# Brad Bird filmography
The filmography of **Brad Bird** (Phillip Bradley Bird, born c. 1956 in [Kalispell, Montana](https://www.edgepedia.org/kalispell-montana)) spans animated and live-action features, television animation, and voice acting. He directed six theatrical features between 1999 and 2018, won Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature for *The Incredibles* (2004) and *[Ratatouille](https://www.edgepedia.org/ratatouille-film)* (2007), and is credited by the AFI Catalog across writing, directing, producing, cast, and production roles in nine titles.[1](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/201038-Brad-Bird?isMiscCredit=False) • [2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/bird-brad)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Directed features | *The Iron Giant* (1999), *The Incredibles* (2004), *Ratatouille* (2007), *Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol* (2011), *Tomorrowland* (2015), *Incredibles 2* (2018)[1](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/201038-Brad-Bird?isMiscCredit=False) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brad_bird) |
| Academy Awards | Best Animated Feature for *The Incredibles* (77th ceremony, 2005) and *Ratatouille* (80th ceremony, 2008)[4](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005) • [5](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2008) |
| Screenplay nominations | Best Writing, Original Screenplay nominations for *The Incredibles* and *Ratatouille*[6](https://theyshootpictures.com/birdbrad.htm) |
| First feature screenplay | *\*batteries not included* (Universal, 1987), credited as writer[1](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/201038-Brad-Bird?isMiscCredit=False) • [2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/bird-brad) |
| Voice roles | Edna Mode in *The Incredibles* (2004) and *Incredibles 2* (2018); Ambrister Minion in *Ratatouille* (2007)[1](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/201038-Brad-Bird?isMiscCredit=False) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brad_bird) |
| Pixar senior creative team | Credited on *WALL-E* (2008), *Up* (2009), and *Toy Story 3* (2010)[1](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/201038-Brad-Bird?isMiscCredit=False) |
| Upcoming | *Ray Gunn*, an animated neo-noir for Skydance Animation and Netflix, scheduled for December 2026[7](https://apnews.com/article/4465a4eca3761a4732ef2637522fce60) |
## Early career and television
Bird worked as an animator on *Animalympics* (1979), Disney's *The Fox and the Hound* (1981), and *The Plague Dogs* (1982), then created *Family Dog* for CBS's *Amazing Stories* in 1985.[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/bird-brad) His first feature screenplay credit was the Universal film *\*batteries not included* (1987).[1](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/201038-Brad-Bird?isMiscCredit=False)
Television animation occupied most of the 1990s. He joined *The Simpsons* in 1990 as series storyboard artist, sheet director, and director, and served as the show's executive consultant from 1990 to 1996; [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) also credits him as a director on *Amazing Stories* and as creator of *Family Dog*.[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/bird-brad) • [8](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/brad-bird/credits/3030399908/) He later acted as executive consultant on *The Critic* (1994) and *King of the Hill* (1997).[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/bird-brad) • [8](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/brad-bird/credits/3030399908/) The Art Directors Guild notes these consulting credits on *The Simpsons* and *King of the Hill*, describing them as two of television's longest-running animated series.[9](https://assets.adg.org/media/press/2018-05-02_01-28-25/ADG-Brad-Bird-Press-Release-Final-v3.pdf)
## Animated features
**The Iron Giant (1999).** Bird directed and wrote the story for this Warner Bros. film, his feature directorial debut, made while working at Turner Feature Animation, which later merged with Warner Bros.[1](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/201038-Brad-Bird?isMiscCredit=False) • [2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/bird-brad) The Museum of the Moving Image describes the film as having gained recognition over time as a classic of storytelling and visual style.[10](https://movingimage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/16863_programs_transcript_pdf_253.pdf)
**The Incredibles (2004).** Bird was hired at Pixar Animation Studios in 2000, and *The Incredibles*, which opened on November 5, 2004, made him the first artist outside creative director [John Lasseter](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-lasseter)'s original core team to direct a Pixar feature; it was also Pixar's first film with more-or-less human characters.[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/bird-brad) • [11](https://time.com/3556360/after-10-years-still-incredibles/) It earned $631.4 million worldwide and won the [Academy Award for Best Animated Feature](https://www.edgepedia.org/academy-award-for-best-animated-feature), with Bird also nominated for Best Original Screenplay.[11](https://time.com/3556360/after-10-years-still-incredibles/) • [4](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005) • [6](https://theyshootpictures.com/birdbrad.htm) Encyclopedia.com records [Annie Awards](https://www.edgepedia.org/annie-awards) for best animated feature, best directing, and best voice acting for the film, plus Academy Awards for best animated feature and best sound editing.[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/bird-brad)
**Ratatouille (2007).** After *The Incredibles*, Bird assumed control of a project begun by Jan Pinkava; the gourmet rodent tale took in $623.7 million worldwide and won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, again with an Original Screenplay nomination for Bird.[11](https://time.com/3556360/after-10-years-still-incredibles/) • [5](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2008) • [6](https://theyshootpictures.com/birdbrad.htm)
**Incredibles 2 (2018).** Bird returned to Pixar to write and direct the sequel and again voiced [Edna Mode](https://www.edgepedia.org/edna-mode); Rotten Tomatoes lists him as director, screenwriter, and voice of Edna Mode (E) on the film.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brad_bird)
## Live-action features
**Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011).** Bird became the first Pixar director he describes as an animation auteur to move to a live-action blockbuster, directing Tom Cruise for Paramount; the film earned $695 million worldwide.[11](https://time.com/3556360/after-10-years-still-incredibles/) The Art Directors Guild states it became the highest-grossing and best-reviewed film of the franchise at that time.[9](https://assets.adg.org/media/press/2018-05-02_01-28-25/ADG-Brad-Bird-Press-Release-Final-v3.pdf)
**Tomorrowland (2015).** Bird directed, co-wrote, and produced this Disney fantasy developed with *Lost* co-creator [Damon Lindelof](https://www.edgepedia.org/damon-lindelof); the AFI Catalog lists him as director, writer, and producer.[1](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/201038-Brad-Bird?isMiscCredit=False) • [11](https://time.com/3556360/after-10-years-still-incredibles/)
## Voice acting and other Pixar roles
Bird voices Edna "E" Mode, the couturier in *The Incredibles*, a performance Time placed on its Top 10 Pixar Voices list; he reprised the role in *Incredibles 2* and the short *Auntie Edna* (2018).[11](https://time.com/3556360/after-10-years-still-incredibles/) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brad_bird) • [8](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/brad-bird/credits/3030399908/) In *Ratatouille* he voiced Ambrister Minion.[1](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/201038-Brad-Bird?isMiscCredit=False) He also directed the 2005 Pixar short *Jack-Jack Attack* and served as executive producer on the short *One Man Band* (2005).[2](https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/bird-brad) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brad_bird) • [8](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/brad-bird/credits/3030399908/) The AFI Catalog credits him on the Pixar senior creative team for *WALL-E*, *Up*, and *Toy Story 3*.[1](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/201038-Brad-Bird?isMiscCredit=False)
## Current and upcoming work
Bird's longtime animated project *Ray Gunn*, a neo-noir following a small-time detective voiced by [Sam Rockwell](https://www.edgepedia.org/sam-rockwell) and a pop singer played by [Scarlett Johansson](https://www.edgepedia.org/scarlett-johansson), premiered at a film festival in late 2026 and is scheduled for release on Netflix in December 2026.[7](https://apnews.com/article/4465a4eca3761a4732ef2637522fce60) • [3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brad_bird) He has also written the script for a third *Incredibles* film.[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brad_bird)
## References
1. [Brad Bird filmography, AFI Catalog of Feature Films](https://catalog.afi.com/Person/201038-Brad-Bird?isMiscCredit=False)
2. [Bird, Brad, Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/culture-magazines/bird-brad)
3. [Brad Bird Movies & TV Shows, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brad_bird)
4. [The 77th Academy Awards (2005), Oscars.org](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005)
5. [The 80th Academy Awards (2008), Oscars.org](https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2008)
6. [TSPDT – Brad Bird, They Shoot Pictures, Don't They?](https://theyshootpictures.com/birdbrad.htm)
7. ['Wildwood' premieres at the London Film Festival, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/4465a4eca3761a4732ef2637522fce60)
8. [Brad Bird credits, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/brad-bird/credits/3030399908/)
9. [ADG Brad Bird Press Release, Art Directors Guild](https://assets.adg.org/media/press/2018-05-02_01-28-25/ADG-Brad-Bird-Press-Release-Final-v3.pdf)
10. [Brad Bird transcript, Museum of the Moving Image](https://movingimage.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/16863_programs_transcript_pdf_253.pdf)
11. [After 10 Years, Still Incredibles!, Time](https://time.com/3556360/after-10-years-still-incredibles/)
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