Dean Devlin
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.
Dean Devlin
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- Born
- 1962. · New York City.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, businessperson, actor, film director and producer.
- Education
- University of Southern California and North Hollywood High School.
- Languages
- English.
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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.
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Early life
Early life
He was a series regular of the short lived TV series Hard Copy.
Devlin's father, Don Devlin (1930–2000), an actor turned writer-producer who was noted for discovering Steven Spielberg, was Jewish, and his mother, Pilar Seurat, was a Filipino actress.
Television
Television
Devlin produced The Triangle miniseries, Leverage (of which he has directed twelve episodes), The Librarian franchise, and The Outpost. He also co-created The Visitor series. In 2019 Devlin began working with the Philippine media conglomerate ABS-CBN to produce a new series called Almost Paradise (originally titled Off Tropic.) The series premiered in the United States on May 30, 2020, on WGN America, and premiered on Kapamilya Channel in 2021. It was filmed entirely in the Philippines and the majority of the cast members are Filipino, aside from the lead—played by Christian Kane, with whom Devlin had worked on the television shows Leverage and The Librarians. Delvin produced The Ark TV series for Syfy, which aired starting in February 2023.
Video games
Video games
Devlin was an advisor to the video game company ZeniMax Media from 1999 to 2004. Additionally Devlin was involved in video game projects The 10th Planet and Godzilla Online.
Personal life
Personal life
Devlin is married to actress Lisa Brenner. Their daughter, Hannah Devlin, is also an actress who guest starred in Devlin's TV series The Librarians: The Next Chapter.
Television
Television
The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
Dean Devlin speaking at the 2023 WonderCon in Anaheim, California.
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Film
Devlin appeared as an actor on numerous television shows throughout the 1980s. He also appeared in films, including My Bodyguard, The Wild Life, Real Genius, and Martians Go Home. Due to his youthful appearance, Devlin often played teenage characters despite being in his 20s. Devlin gradually began writing scripts. His first produced screenplay was for Universal Soldier. He reached prominence as a writer/producer working alongside director Roland Emmerich, with whom he teamed after appearing in Emmerich's film Moon 44. Together they cowrote and produced Stargate, the first movie to have a web site. The team then produced Independence Day and Godzilla. They split following the 2000 Mel Gibson film The Patriot, but re-teamed to film Independence Day: Resurgence in 2016. Devlin also produced Cellular, Who Killed the Electric Car?, and Flyboys. Devlin's directorial debut was the action sci-fi film Geostorm for Warner Bros. The film was set for a March 2016 release, later rescheduled for October 2017. It starred Gerard Butler as the lead with Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris and Andy García. The film made $221 million on a $120 million budget. In March 2018, Deadline Hollywood calculated the film lost Warner Bros. $71.6 million when factoring in all other expenses and revenues. Devlin's second film as director was the 2018 thriller Bad Samaritan, starring Robert Sheehan and David Tennant.
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- 1.Brown, Lourdes O. Don Devlin. Variety. 2000-12-19.
- 2.Longwell, Todd. How ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Wars’ Fandom Inspired Dean Devlin to Become a Billion Dollar Producer. Variety. 2025-10-10.
- 3.Philippine Daily Inquirer. Fil-Am producer Dean Devlin soars with 'Flyboys'. September 24, 2006.
- 4.Pilar Cerveris Obituary (2001) - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times. Legacy.com.
- 5.Reed Business Information. Godzilla guy has a love for the game. December 11, 2000.
- 6.Collider.com. ID Forever: Emmerich is producing with Dean Devlin and Harald Kloser. June 24, 2011.
- 7.Berkshire Hathaway. FLYBOYS Squadron Gets Massive New Update-Free Update, Great Reviews, and a Real Fighter Pilot Flight!. Business Wire. November 29, 2006.
- 8.McNary, Dave. Gerard Butler to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller 'Geostorm'. variety.com. 11 April 2014.
- 9.Warner Bros Slots 'Geostorm' For 2016. Deadline Hollywood. 2 May 2014.
- 10.hollywoodreporter.com. Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish in Talks to Join Gerard Butler in 'Geostorm'.
- 11.Box Office Mojo: Geostorm
- 12.D'Alessandro, Anthony. What Were The Biggest Bombs At The 2017 B.O.? Deadline's Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament. Deadline Hollywood. March 29, 2018.
- 13.Patten, Dominic. Dean Devlin Sets Next Directorial Effort As Electric Entertainment Picks Up 2 Projects. Deadline. September 16, 2013.
- 14.Digital First Media. FOX SETTLES LAWSUIT OVER 'THE VISITOR'. Los Angeles Daily News. September 19, 1997.
- 15.Camus, Miguel R. ABS-CBN begins Hollywood gamble with crime series. business.inquirer.net. September 26, 2019.
- 16.'Together as One in 2021': Here are ABS-CBN's upcoming shows, offerings. ABS-CBN News. December 21, 2020.
- 17.Jacobs, Meredity. Christian Kane Is Trying to Avoid Stress in 'Almost Paradise'. TVInsider.com. 19 January 2020.
- 18.Dean Devlin explains why 'The Ark' isn't 'woke' sci-fi: 'There's an attempt to politicize everything now'. www.yahoo.com. February 2, 2023.
- 19.ZeniMax Media | profile – business advisory board. September 23, 2001.
- 20.McNicholas, Conor. The Bizarre Tenth Planet. PC Zone. 18. October 1995.
- 21.Godzilla Online. godzillaonline.com.
- 22.#ProudDad #TheLibrarians. 1950010625440276786.
- 23.Petski, Denise. The Librarians: The Next Chapter: Callum McGowan, Three More Round Out Cast. Deadline Hollywood. March 20, 2024.
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