Site Revisions Underway Some Features May Not Work
Photo of Brad Bird

Brad Bird

Directing 68 years old Kalispell, Montana, USA ★ 1.4
Born: September 24, 1957

Biography

Philip Bradley Bird (born September 24, 1957) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. He has had a career spanning over four decades in both live-action and animation.

Bird was born in Montana and grew up in Oregon. He developed an interest in the art of animation early on, and completed his first short subject by age 14. Bird sent the film to Walt Disney Productions, leading to an apprenticeship from the studio's Nine Old Men. He attended the California Institute of the Arts in the late 1970s, and worked for Disney shortly thereafter.

In the 1980s, Bird worked in film development with various studios. He co-wrote Batteries Not Included (1987), and developed two episodes of Amazing Stories for Steven Spielberg, including its spin-off (based on a segment written by Bird for the show), the widely panned animated sitcom Family Dog. Afterwards, Bird joined the animated sitcom The Simpsons as creative consultant for eight seasons. He directed the animated film The Iron Giant (1999); though acclaimed, it was a box-office bomb.

Bird moved to Pixar where he wrote and directed two successful animated films, The Incredibles (2004) and Ratatouille (2007). They earned Bird two Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature wins and Best Original Screenplay nominations. He transitioned to live-action filmmaking with similarly successful Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011), he then directed Disney's Tomorrowland (2015). He returned to Pixar to develop Incredibles 2 (2018), which became the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time during its theatrical run, and earned him another nomination for the Academy Award. In 2026, he is set to partner with Skydance Animation to direct Ray Gunn, a sci-fi noir film he’s wanted to make for over thirty years.

Bird has a reputation for supervising his projects to a high degree of detail. He advocates for creative freedom and the possibilities of animation, and has criticized its stereotype as children's entertainment, or classification as a genre, rather than an art.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Brad Bird, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Filmography

Acting Credits (31)

Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort
Incredicoaster | Disneyland Resort Edna Mode (voice) 2025
Il était une fois Disney & la France
Il était une fois Disney & la France Self 2023
Director by Night
Director by Night Self (archive footage) 2022
The Power of Stone
The Power of Stone Self 2022
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece Self 2019
Strong Coffee: The Full-Bodied Mind of Pixar’s Brad Bird
Strong Coffee: The Full-Bodied Mind of Pixar’s Brad Bird Self - Writer & director 2018
Auntie Edna
Auntie Edna Edna Mode (voice) 2018
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2 Edna 'E' Mode / Additional Voices (voice) 2018
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant Self 2016
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
A Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman Self - Director 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille' 2015
Jurassic World
Jurassic World Monorail Announcer (voice) 2015
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted Self 2012
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions
Ghost Protocol: Impossible Missions Self 2012
Pixar 25 Magic Moments
Pixar 25 Magic Moments Self - Writer / Director, The Incredibles 2011
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice! Self 2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty Self (archive footage) 2009
Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Redefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians Self 2008
Fine Food and Film
Fine Food and Film Self - Screenwriter/Director 2007
Fog City Mavericks
Fog City Mavericks Self 2007
The Pixar Story
The Pixar Story Self 2007
Ratatouille
Ratatouille Ambrister Minion (voice) 2007
More Making of 'The Incredibles'
More Making of 'The Incredibles' Self 2005
The Making of 'The Incredibles'
The Making of 'The Incredibles' Self 2005
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
From Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men Self 2005
The Incredibles
The Incredibles Edna 'E' Mode (voice) 2004
The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
The Making of 'The Iron Giant' Self 1999
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories Scientist #2 1985
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories Family Dog (Voice) 1985
Doctor of Doom
Doctor of Doom Don Carlo's Voice/Bystander's Voice 1979
The Oscars
The Oscars Self / Edna Mode (voice) 1953
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953

Powered by

TMDB
× Person photo
Back to Person Search