Directed credits
8
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Dean DeBlois
Writing
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Directed movies: 8Directed series: 0All crew credits: 24
TMDB ID: 69797
IMDb ID: nm0213450
Known for: Writing
Born: June 7, 1970
Age: 56
Place of birth: Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 2001 - 2027
Years active: 27
Average TMDB rating: 7.32
Wikidata: Q1181049
Also known as
Dean DeBois • Dean Allan DeBlois
Frequent jobs
Director (7)Director of Photography (1)Characters (5)Executive Producer (3)Producer (2)Thanks (2)Co-Producer (1)Original Film Writer (1)Screenplay (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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Dean DeBlois.
Ten
Director of Photography
2022 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Director
2019 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Director
2014 Movie
Jónsi - Go Live
Director
2010 Movie
Jónsi: Go Quiet
Director
2010 Movie
Heima
Director
2007 Movie
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
Director
2004 Movie
Lilo & Stitch
Director
2002 Movie
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Dean DeBlois.
Jun 10, 2027
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Producer
2027 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Dean DeBlois.
The Wild Robot
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon
Producer
2025 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon
Screenplay
2010 Movie
Nimona
Thanks
2023 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Director
2019 Movie
Heima
Director
2007 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Director
2014 Movie
Lilo & Stitch
Director
2002 Movie
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
Lilo & Stitch
Original Film Writer
2025 Movie
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Story Artist
2001 Movie
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Characters
2005 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Dean DeBlois.
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Characters • 67 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Dean DeBlois.
The Wild Robot
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Lilo & Stitch
Original Film Writer
2025 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon
Producer
2025 Movie
Lilo & Stitch
Director
2002 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon
Screenplay
2010 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Director
2014 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Director
2019 Movie
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Story Artist
2001 Movie
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Characters
2005 Movie
The Boss Baby
Thanks
2017 Movie
Nimona
Thanks
2023 Movie
Stitch! The Movie
Characters
2003 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Dean DeBlois.
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Characters • 67 eps
2003 Series
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
as Himself • 3 eps
2025 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Dean DeBlois.
Jun 10, 2027
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Producer
2027 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon
Producer
2025 Movie
Lilo & Stitch
Original Film Writer
2025 Movie
The Wild Robot
Executive Producer
2024 Movie
Nimona
Thanks
2023 Movie
The Other Side of the Wind
Co-Producer
2018 Movie
The Boss Baby
Thanks
2017 Movie
Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
Executive Producer
2011 Movie
How to Train Your Dragon
Screenplay
2010 Movie
Leroy & Stitch
Characters
2006 Movie
The Origin of Stitch
Characters
2005 Movie
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Characters
2005 Movie
Stitch! The Movie
Characters
2003 Movie
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Story Artist
2001 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Dean DeBlois.
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Characters • 67 eps
2003 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Dean DeBlois.
How to Train Your Dragon
as Viking (uncredited)
2025 Movie
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
as Self
2025 Movie
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
as Himself
2016 Movie
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
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
as Self
2004 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Dean DeBlois.
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
as Himself • 3 eps
2025 Series