---
name: "Joe Bird"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joe-bird"
fi1m_id: "joe-bird"
imdb_id: "nm12480921"
tmdb_id: 3047804
wikidata_id: "Q130210684"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 April 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:06:07.935091+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."
---

# Joe Bird

## Identity

Joe Bird

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joe-bird
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joe-bird
- **IMDb ID:** nm12480921
- **TMDB ID:** 3047804
- **Wikidata ID:** Q130210684
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bird_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130210684, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12480921/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3047804

Actor. Born 8 April 2007 in Liverpool, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 April 2007, Liverpool, England, UK
- **Active:** 2023–present
- **Also known as:** جو برد
- **Frequently works with:** [Kristina Ceyton](https://film.one/person/kristina-ceyton.md), [Samantha Jennings](https://film.one/person/samantha-jennings.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bird_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130210684, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12480921/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3047804

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Talk to Me*](https://film.one/film/talk-to-me.md) (76)

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

## Fi1m on Joe Bird

> Joe Bird makes young characters’ vulnerability uncomfortable to watch without reducing them to victims. His awkward, convincing chemistry with Stacy Clausen in *Leviticus* is the strongest reason to follow him beyond the scares.

Joe Bird makes the attraction in *Leviticus* (2026) awkward and urgent without forgetting that falling for someone can be a pleasure. As Naim Reid, opposite Stacy Clausen’s Ryan Whelan, he gives us a reason to resent every intrusion of the horror. We felt protective of the boys because the two actors make their wish for time together so convincing. Bird is worth following for this: he can make a young character vulnerable without asking us to spend the whole film pitying him.

The small role in *Rabbit* (2017) and television work in *First Day* (2020–2022) came before his breakthrough as Riley in *Talk to Me* (2023). Riley is Jade’s younger brother, and directors Danny and Michael Philippou use that youth to make the film’s dangers harder to dismiss. Aaron McLisky’s handheld photography keeps close to the participants’ faces, while Geoff Lamb’s cuts to their phones show how readily a dangerous dare becomes entertainment. The game looks like a good night among friends, which is part of the trouble. Bird’s vulnerability makes that casual atmosphere uncomfortable.

After Warwick Thornton’s drama *Wolfram* (2025), Bird took the lead in Adrian Chiarella’s *Leviticus*. That is the more revealing part for us. The attraction has to sustain our interest between the scares, and Bird and Clausen are persuasive enough that those stretches need no apology. Chiarella’s dialogue is less reliable: it sometimes explains the damage done by the community’s hostility after the actors have made it clear. We would rather he trusted them to carry those scenes.

There are limits to what these parts tell us. Much of Bird’s work has asked him to play young people under threat, and two effective horror performances are not evidence that he can do everything. Neither film is flawless: *Talk to Me* loosens its grip late on, and *Leviticus* also loses some tension. Start with *Leviticus* for the romance; anyone chiefly after a few easy jumps should choose something else.

## Biography

Joe Bird is a British-born Australian actor. Born on 8 April 2007 in Liverpool, England, he was raised in Adelaide.

He made his screen debut in the 2017 film *Rabbit* and appeared in the Australian television series *First Day* (2020–2022). Bird gained recognition for his performance as Riley in the horror film *Talk to Me* (2022), for which he received several award nominations. In 2025 he won the AACTA Young Stars Award. He starred as Naim Reid in the 2026 horror film *Leviticus*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Leviticus* (2026), Fi1m 80, as Naim Reid — [page](https://film.one/film/leviticus.md)
- *Talk to Me* (2023), Fi1m 76, as Riley — [page](https://film.one/film/talk-to-me.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

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

- *Despite the Night* (2026), as Cole
- *Leviticus* (2026), as Naim Reid — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/leviticus.md)
- *Wolfram* (2026), as Frank
- *The Worm* (2026), as Kieren
- *Talk to Me* (2023), as Riley — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/talk-to-me.md)
- *Treasure* (2021), as Eddy
- *First Day* (2020), series, as Kevin
- *Rabbit* (2018), as Aiden
- *Crashout*, as Jock
- *Burnout*, as Jed
- *Will She Say Yes?*, Executive Producer

## Gallery

- ![Adrian Chiarella, Joe Bird, screening of Leviticus, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/16292/gallery-1ba1fa576807.jpg) Adrian Chiarella, Joe Bird, screening of Leviticus, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA (2026) — Cory Doctorow, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Adrian_Chiarella%2C_Joe_Bird%2C_screening_of_Leviticus%2C_Culver_City%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_California%2C_USA.jpg/1280px-Adrian_Chiarella%2C_Joe_Bird%2C_screening_of_Leviticus%2C_Culver_City%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_California%2C_USA.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joe Bird, Adrian Chiarella, and Stacy Clausen (from left to right) at the 55th New Directors / New Films opening night in the Museum of Modern Art (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/16292/gallery-713f4265fd59.jpg) Joe Bird, Adrian Chiarella, and Stacy Clausen (from left to right) at the 55th New Directors / New Films opening night in the Museum of Modern Art (2026) — LR.127, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Joe_Bird%2C_Adrian_Chiarella%2C_and_Stacy_Clausen_at_the_2026_New_Directors_New_Films_festival.jpg/1280px-Joe_Bird%2C_Adrian_Chiarella%2C_and_Stacy_Clausen_at_the_2026_New_Directors_New_Films_festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joe Bird](https://film.one/media/person/16292/gallery-a46d9dc10613.jpg) Joe Bird — Janeirohy, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Joe_Bird_Sundance_2026.jpg/1280px-Joe_Bird_Sundance_2026.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joe Bird, left, goofs around with Stacy Clausen, right, at the 55th New Directors / New Films opening night in the Museum of Modern Art (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/16292/gallery-bd2e67f2a331.jpg) Joe Bird, left, goofs around with Stacy Clausen, right, at the 55th New Directors / New Films opening night in the Museum of Modern Art (2026) — LR.127, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Joe_Bird_and_Stacy_Clausen_at_the_2026_New_Directors_New_Films_festival.jpg/1280px-Joe_Bird_and_Stacy_Clausen_at_the_2026_New_Directors_New_Films_festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joe Bird](https://film.one/media/person/16292/gallery-a224348e4f8b.jpg) Joe Bird — Image via TMDB
- ![Joe Bird](https://film.one/media/person/16292/gallery-b95250985089.jpg) Joe Bird — Image via TMDB
- ![Joe Bird](https://film.one/media/person/16292/gallery-0fd5c04775b4.jpg) Joe Bird — Image via TMDB
- ![Joe Bird, left, and Stacy Clausen, right, at the 55th New Directors / New Films opening night in the Museum of Modern Art (2026)](https://film.one/media/person/16292/gallery-9c23eb57f175.jpg) Joe Bird, left, and Stacy Clausen, right, at the 55th New Directors / New Films opening night in the Museum of Modern Art (2026) — LR.127, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Joe_Bird_and_Stacy_Clausen_at_the_2026_New_Directors_New_Films_festival_02.jpg/1280px-Joe_Bird_and_Stacy_Clausen_at_the_2026_New_Directors_New_Films_festival_02.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Joe Bird](https://film.one/media/person/16292/gallery-da12a3ef75f9.jpg) Joe Bird — Image via TMDB
- ![Joe Bird](https://film.one/media/person/16292/gallery-e322a3146b5b.jpg) Joe Bird — Image via TMDB

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