Brad Peyton is a Canadian-born film director, writer and television producer, born in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

Gander is a Canadian town located in the northeastern part of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, approximately south of Gander Bay, south of Twillingate and east of Grand Falls-Windsor...

. His latest film is Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore is a 2010 family action comedy film directed by Brad Peyton. The film stars Chris O'Donnell and Jack McBrayer. The film also stars the voices of James Marsden, Nick Nolte, Christina Applegate, Katt Williams, Bette Midler, and Neil Patrick Harris...

.

Career

Brad first gained fame with a short film and gothic comedy entitled Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl

Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl

Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl is a 2002 award-winning short film and black comedy directed by Newfoundlander Brad Peyton. It stars Nadia Litz in the title role, and Joshua Close, and is narrated by Maurice Dean Wint...

(2002). The film was initially shown to Peyton's fellow classmates, who clapped in approval. A filmmaker named Jeremy Podeswa thus suggested Peyton should also show the film to a lawyer in the film business in New York. This allowed the film to be distributed among the filmmaking elite. Evelyn also appeared in the Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival

The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...

 in 2002.

He then created and produced the claymation television series What It's Like Being Alone

What It's Like Being Alone

What It's Like Being Alone is a Canadian television program which aired on CBC Television in 2006. It is a black comedy created by Brad Peyton, and combines clay animation with voice work by Stacey DePass, Adam Reid, Dwayne Hill, Julie Lemieux, Peter Cugno, and Andrew Sabiston.Having debuted on...

, which was picked up by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...

 in 2006. One of Peyton's mentors is US actor Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies, gaining wide notice in 1988's Big, before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title...

. He is currently directing the sequel to Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 film)

Journey to the Center of the Earth is an American 2008 3D adventure film starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Anita Briem...

, entitled Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is an upcoming American 3D action-adventure film directed by Brad Peyton and the sequel to the 2008 film Journey to the Center of the Earth....

TV and film

Year	Title	As	Notes
2001	Ted	Director	(short)
	Full	Director, Writer	(short)
	Beyond the Fields	Director	(short)
2002	ZeD ZeD ZeD is a Canadian variety television program and website. The series premiered on CBC Television in March 2002 and ran to 2006. Hosted primarily by Sharon Lewis and Ziya Tong, ZeD publicized creative works from Canada and other countries, including a substantial portion of material created by...	Director, Writer	(TV series short) (segment Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl")
	Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl Evelyn: The Cutest Evil Dead Girl is a 2002 award-winning short film and black comedy directed by Newfoundlander Brad Peyton. It stars Nadia Litz in the title role, and Joshua Close, and is narrated by Maurice Dean Wint...	Director, Writer	(short) Nominated—Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama The Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama is an awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian live action short drama film.-7th Genie Awards:* Paul Caulfield, The Edit...
2004	Bad Luck	Director, Writer	(short)
	A Tale of Bad Luck	Director, Writer	(short)
2005	What It's Like Being Alone What It's Like Being Alone What It's Like Being Alone is a Canadian television program which aired on CBC Television in 2006. It is a black comedy created by Brad Peyton, and combines clay animation with voice work by Stacey DePass, Adam Reid, Dwayne Hill, Julie Lemieux, Peter Cugno, and Andrew Sabiston.Having debuted on...	Director, Writer	(TV series) (also executive producer)
2009	Suck	Executive Producer
2010	Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore is a 2010 family action comedy film directed by Brad Peyton. The film stars Chris O'Donnell and Jack McBrayer. The film also stars the voices of James Marsden, Nick Nolte, Christina Applegate, Katt Williams, Bette Midler, and Neil Patrick Harris...	Director
2011	Dr. Dimensionpants	Unknown	in production
2012	Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Journey 2: The Mysterious Island Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is an upcoming American 3D action-adventure film directed by Brad Peyton and the sequel to the 2008 film Journey to the Center of the Earth....	Director	post-production
2013	Invisible Monsters Invisible Monsters Invisible Monsters is a novel by Chuck Palahniuk, published in 1999. It is his third novel to be published, though it was his second written novel . The novel was originally supposed to be Palahniuk's first novel to be published, but it was rejected by the publisher for being too disturbing...	Unknown	in production

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