Directing
Community Rating
7.4
3 Ratist reviews
Born
June 22, 1977 (age 48)
Born in
Lisbon, Portugal
Joaquim Dos Santos is a Portuguese-American television director of animated cartoons, best known for his directing work on Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. He was a storyboard artist for Justice League before being promoted in the show's renamed third season. He went on to direct half of the episodes of JLU alongside fellow DCAU director Dan Riba, including the final episode "Destroyer". He joined the staff of Avatar: The Last Airbender in the middle of the show's second season as a storyboard artist, and began directing episodes in the third season, including the last two parts of the four-part season finale. He also directed the mini-series G.I. Joe: Resolute. After that project, he moved back to Warner Bros. Animation, where he directed two DC Showcase short films: The Spectre (accompanying the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths direct-to-video movie) and Jonah Hex (on Batman: Under the Red Hood). He is now working as an executive producer and co-showrunner on the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender with Lauren Montgomery. Some fans have nicknamed him "Dr. Fight" because of his skill at choreographing fight sequences and action set pieces.

Project Hail Mary
as Storyboard Artist
2026

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
as Director
2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie
as Self
2023

The Crunchyroll Anime Awards
as Self - Presenter
2018

Voltron: Legendary Defender
as Director
2016

Gravity
as Rotoscoping Artist
2013

The Legend of Korra
as Producer, Director
2012

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
as Director, Producer, Storyboard Designer, Character Designer
2010

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Producer, Director
2010

DC Showcase: Green Arrow
as Director, Producer, Character Designer, Storyboard Designer
2010

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
as Director, Producer, Character Designer, Storyboard Designer
2010

Avatar Spirits
as Self
2010

DC Showcase: The Spectre
as Director, Producer, Storyboard Designer, Character Designer
2010

DC Showcase Animated Shorts
as Director
2010

G.I. Joe: Resolute
as Director
2009

G.I. Joe: Resolute
as Director
2009

Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Director
2005

Justice League Unlimited
as Director
2004