An accomplished violin player. He was a member of various school orchestras.
Attended Queen's college, Cambridge.
He attended Royal Grammar School in Guildford, Surrey, England.
Was a member of the Cambridge acting association "Footlights" along with fellow Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas. Bird was the president of the association in 2006.
His parents, Heather (Gage) and Graham Bird, are economics professors at the University of Surrey.