Josh Scherr is an American video game writer and designer best known for his work on the Uncharted series.
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | USC School of Cinematic Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, video game designer |
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| Notable work | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy |
Education
Josh Scherr received his Master of Fine Arts in Animation from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1997.[1]
Career
He worked on several films, including Los Gringos (1999) and Dinosaur (2000), before joining Naughty Dog in 2001. He worked as the cinematics animation lead on the Jak and Daxter series (2001–05), and also led the cinematics team for the first three Uncharted games from 2007 to 2011.[2] He supervised and co-wrote the Uncharted comic book, released from 2011 to 2012. He has been a staff writer for Naughty Dog since early 2014, co-writing Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) with Neil Druckmann, and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) with Shaun Escayg.[3] On July 15, 2022, Scherr announced his departure from Naughty Dog after 21 years with the company.[4] In October 2022, he announced he had joined new studio Crop Circle Games as narrative director.[5]
Works
Video games
| Year | Game title | Role |
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| 2001 | Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Cinematic animator[3] |
| 2003 | Jak II | Lead cinematic animator[3] |
| 2004 | Jak 3 | Lead cinematic animator |
| 2005 | Jak X: Combat Racing | Lead cinematic animator |
| 2006 | Daxter | Additional cut-scene animator |
| 2007 | Uncharted: Drake's Fortune | Co-writer, lead cinematic animator[3] |
| 2009 | Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | Co-writer, lead cinematic animator[3] |
| 2011 | Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception | Lead cinematic animator[3] |
| 2016 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Co-writer[6] |
| 2017 | Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | Co-writer[7] |
| 2020 | The Last of Us Part II | Narrative designer, additional writing |
Other
| Year | Game title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Los Gringos | Animator | Short film |
| 2000 | Dinosaur | Animator | Film |
| 2000 | "Californication" | Animator | Music video |