Thomas Astruc

"My dear Miraculers... why are you so awesome?"

- Thomas Astruc

 is the creator, a co-director, a producer, and a writer for Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir.

Career
Thomas worked on Code Lyoko and W.I.T.C.H. as a storyboard artist, and on ''Totally Spies! as a storyboard supervisor. He is also known for his work as a storyboard artist on Wasabi (2001) and Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra'' (2002). At some point while Miraculous was being made, he was a guest artist for LoliRock on the episode "Batty", storyboarding the second half of the episode and revising the episode's script.

Currently, aside from working on Miraculous, Thomas is working as a script doctor and co-author on Mélody Cisinski's upcoming animated movie, Revolution.

Quotes
"Dear Miraculers, if your question can be answered by "no spoiler", then it's certainly the answer ^^"

- Thomas on Twitter

"Miraculous is one of the cutest, purest and most positive shows ever made. And you are the nicest and most creative fan community ever!"

- Thomas in a letter to fans

"In MLB, villains have defined powers. So when heroes understand the rule, a weak point appear. Heroes always should outsmart the villains. If villain can be beaten by strength, it means hero is stronger. If hero is the strongest, it means villain wasn't a real threat."

- Thomas on Twitter about villains

Trivia

 * Thomas was named after the character Major Tom from the David Bowie song "Space Oddity."
 * He likes croissants.
 * He has a yellow, fluffy, long-haired cat named "Chachat" (pronounced "Sha-sha").
 * Fans call him variations of Hawk Moth's name, such as, "Papapillon," "Hawkfather," and "Hawkdaddy."
 * In response, he named the fans of the television show "The Miraculers."
 * He has a huge collection of fanart.
 * His Twitter name is NoSpoiler-Man. This was made in response to people constantly asking him about Season 2 and his perchance to answer questions with "No spoiler" or a picture saying the same thing.
 * He makes a cameo in the French version of "Gamer" as the voice of the start menu of Ultimate Mecha Strike III. This is his only cameo in season 1.
 * Thomas has stated that he loves all of the characters equally, but has a preference for Jagged Stone and a dislike for Chloé Bourgeois.
 * His favorite episodes to direct as of season 1 are the episodes Ladybug & Cat Noir (Origins - Part 1) and Stoneheart (Origins - Part 2).
 * His favorite Studio Ghibli film is Omoide Poroporo.
 * His favorite DreamWorks movie is How to Train Your Dragon.
 * His favorite Disney movie is Tangled.
 * During the final game of the UEFA Euro 2016, Thomas promised to reveal a spoiler about the upcoming season should France beat Portugal.
 * The #ColorsForSpoilers hashtag was used to promote the event, where fans would place fanart of the characters supporting the French soccer team. Some also changed their Twitter pictures as well.
 * During the game, he tweeted that he would reveal one spoiler for each goal scored by France.
 * Though France lost the game without scoring points, Thomas did choose to release a teaser for Season 2 as a thank you for all the support given to the French Football team.
 * Just before San Diego Comic-Con International 2016, Jeremy Zag posted a video to Instagram of Thomas dressed as Marinette.
 * One of Thomas' dreams came true: at San Diego Comic-Con International 2016, Thomas met Marvel comic creator and legend Stan Lee.