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My Take
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.
Overview
Dean Devlin is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor of film and television. He is best known for his collaborations with director Roland Emmerich, and for his work on the Librarian and Leverage television franchises. He is a co-founder of the production companies Centropolis Entertainment and Electric Entertainment. He was a series regular of the short lived TV series Hard Copy.
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1. Profile
- 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 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film producer / businessperson / film actor / executive producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- North Hollywood High School
- University
- University of Southern California
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.