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Greg Tiernan

Greg Tiernan

Director · Born June 19, 1965 (61) · Dublin, Ireland

Greg Tiernan was the director of Thomas and Friends from 2009 to 2012. In the twelfth season, he worked as unit director for Nitrogen Studios. He began work directing the series after the CGI transition, taking over from Steve Asquith. He was replaced by David Baas when production was moved to Arc Productions in 2012. He is married to Nicole Stinn. He has been working in the animation industry for twenty-seven years. Tiernan is a fan of the Railway Series. So much in fact, that he owns a copy of both The Island of Sodor: Its People, History and Railways and Sodor: Reading Between the Lines. According to an interview with SiF, Greg Tiernan says he would like to remake Pop Goes the Diesel and Dirty Work. And, if it was his choice, he would reintroduce every character ever introduced. Tiernan was involved in the animation of "Happily N'Ever After", the last film George Carlin played a part in.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 19, 1965 (61)
From
Dublin, Ireland
Works as
Director
Titles
20 on Motif · 52 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28

What are Greg Tiernan's films like?

Across their 9 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Society
22%
Morality
18%
Self
9%
Survival
4%
Ideas
3%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 7 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 8 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Hopeful
3
Warm
4
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet1
  • Cyclical1

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 Greg Tiernan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 20 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Paramount+ (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Greg Tiernan's titles on Motif; 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

52 credits, 20 with a Motif page.

  • The Addams Family 2(2021)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Addams Family(2019)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sausage Party(2016)

    Director · as Potato / Noodle Soup / Larry the Corn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Thomas & Friends: 1st Class Stories (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Wild Water Rescue & Other Engine Adventures (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Spills and Thrills (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Lokomotivček Tomaž in Prijatelji: Janez v Temi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Big Bang Surprise (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Santa's Little Engine (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Animals Aboard!(2013)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Go Go Thomas! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Muddy Matters (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Sticky Situations (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: A Very Thomas Christmas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Blue Mountain Mystery(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Thomas & Friends: Schoolhouse Delivery (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Up, Up and Away!(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Thomas & Friends: The Best of James (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: The Best of Percy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Curious Cargo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Rescue on the Rails (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Merry Christmas, Thomas! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Thomas & seine Freunde: Dampfloks gegen Dieselloks (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Day of the Diesels(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Thomas & Friends: Thomas in Charge! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • HiT Favorites: Sweet Dreams (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: The Birthday Express (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Pop Goes Thomas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Wobbly Wheels and Whistles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Merry Winter Wish (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: The Lion of Sodor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Thomas & seine Freunde: Rettungseinsatz Nebelinsel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Creaky Cranky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Thomas & seine Freunde: Der Held der Schienen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: The Best of Thomas (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Runaway Kite (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Splish, Splash, Splosh! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows(2005)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui(2004)

    Other

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rugrats Go Wild(2003)

    Sequence Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Wild Thornberrys Movie(2002)

    Sequence Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Rugrats in Paris(2000)

    Sequence Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Tigger Movie(2000)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mr. Magoo(1997)

    Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Der kleene Punker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    Animation Director

  • Cool World(1992)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Rugrats(1991)

    Show 51 episodes · Animation Manager

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Werner and the Wizard of Booze (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Animation

  • An American Tail(1986)

    Animation Manager

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Thomas & Friends(1983)

    Show 80 episodes · Director · CGI Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 52 titles from 1984 to 2021.

Biggest box office

The Addams Family (2019)

$204M worldwide

Highest rated

Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (2009)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

The Addams Family (2019)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 52: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting40 of 52: 37 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score31stWriting1 of 52: 1 only writing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 52: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew12 of 52: 11 only other crew, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rd

52 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s5 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s36 · 1 acting · 36 crew2020s1 · crew

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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Greg Tiernan's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of the 17 of 18 with a score; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

32ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director

Thomas & Friends: Misty Island Rescue (2010)

94th percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails (2009)

Midcredits 71st · 67% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 49/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif 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 Greg Tiernan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 21 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 15 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Greg Tiernan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Greg Tiernan's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Pavlovic shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Keith Wickham6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Keith Wickham
  • Michael Brandon6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Michael Brandon
  • Jules de Jongh5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Jules de Jongh
  • Kerry Shale5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Kerry Shale

Composers and editors

Producers