A veteran of Blue Sky Studios, Nick Bruno makes his directorial debut with Spies in Disguise. Born and raised in Mohegan Lake, NY he learned at an early age that he could combine his love for drawing and filmmaking by pursuing a career in animation, which led him to study illustration and the fine arts at UMass, Dartmouth. Interested in CG animation, he then went on to receive his Masters at NYU studying computer animation. In 2005, Bruno joined Blue Sky Studios as a Junior Animator on the feature film ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN (2006). Having risen through the animation ranks, Bruno served as Supervising Animator on THE PEANUTS MOVIE (2015) and in 2015, VARIETY named Bruno one of their "Ten Animators to Watch." Additional animation credits include DR SEUSS' HORTON HEARS A WHO (2008), ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (2009), RIO (2011), EPIC (2013), ICE AGE: CONTINENTAL DRIFT (2012), ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE (2016) as well as two short films - "Surviving Sid" (2008) and the Oscar®-nominated, "No Time for Nuts" (2006). With also a passion for storytelling, Bruno co-wrote the graphic novel Urban Legendz which debuted in Spring 2019. He resides in his hometown, with his wife Allison and their three children.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Director and writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 11 credits in all
Known for
Where can I watch Nick Bruno's films?
As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Nick Bruno'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
11 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Nimona(2023)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Spies in Disguise(2019)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Get Rich Free (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
The Invisible Worm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
The Peanuts Movie(2015)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Straight Outta Tompkins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Epic(2013)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Ice Age: The Meltdown(2006)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Stray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Nick Bruno Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Awards
Nominated for an Oscar in 2024, Best Animated Feature Film.
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.