Writer
Dean DeBlois
56 years · Brockville, Ontario, Canada · 15 films
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.
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Best known for
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Screenplay, Director
On Paramount Plus Premium
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014 · Director, Writer
On Paramount Plus Premium
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Director, Writer
Lilo & Stitch
2002 · Director, Writer
On Disney Plus
How to Train Your Dragon
2025 · Viking (uncredited), Producer
On Netflix
Heima
2007 · Director
Filmography 14
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025 · Self
How to Train Your Dragon
2025 · Viking (uncredited), Producer
On Netflix
Ten
2022 · Director, Cinematography
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Director, Writer
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
2016 · Himself
On HBO Max
Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2
2015 · Himself
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014 · Director, Writer
On Paramount Plus Premium
Jónsi - Go Live
2010 · Director
How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon
2010 · Self
Jónsi: Go Quiet
2010 · Director
How to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Screenplay, Director
On Paramount Plus Premium
Heima
2007 · Director
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
2004 · Self
Lilo & Stitch
2002 · Director, Writer
On Disney Plus