Brian Bird

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Brian Bird
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Occupation(s)Writer, producer
Years active1984 – present
SpousePatty Bird
Children5

Brian Bird is an American film and television writer and producer. [1] [2] [3] He is best known for his work on Touched by an Angel , Not Easily Broken , Jamaa , Captive and The Case for Christ . [4] [5] He is also known as an executive producer and co-creator of the Hallmark Channel original series, When Calls the Heart . [6]

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Life and career

Brian was born in Kewanee, Illinois. He then attended California State University, Fullerton, graduating with a bachelor's degree in journalism. [7] Later, he worked for the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, World Vision magazine and Christianity Today. [8] [9] In 1984, he wrote his first screenplay for the TV Series, Fantasy Island . [10]

Brian is the co-founder, along with Michael Landon, Jr., of Believe Pictures. [11]

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
1984 Fantasy Island WriterTV series
1990-1991 The Family Man WriterTV series
1992 Evening Shade WriterTV series
1992 McGee and Me! WriterTV series
1993 Bopha! WriterFeature film
1996Captive Heart: The James Mink StoryWriterTV movie
1993-1998 Step by Step Writer/ProducerTV series
2001Water with Food ColoringAssociate producerShort film
2001 Call Me Claus WriterTV movie
1999-2003 Touched by an Angel Writer/Consulting producer/Co-executive producerTV series
2004 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye WriterTV series
2007 The Last Sin Eater Writer/ProducerFeature film
2007 Saving Sarah Cain Writer/ProducerFeature film
2007Glue BoysProducerDocumentary
2009 Not Easily Broken Writer/ProducerFeature film
2011The ShunningExecutive producerTV movie
2011Game Time: Tackling the PastWriterTV movie
2011 Jamaa Writer/ProducerShort film
2013The ConfessionWriter/Executive producerTV movie
2013 The Ultimate Life WriterFeature film
2013When Calls the HeartExecutive producerTV movie
2014–present When Calls the Heart Writer/Executive producerTV series
2015 Captive Writer/Executive producerFeature film
2015The ReckoningWriter/Executive producerTV movie
2016Godspeed: The Race Across AmericaExecutive producerDocumentary
2017 The Case for Christ Writer/Co-producerFeature film
2019The Heart of ManExecutive producerDocumentary
2019, 2021 When Hope Calls Executive producerTV series
2020–present Mystic Executive producerTV series; North American airings only

Publications

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2010Nominated Black Reel Awards Outstanding Screenplay, Adapted or Original Not Easily Broken
2010Won Heartland Film Festival Crystal Heart Award Jamaa [12]
2014Nominated GMA Dove Award Inspirational Film of the YearWhen Calls the Heart [13]
2016Won Christopher Award Christopher Spirit Award When Calls the Heart [14]
2016WonTelly AwardsEntertainmentThe Reckoning [15]
2016WonTelly AwardsSpiritualityThe Reckoning

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