Dean DeBlois
Writing · Screenplay · Director · Executive Producer
Born Jun 7, 1970 · Brockville, Ontario, Canada
Active 2001–present · Awards: Annie Award
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…
Filmography
How to Train Your Dragon (2025) — Viking (uncredited) · Producer · Director · WriterLilo & Stitch (2025) — Original Film WriterHow to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027) — Producer · Director · WriterHow to Train Your Dragon (2010) — Screenplay · DirectorThe Wild Robot (2024) — Executive ProducerHow to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) — Director · Writer · Executive ProducerHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) — Director · Executive Producer · WriterLilo & Stitch (2002) — Director · WriterAtlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) — Story ArtistLilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) — CharactersLilo & Stitch: The Series (2003) — Characters · CreatorDragons: Gift of the Night Fury (2011) — Executive ProducerStitch! The Movie (2003) — CharactersLeroy & Stitch (2006) — CharactersThe Other Side of the Wind (2018) — Co-ProducerHeima (2007) — DirectorThe Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' (2004) — DirectorJónsi: Go Quiet (2010) — Director · Camera OperatorThe Origin of Stitch (2005) — CharactersWhere No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2015) — Executive ProducerTen (2022) — Director · Director of PhotographyThe Wild Robot Escapes — Executive Producer