Dean Devlin

Dean Devlin Biography

Dean Devlin (born August 27, 1962) is an American screenwriter, producer, television director and former actor. He is the founder of the production company Electric Entertainment.

Personal life

Devlin was born in New York City, the son of actress Pilar Seurat and Don Devlin, a writer, actor, and producer. His father was Jewish and his mother was Filipino. He is married to actress Lisa Brenner. Devlin has two daughters.

Career

Film

Devlin appeared as an actor on numerous television shows throughout the 1980s. He also appeared in films including My Bodyguard, The Wild Life, Real Genius and Martians Go Home. Due to his youthful appearance, Devlin often played teenage characters despite being in his 20s.

Devlin gradually began writing scripts. His first produced screenplay was for Universal Soldier. He reached prominence as a writer/producer working alongside director Roland Emmerich, with whom he teamed after appearing in Emmerich's film Moon 44. Together they cowrote and produced Stargate, the first movie to have a web site. The team then produced Independence Day and Godzilla. They split following the 2000 Mel Gibson film The Patriot, but re-teamed to film Independence Day: Resurgence in 2015. Devlin has also produced Cellular, Who Killed the Electric Car?, and Flyboys.

Devlin's directorial debut was the action sci-fi film Geostorm for Warner Bros. The film was set for a March 2016 release, later rescheduled for October 2017. It starred Gerard Butler as the lead with Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Ed Harris and Andy Garca. The film made $33,700,160 on a $120-million budget.

In 2013, Devlin said a future crime film entitled Bad Samaritan was in development.

Television

Devlin also produced The Triangle miniseries and Leverage, of which he has directed twelve episodes and currently produces The Librarian franchise. He also co-created The Visitor series.

Games

Devlin was an advisor to video game company ZeniMax Media from 1999 to 2004.

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes
1984	The Wild Life	Role: Liquor Store Clerk
1984	City Limits	Role: Ernie
1985	Real Genius	Role: Milton
1989	Martians Go Home	Role: Joe Fledermaus
1990	Moon 44	Role: Tyler
1991	Total Exposure	Role: Adult Bookstore Manager
1992	Universal Soldier
1994	Stargate
1996	Independence Day
1998	Godzilla
2000	The Patriot
2002	Eight Legged Freaks
2004	Cellular
2006	Flyboys
2016	Independence Day: Resurgence
2017	Geostorm	Directorial debut
2018	Bad Samaritan

Awards and nominations

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films
Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1996	Independence Day	Best Writer
1998		George Pal Memorial Award
Golden Raspberry Awards
1996	Independence Day	Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million
1998	Godzilla	Worst Picture
1998	Godzilla	Worst Screenplay
2016	Independence Day: Resurgence	Worst Screenplay
Hugo Awards
1994	Stargate	Best Dramatic Presentation
1996	Independence Day	Best Dramatic Presentation
Online Film & Television Association
1996	Independence Day	Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Picture
Sci-Fi Universe Magazine
1996	Independence Day	Best Writing for a Genre Motion Picture
Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
1998	Godzilla	Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing More than $100 Million UsingHollywood Math

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