---
name: "Brad Bird"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brad-bird"
fi1m_id: "brad-bird"
imdb_id: "nm0083348"
tmdb_id: 7087
wikidata_id: "Q310960"
roles: ["Director","Writer"]
born: "24 September 1957"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "director"
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-10T15:53:18.216211+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Brad Bird

## Identity

Brad Bird

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brad-bird
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brad-bird
- **IMDb ID:** nm0083348
- **TMDB ID:** 7087
- **Wikidata ID:** Q310960
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Bird, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310960, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083348/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7087

Director and writer. Born 24 September 1957 in Kalispell, Montana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director, Writer
- **Born:** 24 September 1957, Kalispell, Montana, USA
- **Active:** 1987–present
- **Also known as:** Phillip Bradley Bird, Baddaxe Bradley Bird, Bloody Bradley Bird, Брэд Берд, แบรด เบิร์ด, 布拉德·伯德, ブラッド・バード, 브래드 버드, براد بيرد
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 9: 1 acting, 7 directing, 1 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Craig T. Nelson](https://film.one/person/craig-t-nelson.md), [Holly Hunter](https://film.one/person/holly-hunter.md), [John Walker](https://film.one/person/john-walker.md), [Matthew Robbins](https://film.one/person/matthew-robbins.md), [Sarah Vowell](https://film.one/person/sarah-vowell.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 3 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as director, over 7 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 76 (2), 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 90 (2), 2010s 74 (3), 2020s 64 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 79 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Animation 6, Adventure 4, Family 4, Action 3, Comedy 2, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,216m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Bird, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310960, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0083348/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7087

## Coming up

- *Incredibles 3* (2028-06-14), Edna Mode (voice)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Ratatouille*](https://film.one/film/ratatouille.md) (91), [*The Incredibles*](https://film.one/film/the-incredibles.md) (88), [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88), [*Incredibles 2*](https://film.one/film/incredibles-2.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Iron Giant*](https://film.one/film/the-iron-giant.md) (88)
- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Brad Bird

> Brad Bird makes complicated action easy to follow and gives small gestures dramatic weight. We rate that precision highly, though his stories about talent can become lectures.

A character holds an expression for a beat, and the objection arrives without a word. In *The Simpsons* (1989), directors including Brad Bird make such moments as useful as the dialogue. A change of pose can show us how little confidence someone has. We rate Bird for this attention to movement: he gives us something to notice without stopping the exchange to make sure we noticed it.

Bird's contribution to the programme included creative consultancy and the direction of two episodes, so we would not claim its achievement for him alone. David Silverman is another of the directors making the animation funny even when nobody speaks. Editors Michael Bridge and Don Barrozo are among those giving reactions enough time to register without holding up the joke. We felt fond of these people even while laughing at them, because the little changes of pose expose the insecurity behind their foolishness.

That attention to character continued into his first feature, *The Iron Giant* (1999), then the Pixar films *The Incredibles* (2004) and *Ratatouille* (2007). Family life and artistic effort gave him subjects suited to his interest in capable people and the difficulties they face. The move to live action with *Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol* (2011) made sense for a director who puts such care into where we look. His action keeps the geography clear, so we can follow where people are and understand their view of the danger.

The reservation is that his interest in talent can become too insistent. In *Tomorrowland* (2015), the encouragement to be optimistic becomes a lesson pressed harder than it needs to be. We prefer the confidence of those readable poses and carefully timed reactions, which let us recognise a feeling without having it explained. Start with *The Incredibles* for the action and family drama; with *The Simpsons*, choose the sharper stretches rather than treating every episode as homework.

## Biography

Brad Bird is an American filmmaker, animator and voice actor. Born Philip Bradley Bird on 24 September 1957 in Kalispell, Montana, he attended the California Institute of the Arts and began his career at Walt Disney Productions.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s he worked on *Amazing Stories* and joined *The Simpsons* (1989) as creative consultant and director of episodes including 'Krusty Gets Busted'. His first feature as director was the animated film *The Iron Giant* (1999).

Bird moved to Pixar, where he wrote and directed *The Incredibles* (2004) and *Ratatouille* (2007), both winners of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. He has also directed the live-action films *Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol* (2011), *Tomorrowland* (2015) and *Incredibles 2* (2018).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, simpsons.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

### Performed in (1)

- *Jurassic World* (2015), Fi1m 60, as Monorail Announcer (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world.md)

### Directed (7) — the average rests on these

- *Ray Gunn* (2026), Fi1m 64, as Gunsol / Musker (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/ray-gunn.md)
- *Incredibles 2* (2018), Fi1m 80, as Edna 'E' Mode / Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/incredibles-2.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* (2011), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md)
- *Ratatouille* (2007), Fi1m 91, as Ambrister Minion (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/ratatouille.md)
- *The Incredibles* (2004), Fi1m 88, as Edna 'E' Mode (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredibles.md)
- *The Iron Giant* (1999), Fi1m 88, Screenstory, Director — [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-giant.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

### Wrote (1)

- **batteries not included* (1987), Fi1m 63, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/batteries-not-included.md)

## Complete filmography (32)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Incredibles 3* (2028), as Edna Mode (voice) · Writer, Executive Producer
- *Ray Gunn* (2026), as Gunsol / Musker (voice) · Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/ray-gunn.md)
- *Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort* (2025), as Edna Mode (voice) · Characters
- *Megalopolis* (2024), Thanks — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/megalopolis.md)
- *Werewolf by Night* (2022), Thanks
- *Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical* (2021), Original Film Writer
- *Auntie Edna* (2018), as Edna Mode (voice) · Executive Producer
- *Incredibles 2* (2018), as Edna 'E' Mode / Additional Voices (voice) · Director, Writer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/incredibles-2.md)
- *Jurassic World* (2015), as Monorail Announcer (voice) — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/jurassic-world.md)
- *Tomorrowland* (2015), Director, Story, Screenplay, Producer
- *Tomorrowland: The Origins of Plus Ultra* (2015), Director
- *Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* (2011), Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md)
- *Partly Cloudy* (2009), Thanks
- *Your Friend the Rat* (2007), Executive Producer
- *Ratatouille* (2007), as Ambrister Minion (voice) · Director, Story, Screenplay — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/ratatouille.md)
- *More Making of 'The Incredibles'* (2005), Executive Producer
- *One Man Band* (2005), Executive Producer
- *Jack-Jack Attack* (2005), Director, Writer
- *Mr. Incredible and Pals* (2005), Writer, Executive Producer
- *Vowellet - An Essay by Sarah Vowell* (2005), Executive Producer
- *The Incredibles* (2004), as Edna 'E' Mode (voice) · Director, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-incredibles.md)
- *The Iron Giant* (1999), Director, Screenstory — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-iron-giant.md)
- *Amazing Stories: The Movie III* (1998), as Family Dog (voice) · Director, Writer
- *Family Dog* (1993), series, Director, Creator
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Director, Executive Consultant — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)
- **batteries not included* (1987), Screenplay — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/batteries-not-included.md)
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, as Scientist #2, Family Dog (Voice) · Director, Writer
- *The Plague Dogs* (1982), Animation
- *Animalympics* (1980), Animation
- *Doctor of Doom* (1979), as Don Carlo's Voice/Bystander's Voice
- *Tortoise and the Hare* (1979), Director
- *Surf Wars* (1978), Animation

## Gallery

- ![Brad Bird](https://film.one/media/person/61841/gallery-ecb4ed255104.jpg) Brad Bird — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Brad_bird_cropped_2009.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) George Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar reçoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur car](https://film.one/media/person/61841/gallery-e83dcef3c8f0.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) George Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar reçoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur car — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Lion_d%27Or.jpg/1280px-66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_Lion_d%27Or.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brad bird en la proyección del gigante de hierro (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/61841/gallery-eaced0098625.jpg) Brad bird en la proyección del gigante de hierro (2012) — The Conmunity -  Pop Culture Geek from Los Angeles, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/BRAD_BIRD_2012.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Brad Bird au festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy 2018.](https://film.one/media/person/61841/gallery-2fc9e94147ad.jpg) Brad Bird au festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy 2018. — Boungawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Brad_Bird_2018.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Brad Bird](https://film.one/media/person/61841/gallery-45929e527908.jpg) Brad Bird — Image via TMDB
- ![Brad Bird](https://film.one/media/person/61841/gallery-53d7ede01bf6.jpg) Brad Bird — Image via TMDB
- ![Brad Bird](https://film.one/media/person/61841/gallery-a4a958993e11.jpg) Brad Bird — Image via TMDB
- ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) George Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar reçoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur car](https://film.one/media/person/61841/gallery-8798e820dda2.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) George Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar reçoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur car — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Flickr_-_nicogenin_-_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_-_Pixar_%2811%29.jpg/1280px-Flickr_-_nicogenin_-_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_-_Pixar_%2811%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) George Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar reçoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur car](https://film.one/media/person/61841/gallery-dd7cbed7ffbf.jpg) 66ème Festival du Cinéma de Venise (Mostra), 5ème jour (06/09/2009) George Lucas et les réalisateurs de Pixar reçoivent un Lion d'Or pour l'ensemble de leur car — nicolas genin from Paris, France, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flickr_-_nicogenin_-_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_-_Pixar_%288%29.jpg/1280px-Flickr_-_nicogenin_-_66%C3%A8me_Festival_de_Venise_%28Mostra%29_-_Pixar_%288%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Brad Bird](https://film.one/media/person/61841/gallery-6d02297c2513.jpg) Brad Bird — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 3 nominated

- 2019: Best Animated Feature (nominated), for *Incredibles 2*
- 2008: Best Animated Feature (won), for *Ratatouille*
- 2008: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Ratatouille*
- 2005: Best Animated Feature (won), for *The Incredibles*
- 2005: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *The Incredibles*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Hugo Awards 2005: Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (won), for *The Incredibles*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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