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Doug Lefler

Director, Writer, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn July 17, 1970 (55 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Last Legion
  • Boogeyman

Known For

  • Deadpool 2
  • The Last Legion
  • Steel Dawn
  • Dragonheart: A New Beginning
  • Xena: Warrior Princess
  • Hercules and the Circle of Fire
  • Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
  • Denver The Last Dinosaur
  • Babylon 5
  • JAG
  • Mortal Kombat: Conquest
  • Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
  • American Gothic
  • Widget, the World Watcher
  • Spy Game

Doug Lefler Filmography

2007
1999
1998
1997
Spy Game (TV Series)
1996
F/X: The Series (TV Series)
1995
JAG (TV Series)
1995
American Gothic (TV Series)
1995
1995
1994
1993
Babylon 5 (TV Series)

2005
Boogeyman · as Co-Producer

2022
Icons Unearthed (TV Series) · as Self - Second Unit Director
2022
2021
Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Self - Storyboard Artist
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty · as Self (archive Footage)
2007
The Pixar Story · as Self (archive Footage)

2018
Deadpool 2 · as Head Of Story
2002
Spider-Man · as Second Unit Director
1998
A Simple Plan · as Second Unit Director
1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV Series) · as Director Of Photography
1992
Army of Darkness · as Second Unit Director
1989
The Little Mermaid · as Visual Development
1985
The Black Cauldron · as Additional Story Contributor

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