Joaquim Dos Santos


Joaquim Dos Santos is a Portuguese-American television director of animated series, best known for his directing work on Justice League Unlimited, ', The Legend of Korra and '.

Career

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 Justice League Unlimited alongside fellow DC Animated Universe director Dan Riba, including the final episode "Destroyer". He joined the staff of ' 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 also directed the mini-series '. After that project, he moved back to Warner Bros. Animation, where he directed two DC Showcase short films: ' and '. He also worked as an executive producer and co-showrunner on the animated series ' with Lauren Montgomery. He is currently attached to direct the to ', which is set to be released on October 7, 2022.
Some fans have nicknamed him "Dr. Fight" because of his skill at choreographing fight sequences and action set pieces.