---
name: "Brent Forrester"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brent-forrester"
fi1m_id: "brent-forrester"
imdb_id: "nm0286715"
tmdb_id: 1216619
wikidata_id: "Q2924478"
roles: ["Writer","Director"]
born: "12 May 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T15:42:13.399324+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."
---

# Brent Forrester

## Identity

Brent Forrester

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/brent-forrester
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** brent-forrester
- **IMDb ID:** nm0286715
- **TMDB ID:** 1216619
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2924478
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Forrester, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2924478, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286715/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216619

Writer and director. Born 12 May 1967 in Los Angeles.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Director
- **Born:** 12 May 1967, Los Angeles
- **Active:** 1989–2005
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 1 directing, 2 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Greg Daniels](https://film.one/person/greg-daniels.md), [Jon Vitti](https://film.one/person/jon-vitti.md), [Chuck Sheetz](https://film.one/person/chuck-sheetz.md), [Dan Greaney](https://film.one/person/dan-greaney.md), [Daniel Chun](https://film.one/person/daniel-chun.md), [Dan McGrath](https://film.one/person/dan-mcgrath.md), [Dan Sterling](https://film.one/person/dan-sterling.md), [Dominic Polcino](https://film.one/person/dominic-polcino.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 82 (1), 2000s 77 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Forrester, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2924478, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0286715/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1216619

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88), [*King of the Hill*](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md) (82)
- **Peacock:** [*The Office*](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md) (77)

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

## Biography

Brent Forrester is an American writer and producer. Born in Los Angeles in 1967, he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1993 for his work on *The Ben Stiller Show*.

Forrester wrote several episodes of *The Simpsons* between 1993 and 1997, including "Homer vs. Patty and Selma", "Lemon of Troy" and "Homerpalooza". He has also written for *Mr. Show with Bob and David*, *Undeclared* and *King of the Hill*, where he served as head writer and executive producer. He worked as a writer, producer and director on *The Office* for seven seasons, and later contributed to *Space Force* and other series.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

### Directed (1)

- *The Office* (2005), Fi1m 77, Director, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)

### Wrote (2) — the average rests on these

- *King of the Hill* (1997), Fi1m 82, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

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

- *Space Force* (2020), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Super Fun Night* (2013), series, Writer
- *The Office* (2005), series, as Audience Member (uncredited) · Writer, Director, Executive Producer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-office-2005.md)
- *Undeclared* (2001), series, Writer
- *King of the Hill* (1997), series, as Dealer (voice), Leon Petard (voice) · Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/king-of-the-hill-1997.md)
- *The Stupids* (1996), Screenplay
- *Mr. Show with Bob and David* (1995), series, Writer
- *Daddy Dearest* (1993), series, Writer
- *The Ben Stiller Show* (1992), series, Writer
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Writer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

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