---
name: "David Reynolds"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-reynolds"
fi1m_id: "david-reynolds"
imdb_id: "nm0721675"
tmdb_id: 11
wikidata_id: "Q3018680"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "17 February 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T12:10:29.749712+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."
---

# David Reynolds

## Identity

David Reynolds

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-reynolds
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-reynolds
- **IMDb ID:** nm0721675
- **TMDB ID:** 11
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3018680
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reynolds_(screenwriter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018680, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0721675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11

Writer and producer. Born 17 February 1962 in Providence.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 17 February 1962, Providence
- **Active:** 1992–present
- **Also known as:** Dave Reynolds, David F. Reynolds
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 7: 6 writing, 1 producing
- **Frequently works with:** [Mark Dindal](https://film.one/person/mark-dindal.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 66, as writer, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 75 (2), 2000s 68 (4), 2020s 47 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 62 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Animation 6, Family 6, Adventure 4, Comedy 3, Fantasy 1, Music 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,044m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Reynolds_(screenwriter), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3018680, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0721675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Finding Nemo*](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md) (85), [*The Emperor's New Groove*](https://film.one/film/the-emperors-new-groove.md) (80), [*Fantasia 2000*](https://film.one/film/fantasia-2000.md) (65), [*The Garfield Movie*](https://film.one/film/the-garfield-movie.md) (47)

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

## Biography

David Reynolds is an American screenwriter. He began his career in television as one of the original writers on NBC's *Late Night with Conan O'Brien* in 1993, contributing to over 400 episodes before moving to Los Angeles in 1995.

He subsequently worked at Walt Disney Feature Animation and Pixar Animation Studios on numerous projects. His credits include additional story material on *Mulan* (1998) and *A Bug's Life* (1998), host segments for *Fantasia 2000* (1999), the screenplay for *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000), and co-writing the screenplay for *Finding Nemo* (2003) with Andrew Stanton and Bob Peterson. He later contributed to *Atlantis: The Lost Empire* (2001), *Chicken Little* (2005), *Toy Story 3* (2010) and co-wrote the screenplay for *The Garfield Movie* (2024).

For *Finding Nemo*, Reynolds received an Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA nomination for Best Original Screenplay, and won an Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production. He also received a BAFTA nomination for *The Emperor's New Groove*.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

### Wrote (6) — the average rests on these

- *The Garfield Movie* (2024), Fi1m 47, Screenplay, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-garfield-movie.md)
- *Chicken Little* (2005), Fi1m 42, Other, Additional Dialogue — [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-little.md)
- *Finding Nemo* (2003), Fi1m 85, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md)
- *Fantasia 2000* (2000), Fi1m 65, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/fantasia-2000.md)
- *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000), Fi1m 80, Screenplay — [page](https://film.one/film/the-emperors-new-groove.md)
- *Mulan* (1998), Fi1m 74, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/mulan.md)

### Produced (1)

- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), Fi1m 76, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *The Garfield Movie* (2024), Executive Producer, Screenplay — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/the-garfield-movie.md)
- *Captain Jokes Parrot's Finding the Lost Atlantis* (2019), Characters
- *Aldabra: Once Upon an Island* (2015), Creative Consultant
- *Chimpanzee* (2012), Creative Consultant
- *Sita Sings the Blues* (2008), as Other
- *Legend of the Sandsquatch* (2006), as Bill
- *Long Lost Son* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse* (2006), Writer
- *Kronk's New Groove* (2005), Characters
- *Chicken Little* (2005), Additional Dialogue, Other — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-little.md)
- *Cruel Intentions 3* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Finding Nemo* (2003), Screenplay — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/finding-nemo.md)
- *Atlantis: Milo's Return* (2003), Characters
- *The Jungle Book 2* (2003), as Additional Writing
- *A Is for Acid* (2002), Executive Producer
- *Atlantis: The Lost Empire* (2001), as Other
- *The Emperor's New Groove* (2000), Screenplay — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-emperors-new-groove.md)
- *TV Funhouse* (2000), series, Writer
- *Fantasia 2000* (2000), Writer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/fantasia-2000.md)
- *Toy Story 2* (1999), as Additional Writing — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/toy-story-2.md)
- *Mulan* (1998), Story — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/mulan.md)
- *Dumb and Dumber* (1995), series, Writer
- *A Touch of Frost* (1992), series, Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/a-touch-of-frost.md)
- *Raising Miranda* (1988), series, Actor
- *China Beach* (1988), series, as Pilot #1
- *Soul Man* (1986), as Ernie
- *Crime Story* (1986), series, as Driver #2
- *One More Saturday Night* (1986), as Russ Cadwell
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Child — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *The Garfield Movie 2*, Screenplay

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2004: Best Writing, Original Screenplay (nominated), for *Finding Nemo*

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

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