David Stoten (born in Luton, Bedfordshire) is a short film maker and director and caricaturist on TV's Spitting Image.
[2] Credited as one of the "Spitting Image team" (under Roger Law), Stoten provided the cover to 2007's QI "E" Annual, as well as contributing incidental illustrations.
As a sculptor, Stoten has made maquettes for the animation film industry whilst also sculpting a range of Gorillaz figures for the designer toy company Kidrobot.
Stoten was Head of Story for the animated Feature Film Gnomeo and Juliet and subsequently became the Creative Development Lead at Arc Productions in Toronto.
He directed the DVD Specials Thomas & Friends and was the head writer for Steam Team to the Rescue and the twenty-fourth (and final) series succeeding Andrew Brenner.