator at MUV Technologies

2D animation production for various media; supported production pipeline and asset creation.

2D Animator at Millitoons Animation Pvt Limited

2D animation for TV and short-form content; developed gesture drawing and character animation skills.

Lead Animator at Midoki / Sumo Digital UK

Led an animation production on projects including Knightshood and Ghost HQ. Managed junior animators and ensured consistent quality across deliverables. Worked closely with designers and engineers to implement animations in-engine.

Principal Animator at Third Kind Games UK

Delivered character and cinematic animation for Blankos and animated characters on Hearthstone. Contributed to pitch work and animation prototyping.

Senior Animator at Exient, UK

Sole animator on Ultimate Sackboy, responsible for full animation delivery. Contributed to pitch work and animation prototyping.

Senior Animator at Pixel Toys Leamington Spa, UK

Produced animation for Warhammer: Age of Sigmar. Led motion capture planning, editing, and implementation while mentoring junior animator. Contributed to cinematic sequences for a pitch/IP. Prototyped gameplay animations for VR game Battle Sisters.

Senior Animator at Full Fat Warwick, UK

Worked on EA Golf and multiple mobile titles – Talking Tom Jetski 2, Agent Dash and Blocky games. Contributed to mocap refinement and keyframe animation. Contributed to multiple pitch and prototype projects.

Animator at Eurocom Developments Ltd, UK

Worked on major titles including Beijing Olympics, Vancouver Olympics, and James Bond games. Created both realistic mocap-based and stylised animations for Rio and Disney Universe. Participated in motion capture shoots as a performer.

Animator at FxLabs Studios, India

Contributed to TV series animation and project pitches. Trained junior animators and supported transitions from 2D to 3D animation.

Animator at MUV Technologies, India

Worked on the 3D TV series Kiddod the Super Truck. Learned Maya and trained other 2D animators.