Known For
Writing
Known Credits
7
Gender
Male
Birthday
June 7, 1970 (56 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
How to Train Your Dragon
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2
How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
| 2027 | How to Train Your Dragon 2...Producer | |
| 2025 | How to Train Your Dragon...Producer | |
| 2024 | The Wild Robot...Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World...Executive Producer | |
| 2018 | The Other Side of the Wind...Co-Producer | |
| 2015 | Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2...Executive Producer | |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2...Executive Producer | |
| 2011 | Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury...Executive Producer | |
| The Wild Robot Escapes...Executive Producer |
| 2027 | How to Train Your Dragon 2...Director | |
| 2025 | How to Train Your Dragon...Director | |
| 2022 | Ten...Director | |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World...Director | |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2...Director | |
| 2010 | Jónsi: Go Quiet...Director | |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon...Director | |
| 2007 | Heima...Director | |
| 2004 | The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'...Director | |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch...Director |
| 2027 | How to Train Your Dragon 2...Writer | |
| 2025 | How to Train Your Dragon...Writer | |
| 2025 | Lilo & Stitch...Original Film Writer | |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World...Writer | |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2...Writer | |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon...Screenplay | |
| 2006 | Leroy & Stitch...Characters | |
| 2005 | The Origin of Stitch...Characters | |
| 2005 | Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch...Characters | |
| 2003 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series...Characters | |
| 2003 | Stitch! The Movie...Characters | |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch...Writer | |
| 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire...Story Artist |
| 2023 | Nimona...Thanks | |
| 2017 | The Boss Baby...Thanks |
| 2022 | Ten...Director of Photography | |
| 2010 | Jónsi: Go Quiet...Camera Operator |
| 2003 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series...Creator |
| 2025 | Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parksas Himself | |
| 2025 | Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragonas Self | |
| 2025 | How to Train Your Dragonas Viking (uncredited) | |
| 2016 | Floyd Norman: An Animated Lifeas Himself | |
| 2015 | Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2as Himself | |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragonas Self | |
| 2004 | The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'as Self |
