M.R. Horhager is a Filipino-Canadian creator, director, writer and filmmaker from Toronto, Ontario with over a decade of experience in the animation industry. His work includes directing the award-winning series "Dot." produced by the Jim Henson Company, working with Sesame Workshop as a director on "Prankster Planet", and most recently director on two animated specials for live-action sitcoms: a reboot of Norman Lear's "One Day at a Time" on POPtv/CBS and an election special for "Black-ish" on ABC/Disney. His current role is Director on Nickelodeon's "Blues Clues & You" reboot where he was nominated in the "Best Directing Team" category for the 2021 Daytime Emmy Awards.

His past director credits also include the pre-school series "Chirp", and the Christmas special "The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale", which won a 2017 Canadian Screen Award for "Best Animated Program or Series".