With an exceptional background in VFX and a fluency in music production, Gracey has consistently brought a fresh - often viral - approach to his projects that seizes the audience's imagination. He credits this specific combination to an early exposure to musical theatre at home and a gap year spent working at Animal Logic. As the youngest animator and visual effects compositors at the company, Michael has always been on the pulse of emerging technology and their potential influence on the creative industry.His first decade in the industry demonstrated an incredible pivot from VFX to the director for many music videos and commercials. He has received almost every major commercial award for his vision behind spots like Evian "Roller Babies", Cillit Bang's "The Mechanic" and the flashmob phenomenon "Dance" for T-Mobile.Most notably, Michael Gracey made his feature film debut in 2017 with worldwide success, The Greatest Showman starring, Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron and Zendaya. He followed this great achievement as executive producer on Elton John's biopic Rocketman and is due to release his sophomore film, Better Man - the musical biopic on Robbie Williams.
