Thor Freudenthal (/ˈtɔːr/; born 20 October 1972) is a German film director, screenwriter, animator and special effects artist best known for his work on Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.

[2] He credits his early interest in cinema to Steven Spielberg, saying "When my mother told me he's Jewish, and he goes to synagogue, it was like, 'My God, we're of the same tribe, and he's a huge hero of mine.'

"[3] His family's connection to Spielberg became real when his Polish-Jewish grandparents, survivors of the Holocaust who had known Schindler personally, were asked to appear in the final scene of the movie.

[3] Freudenthal attended the Hochschule der Künste Berlin,[4] and later moved to Southern California as an exchange student at CalArts.

[11] In 2019, he was reported to have signed on to direct upcoming Gotham Group series Skywatchers.