Joaquim Dos Santos
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| Born | Joaquim Aranha dos Santos[1] July 22, 1977 |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
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Joaquim Aranha dos Santos (born July 22, 1977) is a Portuguese-born American storyboard artist, designer, director, producer, and writer. He is known for his directorial work on the television series Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender, G.I. Joe: Resolute, The Legend of Korra, and Voltron: Legendary Defender, the latter of which he also worked on as a co-showrunner. He also co-directed the film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).
Early life and education
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Dos Santos was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and moved to the United States when he was four years old, though he spent his summers in Portugal.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]He was a storyboard artist for the animated series Justice League before being promoted in the show's renamed third season. He went on to direct half of the episodes of Justice League Unlimited alongside fellow DC Animated Universe 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 series finale. He would later go on to work on Avatar's sequel series The Legend of Korra, as he co-directed all of the first season alongside Ki Hyun Ryu and served as co-executive producer for the entire series.[citation needed]
He also served as supervising director on 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 also worked as an executive producer and co-showrunner on the animated series Voltron: Legendary Defender with Lauren Montgomery.[3] He directed Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, alongside Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson.[4][5] In December 2024, it was reported that he would not be returning to direct Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.[6]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Dos Santos resides in Woodland Hills, California, with his wife and son.[2]
Filmography
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| 2007 | The Invincible Iron Man | additional storyboard artist |
| Superman: Doomsday | storyboard artist (as Joaquim Dos Santas) | |
| 2008 | Justice League: The New Frontier | storyboard artist |
| Batman: Gotham Knight | storyboard artist ("Deadshot" segment) | |
| 2010 | The Spectre | director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer |
| Jonah Hex | director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer | |
| Green Arrow | director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer | |
| Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | director, producer, storyboard artist, character designer | |
| 2011 | Green Lantern: Emerald Knights | storyboard artist |
| 2023 | Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse | director |
| Year | Television series | Role |
| 2000–2001 | Max Steel | storyboard artist, storyboard clean-up artist, 4 episodes |
| 2001 | Heavy Gear: The Animated Series | storyboard artist, 4 episodes |
| 2001–2004 | Justice League | storyboard artist, 22 episodes |
| 2002 | He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | storyboards, 1 episode |
| 2004 | Justice League: Starcrossed | storyboard, TV movie |
| Teen Titans | storyboard artist, 4 episodes | |
| 2004–2006 | Justice League Unlimited | director, storyboard artist, 20 episodes |
| 2006 | Legion of Super Heroes | storyboard artist, 1 episode |
| 2006–2008 | Avatar: The Last Airbender | director, storyboard artist, additional storyboard artist, background designer, character designer, 12 episodes |
| 2008 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | storyboard artist, 2 episodes |
| 2009 | G.I. Joe: Resolute | supervising director, art director, character designer, 11 episodes |
| 2012 | Tron: Uprising | storyboard artist, 1 episode |
| 2012–2014 | The Legend of Korra | director, co-executive producer, art director, storyboard artist, main character designer, Mako's Fan (voice, uncredited), 52 episodes |
| 2016-2018 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | director, executive producer, writer, storyboard, 76 episodes |
| 2021 | Invincible | storyboard artist, 1 episode |
| 2022 | The Legend of Vox Machina | main title layout (uncredited), 11 episodes |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Joaquim Dos Santos at IMDb
- Joaquim Dos Santos at DeviantArt
- Joaquim Dos Santos' blog
- Interview with Joaquim Dos Santos about his work on Avatar: The Last Airbender Archived January 21, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- More information about G.I. Joe: Resolute Archived January 21, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American male artists
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- 20th-century people from California
- 21st-century American male artists
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- 21st-century people from California
- American art directors
- American designers
- American male television writers
- American storyboard artists
- American television directors
- Artists from the San Francisco Bay Area
- Background artists
- DreamWorks Animation people
- Film directors from California
- Mass media people from the San Francisco Bay Area
- Nickelodeon Animation Studio people
- People from Woodside, California
- Portuguese emigrants to the United States
- Showrunners of animated series
- Sony Pictures Animation people
- Television producers from California
- Writers from the San Francisco Bay Area