Known For
Writing
Born
Mar 12, 1962
Place of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Credits
46 titles
Chris Sanders
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, wrote the film's story, and voiced Stitch in almost all his media appearances. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Lilo & Stitch 2
Writer
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Executive Producer
Lilo & Scratch
Stitch (voice)
The Bad Guys 2
Thanks
How to Train Your Dragon
Executive Producer
Lilo & Stitch
Stitch (voice)
The Wild Robot
Screenplay
Once Upon a Studio
Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Thanks
How Not to Draw
Stitch (voice)
The Croods: Family Tree
Creator
The Croods: A New Age
Belt (voice)
Mulan
Thanks
The Call of the Wild
Director
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Executive Producer
The Boss Baby
Thanks
Dawn of the Croods
Belt (voice)
Penguins of Madagascar
Antarctic Penguin (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Executive Producer
The Croods
Belt (voice)
DreamWorks Dragons
Creator
How to Train Your Dragon
Director
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Stitch!
Creator
Leroy & Stitch
Stitch / Leroy (voice)
The Origin of Stitch
Stitch (voice)
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Stitch (voice)
The Lion King 1½
Additional Voices (voice)
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
Self
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Stitch (voice)
Stitch! The Movie
Stitch (voice)
Lilo & Stitch Read-Along
Stitch (voice)
Lilo & Stitch
Stitch (voice)
Tarzan
Additional Voices (voice)
Mulan
Screenplay
Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars
Park Keeper
Toy Story
Character Designer
The Lion King
Production Design
Aladdin
Story
Beauty and the Beast
Story
The Rescuers Down Under
Storyboard
Toby the Badly Animated Boy
Director
Fun with Father
Animation
The Wild Robot Escapes
Screenplay
Avatar: The Gap Year — Tipping Point
Co-Producer