THE COMPANY
Based in Atlanta, GA, Characters Inspired, LLC was founded by skilled fabricator and performer Cedwan Hooks. Our team consists of freelance artisans working under Cedwan's direction.
Our mission is to create memorable, expressive three-dimensional characters to represent your brand.
Have an existing design? Because of our experience working with existing properties, we can create an incarnation of your character that is accurate and aesthetically exceptional while keeping utility in mind. Need help developing a character's look? We have the capability to create a beautiful design for you.
We've built mascot costumes, hand puppets, mechanical puppets, and animated costumes. No matter how your character is best represented, we can guide you through the design and fabrication of an extraordinary custom-built premium quality product.
TESTIMONIALS
"Characters Inspired has been easy to work with and built high quality, beautiful puppets for our show. They certainly have improved our over-all production value."
- Josh Ford: Director of Entertainment, Georgia Aquarium
"Characters Inspired was incredibly easy to work with and communication was fast and complete. All the puppets looked fantastic and have held up to daily use very well for almost two years. I will bring future repairs and new builds to Characters Inspired in the future!"
- Angie Marcus: Environmental Program Supervisor, Cobb County Water Dept.
Cedwan Hooks (Founder)
Cedwan Hooks is an Emmy nominated designer, puppeteer, voice actor, designer, and writer.
Originally from Kansas City, KS, Cedwan trained as a puppeteer with The Jim Henson Company and the Center for Puppetry Arts. His credits as a puppeteer include Buddy (2026), Donkey Hodie (PBS Kids), The Curse of Bridge Hollow (Netflix), Helpsters (Apple TV+/Sesame Workshop), Moon and Me (BBC), Albie’s Elevator (PBS Kids), and Doom Patrol (DC Universe). He has also performed in commercials for Toyota and Aflac, voices "Little Grunt" for Elf on the Shelf, and plays "Percy the Rooster" and "Og the Bookworm" of The Primrose Friends.
As a designer and fabricator, Cedwan has managed projects both domestically and abroad for DreamWorks, Shardan Inc., Resorts World Genting, and Alliance Theater. Recently, he co-created a new preschool series "JiJi and Jax" with Jimmica Collins.