---
name: "Richard Overall"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-overall"
fi1m_id: "richard-overall"
imdb_id: "nm0653804"
tmdb_id: 1819033
wikidata_id: "Q100993596"
roles: ["Lyricist"]
born: "1 January 1978"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T02:21:51.731765+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."
---

# Richard Overall

## Identity

Richard Overall

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-overall
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-overall
- **IMDb ID:** nm0653804
- **TMDB ID:** 1819033
- **Wikidata ID:** Q100993596
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100993596, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653804/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1819033

Lyricist. Born 1 January 1978.

## Details

- **Work:** Lyricist
- **Born:** 1 January 1978
- **Active:** 2005–2011
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 crew
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (1), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100993596, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0653804/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1819033

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Amazing World of Gumball*](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md) (82)

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## Biography

Richard Overall is a British editor, writer, voice director and voice actor. He is best known for his work on the animated series *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011–2019), where he served as picture editor on 221 episodes, wrote several episodes and songs, and directed voices.

He has edited the animated features *Ethel & Ernest* (2016) and *Kensuke's Kingdom* (2023), and worked as writer and director on *The Gumball Chronicles* (2020). Earlier credits include assistant editor on *Corpse Bride* (2005) and work on *Elliott from Earth* (2021). He has also edited shorts and series for Lupus Films.

Overall won a British Animation Award for Best Writing for the *Gumball* episode 'The Agent'.

*Sources: theamazingworldofgumball.fandom.com, imdb.com, postperspective.com, uk.linkedin.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Billy Parham (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md)

### Crew (1) — the average rests on these

- *Corpse Bride* (2005), Fi1m 72, Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/corpse-bride.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

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

- *Kensuke's Kingdom* (2024), Editor
- *Mog's Christmas* (2023), Editor
- *She’s My Best Friend (and I Hate Her)* (2023), Editor
- *Elliott from Earth* (2021), series, Casting, Writer
- *The Gumball Chronicles* (2020), series, Writer, Director
- *Ethel & Ernest* (2016), Editor
- *The Amazing World of Gumball* (2011), series, as Billy Parham (voice) · Lyricist, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-amazing-world-of-gumball.md)
- *Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy* (2006), Director
- *Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy* (2005), Director, Writer
- *Corpse Bride* (2005), Assistant Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/corpse-bride.md)
- *Pitch Perfect* (2005), Editor

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