Biography
A former teen actor, Dean Devlin stepped behind the camera in the early 1990s to become the co-writer and producer of some of the biggest science fiction films in history, including "Stargate" (1994), "Independence Day" (1996) and "Godzilla" (1998) before moving into television with such hits as "The Librarian" franchise and "Leverage" (TNT, 2008- ). A dedicated sci-fi fan, Devlin and director Roland Emmerich blended 1950s-style speculative …
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Career Milestones
2001 | When Sony failed to renew multi-year deal with Centropolis, split with Emmerich and formed own production company Electric Entertainment | |
2000 | Served as one of the producers of the Emmerich-directed drama "The Patriot" | |
1998 | With Emmerich, signed to a multi-year contract by Sony Pictures Entertainment | |
1997 | With Emmerich, co-wrote pilot and co-executive produced the Fox sci-fi drama "The Visitor" | |
1996 | First solo producing credit, "Independence Day" (also co-wrote with Emmerich and acted in a small role) | |
| Continued writing for two more weeks in London and Paris while promoting "Stargate" | ||
1994 | While in the midst of promoting "Stargate", rented a house with Emmerich in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; spent three weeks collaborating on the rough script for "Independence Day" | |
1994 | Producing debut, produced (with Joel B. Michaels and Oliver Eberle) "Stargate"; also co-wrote with director Emmerich | |
1992 | Screenwriting debut, co-wrote (with Richard Rothstein and Christopher Leitch) "Universal Soldier", a Jean-Claude Van Damme-Dolph Lundgren sci-fi vehicle, helmed by Emmerich | |
1990 | Played the recurring role of illiterate but popular hospital orderly Henry Metrano on the CBS medical drama "Island Son" | |
| Joined Emmerich's production company Centropolis Films | ||
1989 | Met future collaborator Roland Emmerich while acting in the director's West German sci-fi feature "Moon 44" (released 1990) | |
1987 | Debut as a TV series regular, played eager neophyte reporter David Del Valle on the short-lived CBS news drama "Hard Copy" | |
1986 | TV series debut, played recurring role of law intern Sullivan on the hit NBC legal drama "L.A. Law" | |
1985 | TV miniseries acting debut, played Pedro Sanchez in "North Beach and Rawhide", a two-part two-hour CBS telefilm | |
| Performed as a comedian with "Something Clever Revue" in NYC | ||
| Appeared on the NYC stage in "There Must Be a Pony" | ||
| Appeared on the Los Angeles stage in "Comedies by Shakespeare" | ||
| Lacking the grades for film school, moved to NYC where he worked as Al Pacino's chauffeur | ||
1984 | Appeared in a bit part in "The Wild Life" | |
1980 | Feature debut at age 14, served as a production assistant and appeared as a performer (playing "Boy") in "My Bodyguard", produced by his father Don Devlin | |
| Made 8mm sci-fi film shorts as a youth | ||
| Grew up on movie sets with his producer father and actor mother | ||