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Simon Bird

Actor, director and producer · Born August 19, 1984 (42) · Guildford, Surrey, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner

Simon Antony Bird (born 19 August 1984) is an English comedian, actor, director and producer. He is best known for playing Will McKenzie in the multi-award-winning E4 comedy series The Inbetweeners (2008–2010), as well as its two films (2011 and 2014), and Adam Goodman in the Channel 4comedy series Friday Night Dinner (2011–2020). He is a star in Shawn Levy's Star Wars: Starfighter (2027). Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Bird, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 19, 1984 (42)
From
Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
Works as
Actor, director and producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 16% in 30 days

What are Simon Bird's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
46%
Self
29%
Society
12%
Morality
9%
Power
3%
Survival
2%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 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 6 · Serious 3 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Easy watch: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their easy watch movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 1

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 4 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
8
Melancholic
7
Warm
6
Joyful
5
Tense
3
Other
5

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous3

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 Simon Bird's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Simon Bird'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

30 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 8 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Star Wars: Starfighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Celebrity Sabotage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as HQ mission voice

  • Steal(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · as Oliver Davies

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Amandaland(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Such Brave Girls(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • A Whole Lifetime with Jamie Demetriou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Everyone Else Burns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · as David Lewis

  • Wicked Little Letters(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Ellie & Natasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · as Simon Bird

  • Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Remy

  • How We Forgot to Save the Planet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Simon Bird: Debrief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · as Himself

  • Small Axe(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Days of the Bagnold Summer(2019)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Sandylands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nathan

  • You, Me and Him(2017)

    as Ben Miller

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Darkest Universe(2016)

    as Adrian

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ernestine & Kit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Writer

  • The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm(2014)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Inbetweeners 2(2014)

    as Will McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Harry Hill Movie(2013)

    as Vet

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Chickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · as Cecil Mowbray

  • The Look of Love(2013)

    as Jonathan Hodge

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Inbetweeners(2011)

    as Will McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Friday Night Dinner(2011)

    Show 36 episodes · as Adam Goodman

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The King Is Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show Creator

  • The Inbetweeners(2008)

    Show 18 episodes · as Will McKenzie

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Comedy Showcase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Pretend I'm Not Here (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Untitled The Inbetweeners Reunion Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Will McKenzie

Career shape

Star power in the 96th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles, 26 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

The Inbetweeners (2011)

$89M worldwide

Highest rated

Friday Night Dinner: 10 Years and a Lovely Bit of Squirrel (2021)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Friday Night Dinner (2011)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
20072026

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting18 of 29: 15 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thDirecting7 of 29: 5 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting2 of 29: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 29: 3 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 29: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

29 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s2 · 1 acting · 1 crew2010s11 · 8 acting · 4 crew2020s13 · 7 acting · 8 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 40% of 5 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 2 major nominations, 2010–2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • BAFTA Award, won · Scripted Comedy
  2. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Male Performance in a Comedy Role

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.

How do Simon Bird's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Harry Hill Movie (2013)

88th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Inbetweeners (2008)

Midcredits 95th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 46. 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 Simon Bird's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles7–38 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles31–74 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles63–94 · median 88 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles31–79 · median 54 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles10–35 · median 14 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Simon Bird work with?

People who share at least 2 of Simon Bird's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Thomas shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles