- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 24, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Kalispell, Montana, USA
Brad Bird
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 …
Filmography
movieIncredibles 3
2028 · Producer, Writer
movieRay Gunn
2026 · Director, Producer, Story, Screenplay
movieIncredicoaster | Disneyland Resort
2025 · Edna Mode (voice), Characters
movieMegalopolis
2024 · Thanks
movieIl était une fois Disney & la France
2023 · Self
movieDirector by Night
2022 · Self (archive footage)
movieWerewolf by Night
2022 · Thanks
movieThe Power of Stone
2022 · Self
movieRatatouille: The TikTok Musical
2021 · Writer
moviePass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
2019 · Self
Strong Coffee: The Full-Bodied Mind of Pixar’s Brad Bird
movieStrong Coffee: The Full-Bodied Mind of Pixar’s Brad Bird
2018 · Self - Writer & director
movieAuntie Edna
2018 · Edna Mode (voice), Executive Producer
movieIncredibles 2
2018 · Edna 'E' Mode / Additional Voices (voice), Director, Writer
movieThe Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant
2016 · Self
movieA Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman
2015 · Self - Director 'The Incredibles' and 'Ratatouille'
movieJurassic World
2015 · Monorail Announcer (voice)
movieTomorrowland
2015 · Director, Story, Screenplay, Producer
movieTomorrowland: The Origins of Plus Ultra
2015 · Director
Ghost Protocol: Mission Accepted
movieGhost Protocol: Mission Accepted
2012 · Self
movieGhost Protocol: Impossible Missions
2012 · Self
movieMission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011 · Director
moviePixar 25 Magic Moments
2011 · Self - Writer / Director, The Incredibles
movieThe Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010 · Self
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self (archive footage)
moviePartly Cloudy
2009 · Thanks
movieRedefining the Line: The Making of One Hundred and One Dalmatians
2008 · Self
movieFine Food and Film
2007 · Self - Screenwriter/Director
movieYour Friend the Rat
2007 · Executive Producer
movieFog City Mavericks
2007 · Self
movieThe Pixar Story
2007 · Self
movieRatatouille
2007 · Ambrister Minion (voice), Director, Story, Screenplay
movieMore Making of 'The Incredibles'
2005 · Self, Executive Producer
movieOne Man Band
2005 · Executive Producer
movieThe Making of 'The Incredibles'
2005 · Self
movieJack-Jack Attack
2005 · Director, Writer
movieVowellet - An Essay by Sarah Vowell
2005 · Executive Producer
movieMr. Incredible and Pals
2005 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieFrom Walt's Table: A Tribute to Disney's Nine Old Men
2005 · Self
movieThe Incredibles
2004 · Edna 'E' Mode (voice), Director, Writer
movieThe Iron Giant
1999 · Director, Screenstory, Screenplay
movieThe Making of 'The Iron Giant'
1999 · Self
tvFamily Dog
1993 · Director, Writer, Creator
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Director, Executive Consultant
movie*batteries not included
1987 · Screenplay
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · Scientist #2, Family Dog (Voice), Director, Writer
movieThe Plague Dogs
1982 · Animation
movieAnimalympics
1980 · Animation
movieDoctor of Doom
1979 · Don Carlo's Voice/Bystander's Voice
movieTortoise and the Hare
1979 · Director
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self / Edna Mode (voice)