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Joaquim Dos Santos
Director Producer

Joaquim Dos Santos

Born June 22, 1977 in Lisbon, Portugal

5 films

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.

Filmography 5

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) movie poster
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse2023
DC Showcase: Green Arrow (2010) movie poster
DC Showcase: Green Arrow2010
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (2010) movie poster
DC Showcase: Jonah Hex2010
DC Showcase: The Spectre (2010) movie poster
DC Showcase: The Spectre2010
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010) movie poster
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam2010