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Joaquim Dos Santos

Television Director / Television Producer / Film Director | * 06/22/1977 (46) | Portugal (Portugal)
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Joaquim Aranha dos Santos is a Portuguese-American animator, storyboard artist, director, producer, and writer. He is best known for his directing work on the television series Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender, G.I. Joe: Resolute, The Legend of Korra, and Voltron: Legendary Defender. He also served as one of directors for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and its sequel Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2024). ()
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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 action set pieces.

Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Action | Adventure

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Movies with Joaquim Dos Santos as Actor(1)

as himself2010 Avatar Spirits

Movies with Joaquim Dos Santos as Crew(22)

Visual Effects/Rotoscoping Artist2013 Gravity
Art/Storyboard Designer2010 DC Showcase: Green Arrow
Directing/Director2010 DC Showcase: Green Arrow
Production/Producer2010 DC Showcase: Green Arrow
Visual Effects/Character Designer2010 DC Showcase: Green Arrow
Art/Storyboard Designer2010 DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Directing/Director2010 DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Production/Producer2010 DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Visual Effects/Character Designer2010 DC Showcase: Jonah Hex
Art/Storyboard Designer2010 Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Visual Effects/Character Designer2010 Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Art/Storyboard Designer2010 DC Showcase: The Spectre
Directing/Director2010 DC Showcase: The Spectre
Production/Producer2010 DC Showcase: The Spectre
Visual Effects/Character Designer2010 DC Showcase: The Spectre
Directing/Director2009 G.I. Joe: Resolute

TV Shows/Series with Joaquim Dos Santos as Crew(5)

Directing/Director2016 Voltron: Legendary Defender
Directing/Director2012 The Legend of Korra
Production/Producer2012 The Legend of Korra
Directing/Director2005 Avatar: The Last Airbender
Directing/Director2004 Justice League Unlimited

Additional Information

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Full Name: Joaquim Dos Santos
Born: Wednesday, 06/22 1977 (June) in Portugal (Portugal) (current age: 46 years + 281 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Joaquim Dos Santos frequently works together with these people:
Lex Lang (8x, Actor)
Michael Rosenbaum (7x, Actor)
Maria Canals-Barrera (7x, Actress)
Jennifer Hale (6x, Actress)
Phil Lord (6x, Crew)
Bruce Timm (5x, Crew)
Alan Burnett (5x, Crew)
Bobbie Page (5x, Crew)
Benjamin Wynn (5x, Crew)
Sam Register (5x, Crew)
Jeremy Zuckerman (5x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:487611, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/25/2024