William Sanford "Bill" Nye, popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, is an American science educator, television presenter, and mechanical engineer. Scientist, comedian, teacher, and author, Bill Nye is best known as the host of the PBS children's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–1998), and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator. Currently, Nye is The Planetary Society’s CEO. It’s the world’s largest non-profit space interest group with members in 130 countries. Cofounded by Carl Sagan, Bruce Murray and Louis Friedman, the organization’s mission is to empower the world’s citizens to advance space science and exploration. Nye joined The Planetary Society as a Charter Member in 1980. Nye’s engineering and management experience enabled him to take the lead and play a hands-on role in making programs like LightSail® a success. Nye earned a degree in mechanical engineering at Cornell University and spent over 20 years working as an engineer until he combined his dual love of science and comedy to create Bill Nye the Science Guy. As a student at Cornell University, he was introduced to the wonders of astronomy in a class taught by Professor Carl Sagan. After graduating from Cornell University, Bill worked for the Boeing Corporation, Sundstrand Data Control (now Honeywell), and a few other engineering firms in the Seattle area. The U.S. Department of Justice also recruited Bill for his unique technical expertise and pedagogical skills. From 1992 to 1998, Bill was the writer, producer and talent for the Emmy award-winning Bill Nye the Science Guy TV series co-produced by Buena Vista Television (Disney) and KCTS (Seattle public television). His new series Bill Nye Saves The World debuted on Netflix in April 2017. Bill has authored several books, including New York Times Bestseller “Undeniable,” “Unstoppable” and his latest, “Everything All at Once,” which released in July of 2017. In addition to leading The Planetary Society, he travels the world lecturing on the importance of science, space exploration, and inspiring generations of young people to change the world.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 27, 1955 (70)
- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
- Actor, also producer and writer
- 20 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
What are Bill Nye's films like?
Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 10
Light 7 · Serious 3 · Dark 0
Grounded 9 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 7 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 8 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2
Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 8 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy4
- Bittersweet3
- Ambiguous4
- Other1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Bill Nye's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Bill Nye's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
27 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 52 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
High Potential(2024)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Irrational(2023)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
The End Is Nye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Bliss(2021)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Mank(2020)
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Sunnyside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
A.P. Bio(2018)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Blindspot(2015)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Epic Rap Battles of History (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
The Big Bang Theory(2007)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
American Dad!(2005)
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Numb3rs(2005)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Stargate: Atlantis(2004)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Get Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Futurama(1999)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Bill Nye the Science Guy(1993)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Back to the Future(1991)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
How to Juggle & Other Matters of Life & Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: Mister Rogers Meets New Friends Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Sesame Street(1969)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 1969 to 2026.
Biggest box office
An Honest Liar (2014)
Highest rated
An Honest Liar (2014)
Most popular right now
Back to the Future (1991)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Bill Nye's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th10
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
13 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser13
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 35. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Bill Nye's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Bill Nye work with?
People who share at least 2 of Bill Nye's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Neil deGrasse Tyson shares the most, 4.
Actors
- Neil deGrasse TysonShared titles: Bill Nye: Science Guy (2017), The Mars Generation (2017), Fight for Space (2016), Food Evolution (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Tim UrbanShared titles: Behind the Curve (2018), The Mars Generation (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Tim Urban
- Michio KakuShared titles: The Mars Generation (2017), Fight for Space (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Michio Kaku
