Doug Lefler

{{short description|American film producer}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2017}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}} [[File:Doug Lefler by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|Lefler at the 2024 WonderCon]] '''Doug Lefler''' (born in California) is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and storyboard artist,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Busch |first1=Jenna |title=Nerdy Jobs: Storyboard artist Doug Lefler creates what you see on the big screen |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/nerdy-jobs-storyboard-artist-doug-lefler-creates-what-you-see-on-the-big-screen |publisher=SYFY Wire |accessdate=3 September 2020 |language=en |date=3 September 2019}}</ref> best known as director of the ''Dragonheart'' fantasy adventure film sequel ''Dragonheart: A New Beginning'' and ''The Last Legion''.

==Career== 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.

==Filmography== ===Film=== '''Writer''' * ''Steel Dawn'' (1987)

'''Director''' * ''Dragonheart: A New Beginning'' (2000) * ''The Last Legion'' (2007)

'''2nd unit director''' * ''Army of Darkness'' (1991) * ''A Simple Plan'' (1998) * ''Spider-Man'' (2002)

===Television=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Notes |- | 1994 | ''Hercules and the Circle of Fire'' | TV movie |- | 1994–1995 | ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' | Episodes "The Wrong Path" and "The Road to Calydon" |- |rowspan=2|1998 | ''Mortal Kombat: Conquest'' | Episode "Cold Reality" |- | ''Babylon 5'' | Episode "Day of the Dead" |}

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0498991}} * {{Official website|http://www.douglefler.com}} * [http://www.sevenextraordinarythings.com/ Doug Lefler's Online Graphic Novel]

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