His work screens regularly on ABC, SBS and NITV and includes children’s television, documentary and drama. Dean’s onscreen highlights in the children’s television space include directing a Sesame Street film Five Kangaroos, featuring Jessica Mauboy. His most recent work Tjitji Lullaby and Marringa Lullaby for ABC Kids plays Australian toddlers to bed nightly. Dean also created and co-directed the series Handball Heroes, which screened on ABC3.

Dean recently wrote and directed Incarceration Nation for NITV/SBS. Incarceration Nation is a feature documentary focusing on the systemic racism of the justice system within Australia. Its successes include; Logie Award winner 2021-22 for most outstanding factual or documentary program, finalist for 2022 Walkley Awards and finalist for ATOM’s best feature documentary. Dean was also the writer and director of Wik vs Queensland which premiered at the 2018 Sydney International Film Festival. Most recently, Dean directed the 6-part science documentary series First Weapons for ABC, Black Fella Films and Inkey Media, due for release in 2023.

Outside of the film industry, he currently sits on the board of Screen Queensland, Queensland Theatre, Griffith University Film School advisory board and the Essential Screen Skills industry advisory board.