FILM DIRECTOR

Dean Devlin

1962 - Today

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Dean Devlin (born August 27, 1962) is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor of film and television. He is best known for his collaborations with director Roland Emmerich, and for his work on the Librarian and Leverage television franchises. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dean Devlin has received more than 1,224,464 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Dean Devlin is the 1,735th most popular film director (down from 1,536th in 2019), the 13,371st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,823rd in 2019) and the 505th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 39.13

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  • 20

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  • 2.45

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  • 3.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Dean Devlin ranks 1,735 out of 2,041. Before him are Julien Temple, Miguel Sapochnik, Diao Yinan, Kornél Mundruczó, Gurinder Chadha, and Ebrahim Alkazi. After him are Harmony Korine, Mehboob Khan, Lucien Hubbard, Khadija al-Salami, Laurence Rees, and David Nutter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Dean Devlin ranks 643. Before him are Sergei Zalyotin, Fandi Ahmad, Jeff Young, Marcelino Bernal, Takayuki Fujikawa, and Chalermpol Malakham. After him are Dolores Delgado, Kurt Meier, Rolf Gölz, Elena Cattaneo, Jacqui Smith, and Patrick M. Shanahan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dean Devlin ranks 13,371 out of 20,380. Before him are Rasheed Wallace (1974), Christina Perri (1986), Busy Philipps (1979), Stanley Fish (1938), Nina Paley (1968), and Bobby Troup (1918). After him are Debbie Stabenow (1950), Al Jean (1961), Mark Geiger (1974), Anne Smith (1959), John M. Grunsfeld (1958), and Brett Favre (1969).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Dean Devlin ranks 505. Before him are Sam Esmail (1977), Brad Silberling (1963), Tate Taylor (1969), Jennifer Lynch (1968), Harold Prince (1928), and Errol Morris (1948). After him are Harmony Korine (1973), Lucien Hubbard (1888), David Nutter (1960), John Sayles (1950), James Frawley (1936), and Tom DiCillo (1953).

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Filmography

Independence Day
Director
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
Jun 25th 19966.889 / 10
Independence Day: Resurgence
Director
We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.
Jun 22nd 20165.329 / 10
Geostorm
Director
After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now, something has gone wrong: the system built to protect Earth is attacking it, and it becomes a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out everything and everyone along with it.
Oct 12th 20176.1 / 10