Chris Sanders
Directing
Born: March 12, 1962 (age 64) · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Highest Rated
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
Toy Story
1995
The Lion King
1994
How to Train Your Dragon
2010
Aladdin
1992
Beauty and the Beast
1991
How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
Mulan
1998
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022
The Croods
2013
The Boss Baby
2017
Tarzan
1999
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
Photos (4)
Movies (13)
Lilo & Stitch
Stitch (voice)
Penguins of Madagascar
Antarctic Penguin (voice)
The Croods
Belt (voice)
Lilo & Stitch
Stitch (voice)
Tarzan
Additional Voices (voice)
The Croods: A New Age
Belt (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
The Lion King 1½
Additional Voices (voice)
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Stitch (voice)
Leroy & Stitch
Stitch / Leroy (voice)
Stitch! The Movie
Stitch (voice)
The Origin of Stitch
Stitch (voice)
Lilo & Stitch Read-Along
Stitch (voice)
TV Shows (5)
Self / Appearances (2)
Upcoming (5)
Directing (8)
The Wild Robot
Director
How to Train Your Dragon
Director
The Croods
Director
Lilo & Stitch
Director
The Call of the Wild
Director
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
Director
Toby the Badly Animated Boy
Director
Fun with Father
Director
Writing (21)
The Wild Robot
Screenplay
The Lion King
Story
Lilo & Stitch
Original Film Writer
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Characters
How to Train Your Dragon
Screenplay
Beauty and the Beast
Story
The Croods
Screenplay
The Croods
Story
Aladdin
Story
Mulan
Screenplay
Mulan
Story Supervisor
Lilo & Stitch
Idea
Lilo & Stitch
Writer
The Croods: A New Age
Characters
The Croods: A New Age
Story
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Characters
Leroy & Stitch
Characters
Stitch! The Movie
Characters
The Rescuers Down Under
Storyboard
The Origin of Stitch
Characters
Fun with Father
Writer
Producing (3)
Other Crew (14)
Toy Story
Character Designer
The Lion King
Production Design
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Thanks
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
Creator
Beauty and the Beast
Visual Development
The Bad Guys 2
Thanks
Lilo & Stitch
Character Designer
DreamWorks Dragons
Creator
The Croods: Family Tree
Creator
Stitch!
Creator
The Boss Baby
Thanks
The Rescuers Down Under
Visual Development
Garfield: His 9 Lives
Other
Fun with Father
Animation