---
name: "Swinton O. Scott III"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/swinton-o-scott-iii"
fi1m_id: "swinton-o-scott-iii"
imdb_id: "nm0778772"
tmdb_id: 1219048
wikidata_id: "Q3506634"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "31 October 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_as: "director"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T15:41:45.302898+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."
---

# Swinton O. Scott III

## Identity

Swinton O. Scott III

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/swinton-o-scott-iii
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** swinton-o-scott-iii
- **IMDb ID:** nm0778772
- **TMDB ID:** 1219048
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3506634
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swinton_O._Scott_III, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3506634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778772/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219048

Director. Born 31 October 1956 in California.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 31 October 1956, California
- **Active:** 1989–1999
- **Also known as:** Swinton S. Scott III, Swenton Scott, Swington Scott, Swinton Scott
- **Frequently works with:** [Bill Odenkirk](https://film.one/person/bill-odenkirk.md), [Brian Kelley](https://film.one/person/brian-kelley.md), [Brian Scully](https://film.one/person/brian-scully.md), [Carlos Baeza](https://film.one/person/carlos-baeza.md), [Dan Vebber](https://film.one/person/dan-vebber.md), [David A. Goodman](https://film.one/person/david-a-goodman.md), [David X. Cohen](https://film.one/person/david-x-cohen.md), [Dominic Polcino](https://film.one/person/dominic-polcino.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 77, as director, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 88 (1), 1990s 72 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Animation 3, Comedy 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swinton_O._Scott_III, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3506634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0778772/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219048

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Simpsons*](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) (88), [*Futurama*](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md) (81), [*Family Guy*](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md) (63)

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## Biography

Swinton O. Scott III is an American animator, storyboard artist and director. Born on 31 October 1956 in California, he began working in animation in the 1980s and contributed to numerous television series.

He worked on *The Simpsons* in multiple roles from the first season through season ten, serving as layout artist, assistant director and director of seven episodes between 1995 and 1999. He has also directed episodes of *Futurama*, *Family Guy*, *The Looney Tunes Show* and *What's New, Scooby-Doo?*, and made his feature-film debut directing the 2021 animated adaptation of *Diary of a Wimpy Kid*.

Scott won a Primetime Emmy Award for his work as a timer on the *Camp Lazlo* special 'Where's Lazlo?'.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Family Guy* (1999), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *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)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One* (2024), as Other
- *Diary of a Wimpy Kid* (2021), Director
- *DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year* (2016), Animation
- *The Looney Tunes Show* (2011), series, Director
- *Camp Lazlo* (2005), series, Director, Director of Communications
- *What's New, Scooby-Doo? Vol. 1: Space Ape at the Cape* (2003), Director
- *What's New, Scooby-Doo?* (2002), series, Director
- *God, the Devil and Bob* (2000), series, Director
- *Futurama* (1999), series, Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/futurama.md)
- *Family Guy* (1999), series, Director — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/family-guy.md)
- *The Angry Beavers* (1997), series, Director
- *A Cool Like That Christmas* (1993), Director
- *Tiny Toon Adventures* (1990), series, Storyboard Artist
- *The Simpsons* (1989), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md)

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