Directing
Community Rating
7.4
6 Ratist reviews
Born
June 7, 1970 (age 55)
Born in
Brockville, Ontario, Canada
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.
The Wild Robot Escapes
as Executive Producer
TBA
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Producer, Director, Writer
2027
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Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
as Self
2025
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How to Train Your Dragon
as Viking (uncredited), Producer, Director, Writer
2025
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Lilo & Stitch
as Original Film Writer
2025
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The Wild Robot
as Executive Producer
2024
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Nimona
as Thanks
2023
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Ten
as Director, Director of Photography
2022
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
as Director, Executive Producer, Writer
2019
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The Other Side of the Wind
as Co-Producer
2018
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The Boss Baby
as Thanks
2017
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Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
as Himself
2016
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Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Himself, Executive Producer
2015
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How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Director, Writer, Executive Producer
2014
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Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury
as Executive Producer
2011
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon
as Self
2010
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Jónsi: Go Quiet
as Director, Camera Operator
2010
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How to Train Your Dragon
as Screenplay, Director
2010
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Heima
as Director
2007
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Leroy & Stitch
as Characters
2006
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