Dave Filoni is an American film director, writer, and animator. He is credited with directing eight episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender and also worked as a character designer and storyboard artist on the series.
Avatar: The Last Airbender credits
Director
- 101. "The Boy in the Iceberg"
- 102. "The Avatar Returns"
- 106. "Imprisoned"
- 110. "Jet"
- 113. "The Blue Spirit"
- 114. "The Fortuneteller"
- 117. "The Northern Air Temple"
- 120. "The Siege of the North, Part 2"
Storyboard artist
- 101. "The Boy in the Iceberg"
- 102. "The Avatar Returns"
- 106. "Imprisoned"
- 110. "Jet"
- 113. "The Blue Spirit"
- 114. "The Fortuneteller"
- 117. "The Northern Air Temple"
- 120. "The Siege of the North, Part 2"
Character designer
- 114. "The Fortuneteller"
- 119. "The Siege of the North, Part 1"
- 120. "The Siege of the North, Part 2"
Selected other credits
Television work
- Ahsoka (director, executive producer, and writer)
- American Dragon: Jake Long (storyboard artist)
- Dave the Barbarian (storyboard artist)
- Star Wars Rebels (creator, executive producer, supervising director, and writer)
- Star Wars: Tales of the Empire (creator, writer, and executive producer)
- Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi (creator, writer, and executive producer)
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch (creator, writer, and executive producer)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (supervising director and writer)
- Teamo Supremo (storyboard artist)
- The Book of Boba Fett (executive producer, director)
- The Mandalorian (writer, producer, director)
- The Oblongs (assistant director and retakes)
Filmography
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) (executive producer)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) (development artist and director)
Biographical information
Personal life
Filoni was born in Mt. Lebanon, a suburb near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 7, 1974. He graduated from the Mt. Lebanon High School in 1992 and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 1996. He was in the marching band at school and was also the starting goaltender for half of his senior year on the hockey team.
Prior to his work with Lucasfilm Animation, Filoni worked as a storyboard artist and/or assistant director for various animated series, including Mike Judge's King of the Hill, Phil Walsh's Teamo Supremo, and Disney's Kim Possible, before moving on to direct many of Nickelodeon's first-season episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender. In mid-2020, Lucasfilm promoted Filoni as executive producer and executive creative director for the studio.
Awards
- 2013: Won a Daytime Emmy Award for Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Outstanding Special Class Animated Program)
Trivia
- Filoni keeps a small model of Appa on his desk in his office.
- Dave Filoni plays World of Warcraft, where he is a Night Elf, and ice hockey. He is also a fan of both Godzilla and the Pittsburgh Steelers.