Doug Lefler

American film producer

Doug Lefler (born in California) is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and storyboard artist,^[1] 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)

Television

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"
1998	Mortal Kombat: Conquest	Episode "Cold Reality"
1998	Babylon 5	Episode "Day of the Dead"

References

^ Busch, Jenna (September 3, 2019). "Nerdy Jobs: Storyboard artist Doug Lefler creates what you see on the big screen". SYFY Wire. Retrieved September 3, 2020.