---
name: "Mark Ervin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/mark-ervin"
fi1m_id: "mark-ervin"
imdb_id: "nm0259965"
tmdb_id: 1219046
wikidata_id: "Q3294063"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "director"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-01T20:02:52.542916+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."
---

# Mark Ervin

## Identity

Mark Ervin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/mark-ervin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** mark-ervin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0259965
- **TMDB ID:** 1219046
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3294063
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3294063, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0259965/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219046

Director. Born 1 January 1953 in Omaha, Nebraska.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1953, Omaha, Nebraska
- **Active:** 1989–2007
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 3: 2 directing, 1 crew
- **Frequently works with:** [Bill Odenkirk](https://film.one/person/bill-odenkirk.md), [Brian Kelley](https://film.one/person/brian-kelley.md), [Carlos Baeza](https://film.one/person/carlos-baeza.md), [Dan Vebber](https://film.one/person/dan-vebber.md), [David X. Cohen](https://film.one/person/david-x-cohen.md), [Eric Horsted](https://film.one/person/eric-horsted.md), [Eric Kaplan](https://film.one/person/eric-kaplan.md), [Gregg Vanzo](https://film.one/person/gregg-vanzo.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as director, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 81 (1), 2000s 70 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3294063, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0259965/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219046

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88), [*Futurama*](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md) (81)

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

## Biography

Mark Ervin is an American animator and director. He trained at CalArts and began working in animation on *The Simpsons* in 1990 as a background artist for the show's second season. He later served as a character layout artist, storyboard artist, assistant director and director on the series, contributing to 160 episodes through 2012 and to *The Simpsons Movie* (2007).

Ervin directed three episodes of *The Simpsons* between 1998 and 1999. He also directed six episodes of *Futurama* from 1999 to 2002. His other credits include storyboard work on *Rugrats*, *Disenchantment* and *Krapopolis*, as well as layout and timing roles on series such as *Duckman* and *The Critic*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

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

- *Futurama* (1999), Fi1m 81, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)
- *The Simpsons* (1989), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

### Crew (1)

- *The Simpsons Movie* (2007), Fi1m 70, Additional Storyboarding — [page](https://film.one/film/the-simpsons-movie.md)

## Complete filmography (4)

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

- *The Simpsons Movie* (2007), Additional Storyboarding — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-simpsons-movie.md)
- *Futurama* (1999), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)
- *Rocko's Modern Life* (1993), series, Storyboard Artist
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/mark-ervin