---
name: "Dean Devlin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dean-devlin"
fi1m_id: "dean-devlin"
imdb_id: "nm0002041"
tmdb_id: 8676
wikidata_id: "Q119849"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "27 August 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 61
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-04T23:32:40.692200+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dean Devlin

## Identity

Dean Devlin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dean-devlin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dean-devlin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002041
- **TMDB ID:** 8676
- **Wikidata ID:** Q119849
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Devlin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119849, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002041/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8676

Writer and producer. Born 27 August 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 27 August 1962, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1994–2000
- **Frequently works with:** [Roland Emmerich](https://film.one/person/roland-emmerich.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 61, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 61 to 53 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 3, Science Fiction 3, Adventure 2, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,393m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Devlin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119849, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002041/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8676

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Independence Day*](https://film.one/film/independence-day.md) (75)
- **Tubi:** [*Stargate*](https://film.one/film/stargate.md) (62)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Godzilla*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-1998.md) (46)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Dean Devlin is an American screenwriter, producer, director and former actor. He is best known for his long collaboration with director Roland Emmerich, for whom he co-wrote and produced *Stargate* (1994), *Independence Day* (1996) and *Godzilla* (1998).

He began his career as an actor before turning to writing, with his first produced screenplay *Universal Soldier* (1992). Devlin co-founded Centropolis Entertainment and later founded Electric Entertainment, through which he has produced and directed films including *Geostorm* (2017) and *Bad Samaritan* (2018), and developed television series such as *The Librarians* (2014) and *Leverage* (2008). He was born on 27 August 1962 in New York City.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Godzilla* (1998), Fi1m 46, Screenplay, Producer, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-1998.md)
- *Independence Day* (1996), Fi1m 75, Screenplay, Producer, Second Unit Director — [page](https://film.one/film/independence-day.md)
- *Stargate* (1994), Fi1m 62, Screenplay, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/stargate.md)

## Complete filmography (49)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Carolco, un rêve hollywoodien* (2026), Actor
- *The Librarians: The Next Chapter* (2025), series, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Creator
- *The Ark* (2023), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Creator
- *The Deal* (2022), Producer
- *Leverage: Redemption* (2021), series, Executive Producer, Story, Director, Writer
- *Almost Paradise* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Director
- *The Outpost* (2018), series, Producer
- *Bad Samaritan* (2018), Director, Producer
- *Stargate Origins* (2018), series, Characters
- *Geostorm* (2017), Director, Writer, Producer
- *Independence Day: Resurgence* (2016), Screenplay, Characters, Producer, Story
- *The Librarians* (2014), series, Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning* (2012), Characters
- *Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods* (2009), Characters
- *Leverage* (2008), series, Writer, Producer, Director, Story
- *The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice* (2008), Producer
- *Blank Slate* (2008), Executive Producer
- *Little Manila: Filipinos in California's Heartland* (2008), as Narrator
- *Flyboys* (2006), Producer
- *The Triangle* (2005), series, Executive Producer, Screenplay
- *Cellular* (2004), as Cab Driver (uncredited) · Producer
- *The Librarian: Quest for the Spear* (2004), Executive Producer
- *Eight Legged Freaks* (2002), Producer
- *The Patriot* (2000), Producer
- *Universal Soldier: The Return* (1999), Characters
- *Godzilla: The Series - Monster War* (1999), Executive Producer
- *Godzilla: The Series* (1998), series, Producer
- *Godzilla, King of the Monsters* (1998), Actor
- *Godzilla* (1998), Screenplay, Producer, Story — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-1998.md)
- *The Visitor* (1997), series, Director, Writer, Creator
- *Stargate SG-1* (1997), series, Writer
- *Independence Day* (1996), Screenplay, Producer, Second Unit Director — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/independence-day.md)
- *Stargate* (1994), Screenplay, Producer — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/stargate.md)
- *Universal Soldier* (1992), Writer
- *Total Exposure* (1991), as Adult Bookstore Manager
- *Moon 44* (1990), as Tyler
- *Hard Copy* (1987), series, Actor
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Jeffrey Sullivan
- *3:15 the Moment of Truth* (1986), as Gum Chewer
- *North Beach and Rawhide* (1985), as Pedro Sanchez
- *Misfits of Science* (1985), series, as Angel
- *The Insiders* (1985), series, as Ramvo
- *Real Genius* (1985), as Milton
- *The Wild Life* (1984), as Liquor Store Clerk
- *Fame* (1982), series, Actor
- *Hill Street Blues* (1981), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/hill-street-blues.md)
- *My Bodyguard* (1980), as Boy
- *Alice* (1976), series, Actor
- *Happy Days* (1974), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Dean Devlin](https://film.one/media/person/86656/gallery-cc87d086063f.jpg) Dean Devlin — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Dean_Devlin_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Dean Devlin at the 2011 Saturn Awards](https://film.one/media/person/86656/gallery-9c0256e44a25.jpg) Dean Devlin at the 2011 Saturn Awards — Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Dean_Devlin.jpg/1280px-Dean_Devlin.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner speaking at the 2023 WonderCon, for "The Ark", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Ga](https://film.one/media/person/86656/gallery-09bd8b3ff2f8.jpg) Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner speaking at the 2023 WonderCon, for "The Ark", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Ga — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Dean_Devlin_%26_Jonathan_Glassner_%2852780810064%29.jpg/1280px-Dean_Devlin_%26_Jonathan_Glassner_%2852780810064%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner speaking at the 2023 WonderCon, for "The Ark", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Ga](https://film.one/media/person/86656/gallery-d9b90f2010fd.jpg) Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner speaking at the 2023 WonderCon, for "The Ark", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Ga — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Dean_Devlin_%26_Jonathan_Glassner_%2852780973880%29.jpg/1280px-Dean_Devlin_%26_Jonathan_Glassner_%2852780973880%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dean Devlin speaking at the 2023 WonderCon, for "The Ark", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used el](https://film.one/media/person/86656/gallery-1546eaf852b0.jpg) Dean Devlin speaking at the 2023 WonderCon, for "The Ark", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used el — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Dean_Devlin_%2852780559406%29.jpg/1280px-Dean_Devlin_%2852780559406%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Dean Devlin speaking at the 2023 WonderCon, for "The Ark", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used el](https://film.one/media/person/86656/gallery-0260a012123c.jpg) Dean Devlin speaking at the 2023 WonderCon, for "The Ark", at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used el — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Dean_Devlin_%2852780809504%29.jpg/1280px-Dean_Devlin_%2852780809504%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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