Chris Sanders
Born: 1962-03-12 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2028
- Lilo & Stitch 2 ... (Writer)
2027
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- How to Train Your Dragon ... (Executive Producer)
- Lilo & Stitch as Stitch (voice)
- The Bad Guys 2 ... (Thanks)
2024
- The Wild Robot ... (Director)
2023
- Once Upon a Studio as Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
2022
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish ... (Thanks)
2021
- The Croods: Family Tree ... (Creator)
2020
- The Croods: A New Age as Belt (voice)
- The Call of the Wild ... (Director)
2019
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World ... (Executive Producer)
2017
- The Boss Baby ... (Thanks)
2015
- Dawn of the Croods as Belt (voice)
2014
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 ... (Executive Producer)
- Penguins of Madagascar as Antarctic Penguin (voice)
2013
- The Croods as Belt (voice)
2012
- DreamWorks Dragons ... (Creator)
2010
- How to Train Your Dragon ... (Director)
2009
- Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
2008
- Stitch! ... (Creator)
2006
- Leroy & Stitch as Stitch / Leroy (voice)
2005
- Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch as Stitch (voice)
- The Origin of Stitch as Stitch (voice)
2004
- The Lion King 1½ as Additional Voices (voice)
- The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' as Self
- Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 as Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
2003
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series as Stitch (voice)
- Stitch! The Movie as Stitch (voice)
2002
- Lilo & Stitch as Stitch (voice)
- Lilo & Stitch Read-Along as Stitch (voice)
1999
- Tarzan as Additional Voices (voice)
1998
- Mulan ... (Screenplay)
1996
- Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars as Park Keeper
1995
- Toy Story ... (Character Designer)
1994
- The Lion King ... (Production Design)
1992
- Aladdin ... (Story)
1991
- Beauty and the Beast ... (Story)
1984
- Toby the Badly Animated Boy ... (Director)
1983
- Fun with Father ... (Writer)