Chris Sanders
Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA — Mar 12 1962
Biography
Christopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) and its live-action adaptation and How to Train Your Dragon (2010), both of which he co-wrote and directed with Dean DeBlois; The Croods (2013) with Kirk DeMicco; and The Wild Robot (2024), receiving nominations for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature for all of them. In 2020, he made his live-action directorial debut with the adventure drama The Call of the Wild. He created the character Stitch in 1985,…
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Chris Sanders's Credits
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Dawn of the Croods
Belt (voice)
The Bad Guys 2
Crew
How to Train Your Dragon
Production
The Wild Robot
Directing
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Stitch (voice)
Lilo & Stitch
Stitch (voice)
Toy Story
Visual Effects
The Lion King
Art
DreamWorks Dragons
Creator
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Crew
Mulan
Writing
The Croods: A New Age
Belt (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon
Directing
Aladdin
Writing
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Production
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Production
Beauty and the Beast
Writing
Tarzan
Additional Voices (voice)
Penguins of Madagascar
Antarctic Penguin (voice)
Lilo & Stitch
Stitch (voice)
Stitch!
Crew
The Croods
Belt (voice)
The Croods: Family Tree
Creator
The Lion King 1½
Additional Voices (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
The Call of the Wild
Directing
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Stitch (voice)
The Boss Baby
Crew
Stitch! The Movie
Stitch (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Production
Leroy & Stitch
Stitch / Leroy (voice)
Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars
Park Keeper
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
Self
Lilo & Stitch 2
Writing
Lilo & Stitch Read-Along
Stitch (voice)
The Origin of Stitch
Stitch (voice)
Toby the Badly Animated Boy
Directing
The Wild Robot Escapes
Writing
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
Fun with Father
Writing