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 February 25, 2024, 41 people have been credited with directing or co-directing at least one episode of The Simpsons.
| # | Director | Number directed | Duration | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Silverman | 24
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1989–95, 2002, 2004–06, 2015 | 1–7, 14, 16–18, 26 | Includes one co-directed with Kent Butterworth and one with Matthew Faughnan Also directed The Simpsons Movie, The Longest Daycare, Playdate with Destiny, all the Disney+ shorts and The Simpsons Balenciaga |
| 2 | Wes Archer | 26
|
1990–96 | 1–7 | Includes one co-directed with Milton Gray |
| 3 | Gregg Vanzo | 1
|
1990 | 1 | Co-directed with Kent Butterworth |
| 4 | Kent Butterworth | 2
|
1990 | 1 | One directed with Gregg Vanzo and one with David Silverman |
| 5 | Rich Moore | 17
|
1990–93 | 1–5 | Includes one co-directed with Alan Smart |
| 6 | Milton Gray | 2
|
1990, 1998 | 1, 9 | Includes one co-directed with Wes Archer |
| 7 | Brad Bird | 2
|
1990–91 | 1, 3 | Includes one co-directed with Jeffrey Lynch |
| 8 | Mark Kirkland | 84
|
1990–2020 | 2–31 | Includes one co-directed with Matthew Nastuk |
| 9 | Jim Reardon | 35
|
1990–2002, 2004 | 2–11, 13–15 | |
| 10 | Jeffrey Lynch | 12
|
1991–96 | 3–7 | Includes one co-directed with Brad Bird |
| 11 | Carlos Baeza | 9
|
1991–94 | 3–5 | |
| 12 | Alan Smart | 1
|
1991 | 3 | Co-directed with Rich Moore |
| 13 | Bob Anderson | 65
|
1993–2020, 2022–23 | 5–34 | Includes one co-directed with Rob Oliver and one with Matthew Schofield |
| 14 | Susie Dietter | 11
|
1994–98, 2007 | 5–9, 18 | |
| 15 | Swinton O. Scott III | 7
|
1995–99 | 6–7, 9–10 | |
| 16 | Steven Dean Moore | 84
|
1995–2006, 2008–24 | 6–35 | |
| 17 | Dominic Polcino | 7
|
1995–98 | 7–10 | |
| 18 | Mike B. Anderson | 25
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1996–99, 2001–06, 2008, 2015 | 7–19, 21, 27 | Includes two co-directed with Ralph Sosa and one with Matthew Schofield |
| 19 | Chuck Sheetz | 19
|
1997, 2001–02, 2007–14 | 8, 12–13, 18–26 | |
| 20 | Pete Michels | 11
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1997–99, 2002–03 | 8–11, 13–14 | |
| 21 | Neil Affleck | 7
|
1997–2000 | 8–12 | |
| 22 | Mark Ervin | 3
|
1998–99 | 9–10 | |
| 23 | Klay Hall | 1
|
1998 | 9 | |
| 24 | Matthew Nastuk | 61
|
1998–2023 | 10–35 | Includes one co-directed with Mark Kirkland |
| 25 | Nancy Kruse | 25
|
1999–2010 | 10–22 | |
| 26 | Michael Polcino | 40
|
2000–03, 2005–23 | 11–14, 16–34 | |
| 27 | Lance Kramer | 24
|
2000–03, 2005, 2007–12, 2014–18, 2021, 2023 | 11–14, 16, 18–23, 25–26, 28–30, 32, 34 | |
| 28 | Michael Marcantel | 7
|
2000–03, 2005–06 | 11–14, 16–18 | |
| 29 | Jen Kamerman | 3
|
2000–01 | 11–13 | |
| 30 | Shaun Cashman | 1
|
2000 | 12 | |
| 31 | Lauren MacMullan | 7
|
2001–04 | 12–16 | |
| 32 | Chris Clements | 33
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2003, 2006, 2008–23 | 14, 18–35 | |
| 33 | Raymond S. Persi | 10
|
2005–10 | 16–21 | |
| 34 | Ralph Sosa | 4
|
2006, 2008–10 | 18–20, 22 | Includes two co-directed with Mike B. Anderson |
| 35 | Matthew Faughnan | 26
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2006–23 | 18, 20–35 | Includes one co-directed with David Silverman |
| 36 | Rob Oliver | 35
|
2007, 2009, 2011–23 | 18–21, 23–35 | Includes one co-directed with Bob Anderson |
| 37 | Matthew Schofield | 6
|
2009–14 | 21–25 | Includes one co-directed with Mike B. Anderson and one with Bob Anderson |
| 38 | Timothy Bailey | 25
|
2011–12, 2014–24 | 23–35 | |
| 39 | Jennifer Moeller | 7
|
2019–22 | 30–33 | |
| 40 | Debbie Bruce Mahan | 4
|
2021–23 | 33–35 | |
| 41 | Gabriel DeFrancesco | 1
|
2023 | 34 |
