Actor

Doug Lefler

Directing

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Acting credits

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TMDB popularity

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Movies: 21Series: 10Crew credits: 28

TMDB ID: 58656

IMDb ID: nm0498991

Known for: Directing

Born: July 17, 1970

Age: 55

Place of birth: California, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1986 - 2025

Years active: 40

Average TMDB rating: 6.68

Wikidata: Q369276

Also known as

Doug Leffler • Douglas Lefler

Other jobs

Director (11)Storyboard Artist (7)Writer (4)Second Unit Director (3)Co-Producer (1)Head of Story (1)Visual Development (1)

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Biography

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.