---
name: "Simon J. Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/simon-j-smith"
fi1m_id: "simon-j-smith"
imdb_id: "nm0971239"
tmdb_id: 44114
wikidata_id: "Q7519046"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "16 September 1968"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T10:53:44.917536+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."
---

# Simon J. Smith

## Identity

Simon J. Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/simon-j-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** simon-j-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0971239
- **TMDB ID:** 44114
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7519046
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_J._Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7519046, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0971239/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44114

Director. Born 16 September 1968 in Watford, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 16 September 1968, Watford, England, UK
- **Active:** 2001–2014
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 directing
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_J._Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7519046, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0971239/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44114

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Bee Movie*](https://film.one/film/bee-movie.md) (55)

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

## Biography

Simon J. Smith is a British animator, film director and voice actor. Born in Watford, he began his career in London working in post-production and computer graphics before joining PDI/DreamWorks Animation in 1997 as head of layout.

He supervised layout on *Antz* (1998) and *Shrek* (2001), and directed the theme park attraction *Shrek 4-D* (2003) and the short *Far Far Away Idol* (2004). Smith made his feature directorial debut co-directing *Bee Movie* (2007) with Steve Hickner. He later co-directed *Penguins of Madagascar* (2014) with Eric Darnell, and has directed shorts including *Megamind: The Button of Doom* (2011). He has also provided voice work and won an Emmy for the Disney series *Baymax Dreams*.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *Shrek* (2001), Fi1m 80, as Blind Mouse (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/shrek.md)

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

- *Bee Movie* (2007), Fi1m 55, as Truck Driver / Chet (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/bee-movie.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

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

- *Batwheels* (2022), series, Supervising Producer, Executive Producer
- *Penguins of Madagascar* (2014), Director
- *Shrek Stories* (2013), Director
- *Monsters vs Aliens Stories* (2013), Director
- *Megamind: The Button of Doom* (2011), Director
- *Bee Movie* (2007), as Truck Driver / Chet (voice) · Director — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/bee-movie.md)
- *Far Far Away Idol* (2004), Director
- *Shrek 3-D* (2004), Director
- *DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection* (2003), series, Director, Creator
- *Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party* (2001), as Blind Mouse (singing voice)
- *Shrek* (2001), as Blind Mouse (voice), Head of Layout — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/shrek.md)
- *Chicken Run* (2000), Thanks — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run.md)
- *Antz* (1998), as Head of Layout

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