Doug Lefler
Age: N/A | From: California, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Doug Leffler , Douglas Lefler
Gender: Male
Place of birth: California, USA
Homepage: http://www.douglefler.com
Movie Involvements: 22
TV Involvements: 14
Most Famous Work
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Doug Lefler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Famous Work
The Fantastic 4: First Steps
(2025) Storyboard Artist
JAG
(1995) Director
Xena: Warrior Princess
(1995) Director
Babylon 5
(1994) Director
Spider-Man
(2002) Second Unit Director
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
(1995) Writer
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022) Storyboard Artist
The Little Mermaid
(1989) Visual DevelopmentActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Self - Storyboard Artist | |
| 2009 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2007 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Art
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 2022 | Storyboard Artist | |
| Storyboard Artist | ||
| 1995 | Art Department Assistant | |
| 1993 | Storyboard Artist | |
| Storyboard Artist | ||
| 1992 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 1988 | Storyboard Artist | |
| 1986 | Storyboard Artist | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Head of Story | |
| 1995 | Writer | |
| 1990 | Writer | |
| 1989 | Writer | |
| 1988 | Writer | |
| 1987 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Director | |
| 2002 | Second Unit Director | |
| 2000 | Director | |
| 1998 | Second Unit Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1997 | Director | |
| 1996 | Director | |
| 1995 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| Director | ||
| 1994 | Director | |
| Director | ||
| 1992 | Second Unit Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Co-Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Director of Photography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Lighting
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Directing Lighting Artist | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Visual Effects
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Visual Development | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
