About

Known credits:
18
Birthday:
1970-07-17
Place of birth:
California, USA
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Doug Lefler

Overview

Doug Lefler (born in California) is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer, and storyboard artist, best known as the director of the Dragonheart fantasy adventure film sequel Dragonheart: A New Beginning and The Last Legion.

Lefler was born in Southern California and started making his first home movies at the age of twelve. He started in the film industry as an animator, having made short films as a child and then attended the California Institute of the Arts. His classmates included Tim Burton, John Lasseter, John Musker, and Brad Bird. After two years, he worked for Disney and other studios for several years as a storyboard artist and animator before progressing to directing. He worked for many years as a writer and storyboard artist on live-action features before getting his first chance to direct second unit on Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness in 1991.

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Known for

Acting

2022 Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Actor Self - Storyboard Artist 59
Average
2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty Actor Self (archive footage) 61
Fair
2007 The Pixar Story Actor Self (archive footage) 63
Fair

Directing

2007 The Last Legion Directing Director 57
Average
2002 Spider-Man Directing Second Unit Director 72
Good
2000 DragonHeart: A New Beginning Directing Director 56
Average
1998 A Simple Plan Directing Second Unit Director 67
Fair
1994 Hercules and the Circle of Fire Directing Director 59
Average

Writing

2018 Deadpool 2 Writing Head of Story 74
Good
1989 Vytor: The Starfire Champion Writing Writer N/A
N/A
1987 Steel Dawn Writing Writer 57
Average

Art

2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Art Storyboard Artist 72
Good
2022 Uncharted Art Storyboard Artist 68
Fair
1993 Ghost in the Machine Art Storyboard Artist 57
Average
1993 Hard Target Art Storyboard Artist 62
Fair
1988 D.O.A. Art Storyboard Artist 60
Fair
1986 Soul Man Art Storyboard Artist 57
Average

Visual Effects

1989 The Little Mermaid Visual Effects Visual Development 73
Good