- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- June 7, 1970
- Place of Birth
- Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Dean DeBlois
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.
Filmography
movieHow to Train Your Dragon 2
2027 · Producer, Director, Writer
tvEpic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
2025 · Himself
movieSoaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025 · Self
movieHow to Train Your Dragon
2025 · Viking (uncredited), Director, Producer, Writer
movieLilo & Stitch
2025 · Original Film Writer
movieThe Wild Robot
2024 · Executive Producer
movieNimona
2023 · Thanks
movieTen
2022 · Director, Director of Photography
movieHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Director, Executive Producer, Writer
movieThe Other Side of the Wind
2018 · Co-Producer
movieThe Boss Baby
2017 · Thanks
movieFloyd Norman: An Animated Life
2016 · Himself
movieWhere No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2
2015 · Himself, Executive Producer
movieHow to Train Your Dragon 2
2014 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
movieDragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011 · Executive Producer
movieHow to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon
2010 · Self
movieJónsi: Go Quiet
2010 · Director, Camera Operator
movieHow to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Director, Screenplay
movieHeima
2007 · Director
movieLeroy & Stitch
2006 · Characters
movieThe Origin of Stitch
2005 · Characters
movieLilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
2005 · Characters
movieThe Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
2004 · Self, Director
tvLilo & Stitch: The Series
2003 · Characters, Creator
movieStitch! The Movie
2003 · Characters
movieLilo & Stitch
2002 · Director, Writer
movieAtlantis: The Lost Empire
2001 · Story Artist
The Wild Robot Escapes
movieThe Wild Robot Escapes
— · Executive Producer