The following is a list of directors who have worked on the Fox animated television series The Simpsons in the order of first credited episode (by broadcast). As of October 4, 2026, 42 people have been credited with directing or co-directing at least one episode of The Simpsons.
List of directors
# Director Number directed Duration Seasons Notes 1 Includes one co-directed with Kent Butterworth and one with Matthew FaughnanAlso directed The Simpsons Movie, The Longest Daycare, Playdate with Destiny, all the Disney+ shorts and The Simpsons BalenciagaThe only person ever to both write and direct for the show 2 Includes one co-directed with Milton Gray 3 Co-directed with Kent Butterworth 4 One directed with Gregg Vanzo and one with David Silverman 5 Includes one co-directed with Alan Smart 6 Includes one co-directed with Wes Archer 7 Includes one co-directed with Jeffrey Lynch 8 Includes one co-directed with Matthew Nastuk 9 10 Includes one co-directed with Brad Bird 11 Carlos Baeza 12 Co-directed with Rich Moore 13 Includes one co-directed with Rob Oliver and one with Matthew Schofield 14 15 16 17 18 Includes two co-directed with Ralph Sosa and one with Matthew SchofieldAlso directed The Simpsons Ride 19 20 21 22 23 24 Includes one co-directed with Mark Kirkland 25 26 Credited as Michael Polcino until 2021 27 Lance Kramer 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ralph Sosa Includes two co-directed with Mike B. AndersonAlso directed The Simpsons Game 35 Includes one co-directed with David Silverman 36 Includes one co-directed with Bob Anderson 37 Matthew Schofield Includes one co-directed with Mike B. Anderson and one with Bob Anderson 38 39 40 41 Gabriel DeFrancesco 42
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