Who was the supervising animator for the character of Scar?

The supervising animator for Scar in Disney’s 1994 animated film The Lion King was Andreas Deja.

Deja was responsible for guiding the character’s visual performance and maintaining consistency across the work of the animation team. Scar’s design had to communicate intelligence, vanity, menace, and theatrical charm through an animal character, so Deja emphasized expressive poses, raised eyebrows, a tilted head, and a lifted chin.

Scar was voiced by Jeremy Irons, and Deja studied Irons’ facial traits and mannerisms to help shape the lion’s expressions. Irons’ performance as Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune was particularly influential. Scar was also notable among the film’s lions because he was drawn with visible claws, reinforcing his status as the villain.

Deja became especially associated with Disney antagonists. Before Scar, he supervised Gaston in Beauty and the Beast and Jafar in Aladdin. He later supervised characters including adult Hercules, Lilo, Mama Odie, and Tigger, making Scar one part of a remarkably varied Disney career.