Brian Bird

Producer, Writer

Brian Bird is the executive producer of the top-rated hit Hallmark Channel cable series WHEN CALLS THE HEART, now prepping its 14th season. He has written and/or produced nearly three dozen films, including THE HEART OF MAN, THE CASE FOR CHRIST, CAPTIVE, NOT EASILY BROKEN and BOPHA! and 450 episodes of television, including TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL, STEP BY STEP and EVENING SHADE. His newest TV series, HOME TO HARMONY, will come out with Angel Studios and Netflix in Spring of 2026. He is currently writing three feature films, including NORTHERN LIGHTS, THE JOURNEY and THE JOHN WOODEN STORY.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Shunning
    The Shunning2011
  • The Ultimate Life
    The Ultimate Life2013
  • The Engagement Plot
    The Engagement Plot2022
  • A Little Women's Christmas
    A Little Women's Christmas2024
  • Just Jake
    Just Jake2023
  • Game Time: Tackling the Past
    Game Time: Tackling the Past2011

Known For

  • The Case for Christ
    The Case for Christ2017
  • Captive
    Captive2015
  • Not Easily Broken
    Not Easily Broken2009
  • When Calls the Heart
    When Calls the Heart2013
  • The Shunning
    The Shunning2011
  • The Last Sin Eater
    The Last Sin Eater2007
  • Step by Step
    Step by Step7 seasons
  • When Hope Calls
    When Hope Calls3 seasons
  • Bopha!
    Bopha!1993
  • The Ultimate Life
    The Ultimate Life2013
  • The Confession
    The Confession2013
  • The Engagement Plot
    The Engagement Plot2022
  • When Calls the Heart
    When Calls the Heart13 seasons
  • Call Me Claus
    Call Me Claus2001
  • Saving Sarah Cain
    Saving Sarah Cain2007
  • The Reckoning
    The Reckoning2015

Filmography

2026
2026
Hope Valley: 1874 · as Executive Producer
2024
A Little Women's Christmas · as Executive ProducerOn Plex
2023
Just Jake · as Executive ProducerOn Plex
2023
The Happy Camper · as Executive Producer
2022
I'm Glad It's Christmas · as Executive Producer
2022
The Engagement Plot · as Executive ProducerOn Plex
2022
Aloha with Love · as Executive Producer
2022
When Hope Calls Christmas · as Executive Producer
2021
2020
Mystic · as Executive Producer
2019
When Hope Calls · as Executive Producer
2019
When Hope Calls Preview Special · as Executive Producer
2017
The Heart of Man · as Executive Producer
2017
The Case for Christ · as Executive Producer
2015
The Reckoning · as Executive Producer
2015
Captive · as Executive Producer
2014
When Calls the Heart · as Executive Producer
2013
When Calls the Heart · as Executive Producer
2013
The Confession · as Executive Producer
2011
The Shunning · as Executive ProducerOn Plex
2009
Not Easily Broken · as Co-Producer
2007
Saving Sarah Cain · as Co-Producer
2007
2005
1991

2025
TV We Love · as Self - Interviewee
2021
When Hope Calls: Hearties Christmas Present · as Self - Executive Producer
2012
Home & Family · as Self

2019
When Hope Calls · as Created By
2013
The Confession · as Teleplay
2007
The Last Sin Eater · as Author
1996
1994
Touched by an Angel · as Co-Executive Producer
1994
Touched by an Angel · as Written By
1990
Evening Shade · as Written By
1990
The Family Man · as Written By
1989
McGee and Me! · as Written By
1977
Fantasy Island · as Written By