Joaquim Dos Santos

 

Template:Actor infoboxJoaquim Dos Santos is an American television animation director with Portuguese roots. He is credited as background and character designer and director in Avatar: The Last Airbender and art director, character designer, director, executive producer, storyboard artist, and an additional voice in The Legend of Korra.

Avatar: The Last Airbender credits

Background designer

• 215. "The Tales of Ba Sing Se"

Character designer

• 215. "The Tales of Ba Sing Se"

Director

• 302. "The Headband"
• 305. "The Beach"
• 308. "The Puppetmaster"
• 311. "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse"
• 314. "The Boiling Rock, Part 1"
• 316. "The Southern Raiders"
• 320. "Sozin's Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno"
• 321. "Sozin's Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang"

The Legend of Korra credits

Art director

• 101. "Welcome to Republic City"
• 102. "A Leaf in the Wind"
• 103. "The Revelation"
• 104. "The Voice in the Night"
• 105. "The Spirit of Competition"
• 106. "And the Winner Is..."
• 107. "The Aftermath"
• 108. "When Extremes Meet"
• 109. "Out of the Past"
• 110. "Turning the Tides"
• 111. "Skeletons in the Closet"
• 112. "Endgame"

Director

• 101. "Welcome to Republic City"
• 102. "A Leaf in the Wind"
• 103. "The Revelation"
• 104. "The Voice in the Night"
• 105. "The Spirit of Competition"
• 106. "And the Winner Is..."
• 107. "The Aftermath"
• 108. "When Extremes Meet"
• 109. "Out of the Past"
• 110. "Turning the Tides"
• 111. "Skeletons in the Closet"
• 112. "Endgame"

Co-executive producer

52 episodes

101. "Welcome to Republic City" 102. "A Leaf in the Wind" 103. "The Revelation" 104. "The Voice in the Night" 105. "The Spirit of Competition" 106. "And the Winner Is..." 107. "The Aftermath" 108. "When Extremes Meet" 109. "Out of the Past" 110. "Turning the Tides" 111. "Skeletons in the Closet" 112. "Endgame" 201. "Rebel Spirit" 202. "The Southern Lights" 203. "Civil Wars, Part 1" 204. "Civil Wars, Part 2" 205. "Peacekeepers" 206. "The Sting" 207. "Beginnings, Part 1" 208. "Beginnings, Part 2" 209. "The Guide" 210. "A New Spiritual Age" 211. "Night of a Thousand Stars" 212. "Harmonic Convergence" 213. "Darkness Falls" 214. "Light in the Dark" 301. "A Breath of Fresh Air" 302. "Rebirth" 303. "The Earth Queen" 304. "In Harm's Way" 305. "The Metal Clan" 306. "Old Wounds" 307. "Original Airbenders" 308. "The Terror Within" 309. "The Stakeout" 310. "Long Live the Queen" 311. "The Ultimatum" 312. "Enter the Void" 313. "Venom of the Red Lotus" 401. "After All These Years" 402. "Korra Alone" 403. "The Coronation" 404. "The Calling" 405. "Enemy at the Gates" 406. "The Battle of Zaofu" 407. "Reunion" 408. "Remembrances" 409. "Beyond the Wilds" 410. "Operation Beifong" 411. "Kuvira's Gambit" 412. "Day of the Colossus" 413. "The Last Stand"

Main character designer

52 episodes

101. "Welcome to Republic City" 102. "A Leaf in the Wind" 103. "The Revelation" 104. "The Voice in the Night" 105. "The Spirit of Competition" 106. "And the Winner Is..." 107. "The Aftermath" 108. "When Extremes Meet" 109. "Out of the Past" 110. "Turning the Tides" 111. "Skeletons in the Closet" 112. "Endgame" 201. "Rebel Spirit" 202. "The Southern Lights" 203. "Civil Wars, Part 1" 204. "Civil Wars, Part 2" 205. "Peacekeepers" 206. "The Sting" 207. "Beginnings, Part 1" 208. "Beginnings, Part 2" 209. "The Guide" 210. "A New Spiritual Age" 211. "Night of a Thousand Stars" 212. "Harmonic Convergence" 213. "Darkness Falls" 214. "Light in the Dark" 301. "A Breath of Fresh Air" 302. "Rebirth" 303. "The Earth Queen" 304. "In Harm's Way" 305. "The Metal Clan" 306. "Old Wounds" 307. "Original Airbenders" 308. "The Terror Within" 309. "The Stakeout" 310. "Long Live the Queen" 311. "The Ultimatum" 312. "Enter the Void" 313. "Venom of the Red Lotus" 401. "After All These Years" 402. "Korra Alone" 403. "The Coronation" 404. "The Calling" 405. "Enemy at the Gates" 406. "The Battle of Zaofu" 407. "Reunion" 408. "Remembrances" 409. "Beyond the Wilds" 410. "Operation Beifong" 411. "Kuvira's Gambit" 412. "Day of the Colossus" 413. "The Last Stand"

Main title developer

52 episodes

101. "Welcome to Republic City" 102. "A Leaf in the Wind" 103. "The Revelation" 104. "The Voice in the Night" 105. "The Spirit of Competition" 106. "And the Winner Is..." 107. "The Aftermath" 108. "When Extremes Meet" 109. "Out of the Past" 110. "Turning the Tides" 111. "Skeletons in the Closet" 112. "Endgame" 201. "Rebel Spirit" 202. "The Southern Lights" 203. "Civil Wars, Part 1" 204. "Civil Wars, Part 2" 205. "Peacekeepers" 206. "The Sting" 207. "Beginnings, Part 1" 208. "Beginnings, Part 2" 209. "The Guide" 210. "A New Spiritual Age" 211. "Night of a Thousand Stars" 212. "Harmonic Convergence" 213. "Darkness Falls" 214. "Light in the Dark" 301. "A Breath of Fresh Air" 302. "Rebirth" 303. "The Earth Queen" 304. "In Harm's Way" 305. "The Metal Clan" 306. "Old Wounds" 307. "Original Airbenders" 308. "The Terror Within" 309. "The Stakeout" 310. "Long Live the Queen" 311. "The Ultimatum" 312. "Enter the Void" 313. "Venom of the Red Lotus" 401. "After All These Years" 402. "Korra Alone" 403. "The Coronation" 404. "The Calling" 405. "Enemy at the Gates" 406. "The Battle of Zaofu" 407. "Reunion" 408. "Remembrances" 409. "Beyond the Wilds" 410. "Operation Beifong" 411. "Kuvira's Gambit" 412. "Day of the Colossus" 413. "The Last Stand"

Storyboard artist

• 104. "The Voice in the Night"
• 201. "Rebel Spirit"
• 202. "The Southern Lights"
• 203. "Civil Wars, Part 1"
• 408. "Remembrances"

Additional voice

• 105. "The Spirit of Competition" ^(uncredited)

Selected other credits

Television work

• G.I. Joe: Resolute (director)
• Justice League (director and storyboard artist)
• Masters of the Universe vs. the Snake Men (storyboard artist)

Filmography

• Avatar Spirits (2010; documentary short - self)
• DC Showcase: Green Arrow (2010; video short - character designer and director)
• DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (2010; video short - character designer, director, and producer)
• DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010; video - director)
• DC Showcase: Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010; video short - director)
• DC Showcase: The Spectre (2010; video short - character designer, director, and producer)
• Justice League: The New Frontier (2008; video - storyboard artist)
• The Invincible Iron Man (2007; video - additional storyboard)

Biographical information

Career

Dos Santos is best known for his directing work on Justice League Unlimited and Avatar: The Last Airbender. He was a storyboard artist for Justice League before being promoted in the show's 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 recently finished working on G.I. Joe: Resolute, an animated series initially shown only on the web but later broadcast on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block. After that, Dos Santos went back to Warner Bros. Animation, where he directed two D.C. Showcase short films, The Spectre and Jonah Hex.

Awards

• 2009: Won an Annie Award for Avatar: The Last Airbender (Best Directing in an Animated Television Production or Short Form)
• 2015: Won an Annie Award for The Legend of Korra (Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production; "Venom of the Red Lotus")

Trivia

• Dos Santos made his voice-acting debut as a minor comic-relief character with one line in "The Spirit of Competition".