- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- March 12, 1962
- Place of Birth
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Chris Sanders
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.
Filmography
movieLilo & Stitch 2
2028 · Writer, Director
movieHow to Train Your Dragon 2
2027 · Executive Producer
movieLilo & Scratch
2026 · Stitch (voice)
movieThe Bad Guys 2
2025 · Thanks
movieHow to Train Your Dragon
2025 · Executive Producer
movieLilo & Stitch
2025 · Stitch (voice), Original Film Writer
movieThe Wild Robot
2024 · Director, Screenplay
movieOnce Upon a Studio
2023 · Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
moviePuss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022 · Thanks
tvHow Not to Draw
2022 · Stitch (voice)
tvThe Croods: Family Tree
2021 · Creator
movieThe Croods: A New Age
2020 · Belt (voice), Characters, Story
movieThe Call of the Wild
2020 · Director
movieHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019 · Executive Producer
movieThe Boss Baby
2017 · Thanks
tvDawn of the Croods
2015 · Belt (voice), Additional Voices (voice)
moviePenguins of Madagascar
2014 · Antarctic Penguin (voice)
movieHow to Train Your Dragon 2
2014 · Executive Producer
movieThe Croods
2013 · Belt (voice), Director, Screenplay, Story
tvDreamWorks Dragons
2012 · Creator
movieHow to Train Your Dragon
2010 · Director, Screenplay
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self (archive footage)
tvStitch!
2008 · Creator
movieLeroy & Stitch
2006 · Stitch / Leroy (voice), Characters
movieThe Origin of Stitch
2005 · Stitch (voice), Characters
movieLilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
2005 · Stitch (voice), Characters
movieThe Lion King 1½
2004 · Additional Voices (voice)
movieThe Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
2004 · Self, Director
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
movieTimon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004 · Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
tvLilo & Stitch: The Series
2003 · Stitch (voice), Characters, Creator
movieStitch! The Movie
2003 · Stitch (voice), Characters
movieLilo & Stitch Read-Along
2002 · Stitch (voice)
movieLilo & Stitch
2002 · Stitch (voice), Director, Character Designer, Idea, Writer
movieTarzan
1999 · Additional Voices (voice)
movieMulan
1998 · Screenplay, Story Supervisor
tvAgent Z and the Penguin from Mars
1996 · Park Keeper
movieToy Story
1995 · Character Designer
movieThe Lion King
1994 · Production Design, Story
movieAladdin
1992 · Story
movieBeauty and the Beast
1991 · Story, Visual Development
movieThe Rescuers Down Under
1990 · Storyboard, Visual Development
Toby the Badly Animated Boy
movieToby the Badly Animated Boy
1984 · Director
movieFun with Father
1983 · Director, Writer, Animation
The Wild Robot Escapes
movieThe Wild Robot Escapes
— · Screenplay, Executive Producer