Dean DeBlois
Director
Biography
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
How to Train Your Dragon
as Viking (uncredited) 2025
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life
as Himself 2016
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
as Self 2004
Soaring to Life: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon
as Self 2025
Where No One Goes: The Making of How to Train Your Dragon 2
as Himself 2015