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Director
Dean DeBlois
Directing
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 0All crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 69797
IMDb ID: nm0213450
Known for: Directing
Born: June 7, 1970
Age: 55
Place of birth: Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2001 - 2027
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 7.31
Wikidata: Q1181049
Also known as
Dean DeBois • Dean Allan DeBlois
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Director (8)Characters (4)Executive Producer (3)Thanks (2)Co-Producer (1)Creator (1)Original Film Writer (1)Producer (1)Story Artist (1)
Biography
Dean Allan DeBlois (/dəˈblwɑː/ də-BLWAH; born June 7, 1970) is a Canadian filmmaker and writer. He is best known for writing and directing the Oscar-nominated animated feature films Lilo & Stitch for Walt Disney Animation Studios (with Chris Sanders), the How to Train Your Dragon film trilogy for DreamWorks Animation (the first film also with Sanders), and directing the documentary Heima about the Icelandic band Sigur Rós.
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7.9
How to Train Your Dragon
Director
2025 Movie
Ten
Director
2022 Movie
7.7
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Director
2019 Movie
7.7
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Director
2014 Movie
6.8
Jónsi: Go Quiet
Director
2010 Movie
7.9
How to Train Your Dragon
Director
2010 Movie
7.7
Heima
Director
2007 Movie
7.6
Lilo & Stitch
Director
2002 Movie
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8.3
The Wild Robot
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
7.9
How to Train Your Dragon
Director
2025 Movie
7.9
Nimona
Thanks
2023 Movie
7.9
How to Train Your Dragon
Director
2010 Movie
7.7
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Director
2019 Movie
7.7
Heima
Director
2007 Movie
7.7
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Director
2014 Movie
7.6
Lilo & Stitch
Director
2002 Movie
7.2
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
7.2
Lilo & Stitch
Original Film Writer
2025 Movie
7.0
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Story Artist
2001 Movie
6.7
The Other Side of the Wind
Co-Producer
2018 Movie
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7.9
How to Train Your Dragon
Director
2025 Movie
7.2
Lilo & Stitch
Original Film Writer
2025 Movie
8.3
The Wild Robot
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
7.9
How to Train Your Dragon
Director
2010 Movie
7.7
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Director
2014 Movie
7.7
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Director
2019 Movie
7.6
Lilo & Stitch
Director
2002 Movie
7.0
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Story Artist
2001 Movie
7.9
Nimona
Thanks
2023 Movie
6.7
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Characters
2005 Movie
7.2
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
6.5
The Boss Baby
Thanks
2017 Movie
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Jun 10, 2027
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Producer
2027 Movie
7.2
Lilo & Stitch
Original Film Writer
2025 Movie
8.3
The Wild Robot
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
7.9
Nimona
Thanks
2023 Movie
6.7
The Other Side of the Wind
Co-Producer
2018 Movie
6.5
The Boss Baby
Thanks
2017 Movie
7.0
Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
7.2
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
6.5
Leroy & Stitch
Characters
2006 Movie
6.5
The Origin of Stitch
Characters
2005 Movie
6.7
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Characters
2005 Movie
6.4
Stitch! The Movie
Characters
2003 Movie
7.0
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Story Artist
2001 Movie
Series
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7.9
How to Train Your Dragon
as Viking (uncredited)
2025 Movie
7.0
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
as Self
2025 Movie
7.4
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
as Himself
2016 Movie
7.0
Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Himself
2015 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon
as Self
2010 Movie
8.4
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
as Self
2004 Movie