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Joaquim Dos Santos

Joaquim Dos Santos

Director · Born 1977-06-22 · Lisbon, Portugal

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Biography

Joaquim Dos Santos is a Portuguese-American television director of animated cartoons, best known for his directing work on Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. He was a storyboard artist for Justice League before being promoted in the show's renamed third season. He went on to direct half of the episodes of JLU alongside fellow DCAU director Dan Riba, including the final episode "Destroyer". He joined the staff of Avatar: The Last Airbender in the middle of the show's second season as a storyboard artist, and began directing episodes in the third season, including the last two parts of the four-part season finale. He also directed the mini-series G.I. Joe: Resolute. After that project, he moved back to Warner Bros. Animation, where he directed two DC Showcase short films: The Spectre (accompanying the Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths direct-to-video movie) and Jonah Hex (on Batman: Under the Red Hood). He is now working as an executive producer and co-showrunner on the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender with Lauren Montgomery. Some fans have nicknamed him "Dr. Fight" because of his skill at choreographing fight sequences and a…

Directed

  1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) — Director
  2. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005) — Director
  3. The Legend of Korra (2012) — Director
  4. Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010) — Director
  5. Justice League Unlimited (2004) — Director
  6. DC Showcase: Green Arrow (2010) — Director
  7. DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (2010) — Director
  8. DC Showcase: The Spectre (2010) — Director
  9. Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016) — Director
  10. DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010) — Director
  11. G.I. Joe: Resolute (2009) — Director
  12. G.I. Joe: Resolute (2009) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Avatar Spirits (2010) — Self
  2. The Crunchyroll Anime Awards (2018) — Self - Presenter
  3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Creating the Ultimate Spider-Man Movie (2023) — Self
  4. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Across the Worlds: Designing New Dimensions (2023) — Self
  5. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Obscure Spiders and Easter Eggs (2023) — Self
  6. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: "I'mma Do My Own Thing" - Interdimensional Destiny (2023) — Self
  7. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Cast (2023) — Self