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Dean DeBlois

Dean DeBlois

Born: 1970-06-07 • 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.

Filmography
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon poster
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
2025 • Self
How to Train Your Dragon poster
How to Train Your Dragon
2025 • Viking (uncredited)
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life poster
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
2016 • Himself
Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2 poster
Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2
2015 • Himself
How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon poster
How to Train Your Dragon: The Technical Artistry of Dragon
2010 • Self
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' poster
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
2004 • Self