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
Lilo & Stitch (2025) - Original Film WriterHow to Train Your Dragon (2025) - Viking (uncredited) · Producer · Director · 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