Dean Devlin

Dean Devlin is one of those behind-the-camera names I respect more the longer I look at his credits. His partnership with Roland Emmerich gave us the big, loud, crowd-pleasing blockbusters that defined a certain '90s sensibility, and I appreciate that he never pretended to be making art-house cinema. What interests me more, though, is his pivot to television with the Librarian and Leverage franchises, smart, character-driven ensemble shows. Co-founding both Centropolis and Electric Entertainment signals someone who wanted control over his own work, not just a writing chair. A USC-trained New Yorker who built his own studios is a real Hollywood operator.

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Name (English)

Dean Devlin

Name (Japanese)

ディーン・デヴリン

Reading

でぃーん・でゔりん

Born

August 27, 1962 (age 64)

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

screenwriter / film producer / businessperson / film actor / executive producer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Tiger

High school

North Hollywood High School

University

University of Southern California

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/officialdeandevlin/
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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean%20Devlin
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119849

Tags

• New York
• screenwriter
• film producer
• businessperson

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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