Dean DeBlois

Writer

Born: June 7, 1970 (age 56)
From: 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…

Filmography (14)

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027)
Director
How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
Director
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
Self
Ten (2022)
Director
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
Director
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016)
Himself
Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2015)
Himself
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Director
How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon (2010)
Self
Jónsi: Go Quiet (2010)
Director
How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
Director
Heima (2007)
Director
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' (2004)
Director
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Director