Simon Bird
Biography
Born in Guildford, Surrey, Simon Bird is an English comedian and actor who also directs and produces. He read English at Queens' College, Cambridge, and was later president of the Footlights. In 2008 he was cast as Will McKenzie in the E4 teen comedy The Inbetweeners, winning the British Comedy Award for Best Male Newcomer that year and Best Actor in 2009, plus a BAFTA Television nomination in 2010. He played Will again in The Inbetweeners Movie (2011) and The Inbetweeners 2 (2014), and from 2011 to 2020 he was Adam Goodman in the Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner. Bird co-created and starred in the sitcom Chickens, and appeared in the West End in The Philanthropist. He directed the short film Ernestine and Kit, the feature Days of Bagnold Summer, and television episodes including Pls Like and Such Brave Girls. With Jonny Sweet he founded Guilty Party Pictures and later People Person Pictures, producing comedy and film projects.
42years old
Turns 43 on August 19in 310 days
- Born Guildford
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Simon Anthony Bird (birth name)Also credited as Simon Antony Bird
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 10 years2011 to 2021
Every film, newest first
- 2021Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for ChristmasIMDb rating 6.8
- 2017You, Me and HimIMDb rating 5.9
- 2014The Inbetweeners 2IMDb rating 6.4
- 2011The Inbetweeners MovieIMDb rating 6.7
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Early training
Simon Bird was president of the Footlights, Cambridge University's sketch and theatrical group, while he was a student at Queens' College reading English.
Behind the camera
Days of Bagnold Summer, Bird's debut feature as director, came out in 2020 and earned Best Feature honors at the LUCAS International Festival For Young Film Lovers.
Behind the camera
In 2016, Bird made his directorial debut with the short film Ernestine and Kit, drawn from a Kevin Barry story. It premiered at SXSW, where it earned a Grand Jury Award nomination for Best Narrative Short.
Behind the camera
In 2015, Simon Bird and Jonny Sweet set up Guilty Party Pictures, a company that makes independent TV and film and has StudioCanal's backing. Among its output were God's Own County, How Europe Stole My Mum and How We Forgot To Save The Planet.
Beyond film
Bird's first stand-up show, Debrief, was filmed in an empty theater and came out on All4 in 2022. Chortle said it resembled an experimental art-house movie rather than a stand-up special.
Simon Bird movies on Netflix
Most often with
Eleven actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Also two films together5 more actors
- Joe ThomasThe Inbetweeners 2 (2014) and The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
- Martin TrenamanThe Inbetweeners 2 (2014) and The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
- Belinda Stewart-WilsonThe Inbetweeners 2 (2014) and The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
- Lydia Rose BewleyThe Inbetweeners 2 (2014) and The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
- Tamla KariThe Inbetweeners 2 (2014) and The Inbetweeners Movie (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.