Director

Joaquim Dos Santos

Directing

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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 4All crew credits: 13

TMDB ID: 89596

IMDb ID: nm1690966

Known for: Directing

Born: June 22, 1977

Age: 48

Place of birth: Lisbon, Portugal

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2004 - 2023

Years active: 20

Average TMDB rating: 7.59

Wikidata: Q3247370

Also known as

Joaquim Aranha Dos Santos

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Director (10)Producer (2)Rotoscoping Artist (1)

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Biography

Joaquim Dos Santos is a Portuguese-American television director of animated cartoons, best known for his directing work on Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. He was a storyboard artist for Justice League before being promoted in the show's renamed third season. He went on to direct half of the episodes of JLU alongside fellow DCAU director Dan Riba, including the final episode "Destroyer". He joined the staff of Avatar: The Last Airbender in the middle of the show's second season as a storyboard artist, and began directing episodes in the third season, including the last two parts of the four-part season finale. He also directed the mini-series G.I. Joe: Resolute. After that project, he moved back to Warner Bros. Animation, where he directed two DC Showcase short films: The Spectre (accompanying the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths direct-to-video movie) and Jonah Hex (on Batman: Under the Red Hood). He is now working as an executive producer and co-showrunner on the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender with Lauren Montgomery. Some fans have nicknamed him "Dr. Fight" because of his skill at choreographing fight sequences and action set pieces.

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