Dean Devlin

Dean Devlin

ProducerWriterActor
Born
August 27, 1962
Awards
4 wins, 14 nominations

Dean Devlin has produced and co-written some of the most successful feature films of all time -- Independence Day, Stargate, and Godzilla -- which collectively grossed more than 1.4 billion dollars worldwide. In May of 2001, he founded Electric Entertainment, where he serves as chairman and CEO. The…

Biography

Dean Devlin has produced and co-written some of the most successful feature films of all time -- Independence Day, Stargate, and Godzilla -- which collectively grossed more than 1.4 billion dollars worldwide. In May of 2001, he founded Electric Entertainment, where he serves as chairman and CEO. The full-service film, television and worldwide sales and distribution company also houses Electric Post, a state-of-the-art digital effect and postproduction facility.

Electric is rapidly expanding under Devlin's leadership. The company recently launched its OTT app and FAST channel, ElectricNOW, which is a one-stop shop for fans to enjoy all their favorite shows free, also available in a 24/7 live streaming broadcast. ElectricNOW hosts Electric's newly launched podcast network, Electric Surge, and is available on numerous platforms including The Roku Channel, Plex, STIRR, Local Now, Sling TV, TiVo Plus, IMDb TV, Redbox, XUMO, Distro TV, and Select TV.

Electric Entertainment is in production with several highly anticipated films and TV series. Devlin recently served as executive producer, writer, and director on the smash hit reboot of "Leverage", "Leverage: Redemption", which is now streaming on Amazon's IMDb TV. He also serves as co-showrunner, co-creator, and writer for "Almost Paradise," starring Christian Kane, which aired on WGNA spring 2020 and is available on IMDb TV. He is executive producer of "The Outpost", which aired its fourth season on The CW in July 2021.

Devlin executive-produced five seasons of the action-packed TNT series, "Leverage," three "The Librarian" movies of the week for TNT, starring Noah Wyle, which led to four seasons of "The Librarians" series starring Wyle, Rebecca Romijn and John Larroquette. In 2005, he executive produced, along with Bryan Singer, the Emmy-winning SyFy project, "The Triangle".

Devlin directed and produced Bad Samaritan, which stars David Tennant and Robert Sheehan, and was released on 2,000 screens through Electric's distribution arm. Also, under the Electric banner, Devlin produced the upcoming full-length feature, The Deal, the dystopian drama directed by Orsi Nagypál.

Prior to forming Electric Entertainment, Devlin produced the Mel Gibson period drama, The Patriot, which was nominated for three Academy Awards® and earned Gibson a People's Choice Award for Best Actor.

Actor

CellularCellular(2004)as Cab Driver
Independence DayIndependence Day(1996)as Eagle 2 Pilot
Total ExposureTotal Exposure(1991)as Adult Bookstore Manager
Moon 44Moon 44(1990)as Tyler
Island SonIsland Son(1989)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Independence DayIndependence Day(1996)

Music Department

The Legend of DronaThe Legend of Drona(2008)

Production Department

My BodyguardMy Bodyguard(1980)

Additional Crew

Untitled Bounty Hunter Project(2013)

Archive Footage

Minty Comedic ArtsMinty Comedic Arts(2015)as Self
CancelledCancelled(2017)as Self
Kain's Quest(2012)as Self

Known for

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Timothy Hutton and Dean Devlin in Leverage (2008)Behind the scenes shot provided by Grand L. BushDean DevlinWriter/Producer Dean DevlinRoland Emmerich & Dean DevlinDean Devlin and Peter Winther

Credit Score: Dean Devlin

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Eagle 2 Pilot
Wed Jul 03 1996
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Independence Day10.0019967.012646696
2My Bodyguard1.5019807.10011710
3Cellular1.0020046.500110494
4Real Genius1.0019856.90041415