Brad Bird

Born 1957 · American film director, animator, screenwriter and producer

Philip Bradley Bird is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He developed an interest in the art of animation early on, and completed his first short subject by age 14. Bird sent the film to Walt Disney Productions, leading to an apprenticeship from the studio's Nine Old Men. He attended the California Institute of the Arts in the late 1970s, and worked for Disney shortly thereafter.

Brad Bird, in order

1979 Doctor of Doom (short film): acted · directed by Tim Burton
1987 Batteries Not Included: wrote · directed by Matthew Robbins · critics 57%, audiences 64%
1990 Do the Bartman (short film): directed
1990–91 The Simpsons (TV series): directed · audiences 76% · streaming on Disney+, fuboTV, Hulu
1993 Family Dog (TV series): directed, created
1999 The Iron Giant: directed, wrote, created
2004 The Incredibles: directed, wrote · critics 97%, audiences 75% · streaming on Disney+
2005 Jack-Jack Attack (short film): directed, wrote
2005 Mr. Incredible and Pals (short film): wrote, produced · directed by Roger Gould
2005 One Man Band (short film): produced · directed by Andrew Jimenez and Mark Andrews
2007 Ratatouille: directed, wrote, created · critics 96%, audiences 87% · streaming on Disney+, fuboTV
2007 The Pixar Story: acted · directed by Leslie Iwerks · critics 83%, audiences 92% · streaming on Disney+
2007 Your Friend the Rat (short film): produced · directed by Jim Capobianco
2011 Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol: directed · critics 93%, audiences 76% · streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy
2012 1906: directed
2015 Jurassic World: acted · directed by Colin Trevorrow · critics 72%, audiences 78% · streaming on Apple TV, Philo, Starz
2015 Tomorrowland: directed, wrote, produced · critics 49%, audiences 50% · streaming on Disney+
2018 Incredibles 2: directed, wrote
2026 Ray Gunn: directed, wrote, produced
2028 Incredibles 3: directed, wrote, produced