Dean DeBlois
Writing
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.
Known for
Writing13
movieLilo & Stitch
2025
Original Film Writer
movieHow to Train Your Dragon
2010
Screenplay
movieLeroy & Stitch
2006
Characters
movieThe Origin of Stitch
2005
Characters
tvLilo & Stitch: The Series
2003
Characters
movieStitch! The Movie
2003
Characters
movieLilo & Stitch
2002
Writer
movieAtlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
Story Artist
Directing10
movieTen
2022
Director
movieJónsi: Go Quiet
2010
Director
movieHeima
2007
Director
movieLilo & Stitch
2002
Director
Production9
movieThe Wild Robot
2024
Executive Producer
movieHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
Executive Producer
movieThe Other Side of the Wind
2018
Co-Producer
movieWhere No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2
2015
Executive Producer
movieHow to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
Executive Producer
movieDragons: Gift of the Night Fury
2011
Executive Producer
The Wild Robot Escapes
Executive Producer
Acting7
movieHow to Train Your Dragon
2025
Viking (uncredited)
Camera2
movieTen
2022
Director of Photography
movieJónsi: Go Quiet
2010
Camera Operator
Crew2
movieNimona
2023
Thanks
movieThe Boss Baby
2017
Thanks