Bruce Timm

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Producer
Writer

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Bruce Timm is an American animator, writer, voice actor and director. He is known for creating Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League and various installments of the DC Animated Universe. He co-created several DC characters including Harley Quinn and Livewire. He also worked on various DC animated films including Batman and Harley Quinn and Batman: Gotham by Gaslight.

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 6 wins & 11 nominations total

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Known for

Batman: The Animated Series

9.0

TV Series

Animation Department(as Bruce W. Timm)

Superman: The Animated Series

8.1

TV Series

Animation Department

Batman Beyond

8.1

TV Series

Animation Department(as Bruce W. Timm)

The New Batman Adventures

8.4

TV Series

Animation Department

Credits

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Animation Department

Batman: Caped Crusader
7.2
TV Series
- character design
- 2024
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
7.0
Video
- character designer
- 2015
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles
7.5
TV Series
- background designer
- 2015
Superman: Brainiac Attacks
5.8
Video
- original character designer
- 2006
Justice League Unlimited
8.7
TV Series
- character designer
- 2004–2006
Duck Dodgers
7.7
TV Series
- background designer
- character designer (as Bruce W. Timm, as Bruce W. Timm)
- 2004
Justice League: Starcrossed
7.8
Video
- character and prop design
- main title design
- 2004
Justice League
8.5
TV Series
- character designer
- main title design
- 2001–2004
Batman Beyond
8.1
TV Series
- character designer (as Bruce W. Timm)
- 1999–2001
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
7.7
Video
- character designer
- 2000
Superman: The Animated Series
8.1
TV Series
- character designer
- character and prop designer (as Bruce W. Timm)
- 1996–2000
The New Batman Adventures
8.4
TV Series
- character designer
- prop designer
- 1997–1999
Batman Beyond: The Movie
7.7
TV Movie
- character designer (as Bruce W. Timm)
- 1999
Pinky and the Brain
7.8
TV Series
- character designer (uncredited)
- 1998
The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest
7.7
TV Movie
- character and prop designer
- 1997

Producer

Batman: Caped Crusader
7.2
TV Series
- executive producer (showrunner)
- 2024
Batman: Soul of the Dragon
6.1
- executive producer
- 2021
DC Showcase: The Phantom Stranger
6.1
Short
- executive producer
- 2020
Superman: Red Son
6.4
Video
- executive producer
- 2020
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock
6.5
Short
- executive producer
- 2019
Justice League vs the Fatal Five
6.5
- executive producer
- 2019
Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
6.7
- executive producer
- 2018
Batman and Harley Quinn
5.9
- executive producer
- 2017
Batman: The Killing Joke
6.4
- executive producer
- 2016
Justice League: Gods and Monsters
7.0
Video
- executive producer (as Bruce W. Timm)
- 2015
Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles
7.5
TV Series
- executive producer
- producer (as Bruce W. Timm, as Bruce W. Timm)
- 2015
Batman Beyond
7.8
TV Short
- producer (as Bruce W. Timm)
- 2014
Batman: Strange Days
7.4
TV Short
- producer (uncredited)
- 2014
Superman 75th Anniversary
7.9
TV Short
- producer (as Bruce W. Timm)
- 2013
Green Lantern: The Animated Series
8.0
TV Series
- executive producer (as Bruce W. Timm)
- 2011–2013

Writer

Harley Quinn
8.4
TV Series
- Harley Quinn created by
- created by: Harley Quinn
- 2019–2025
Batman Beyond
7.6
Short
- characters
- 2025
Joker: Folie à Deux
5.2
- Harley Quinn created by
- 2024
Batman: Caped Crusader
7.2
TV Series
- story by
- developed for television by
- Harley Quinn created by
- 2024
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
7.2
TV Series
- Harley Quinn created by
- 2024
MultiVersus
6.1
Video Game
- character: Harley Quinn
- 2024
Why Can't Batman Laugh?
6.0
Short
- writer
- 2023
America's Sweetheart
TV Series
- writer
- 2022
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War
7.7
Video
- Harley Quinn created by
- 2020
Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn
6.1
- Harley Quinn created by
- 2020
DC Super Hero Girls
7.3
TV Series
- Harley Quinn created by
- Harley Quinn Created by
- 2019
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7.1
Video
- Harley Quinn created by
- 2019
LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Super-villain High
5.1
- Harley Quinn created by
- 2018
Batman Ninja
5.6
- Harley Quinn created by
- 2018
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
7.0
Video
- character created by: Harley Quinn
- 2018

Property Department

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Personal details

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Alternative names
- Timm Bruce
Born
- February 5, 1961
- Oklahoma, USA
Other works
Illustrated the award-winning fan-favorite 1994 graphic novel (read: comic book) "Mad Love", written by Paul Dini.
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- 1 Interview

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Trivia
Praised Kevin Conroy, who has been providing the voice of "Batman/Bruce Wayne" since Batman: The Animated Series (1992), as being a driving factor in the success of the original series.

Quotes
[Talking about the fights he and the staff of Batman: The Animated Series (1992) had with censors]: "We were just like 'Look, we're not trying to destroy the boys of America, we just want to make a good show'".

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FAQ

How old is Bruce Timm?
64 years old
When was Bruce Timm born?
February 5, 1961
Where was Bruce Timm born?
Oklahoma, USA
What is Bruce Timm's birth name?
Bruce Walter Timm
What is Bruce Timm known for?
Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, The New Batman Adventures, and Batman Beyond