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.
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Movies (33)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Executive Producer (Production)
2027
The Bad Guys 2
Thanks (Crew)
2025
How to Train Your Dragon
Executive Producer (Production)
2025
Lilo & Stitch
as Stitch (voice)
2025
The Wild Robot
Director (Directing)
2024
Once Upon a Studio
as Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
2023
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Thanks (Crew)
2022
The Croods: A New Age
as Belt (voice)
2020
The Call of the Wild
Director (Directing)
2020
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Executive Producer (Production)
2019
The Boss Baby
Thanks (Crew)
2017
Penguins of Madagascar
as Antarctic Penguin (voice)
2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Executive Producer (Production)
2014
The Croods
as Belt (voice)
2013
How to Train Your Dragon
Director (Directing)
2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Leroy & Stitch
as Stitch / Leroy (voice)
2006
The Origin of Stitch
as Stitch (voice)
2005
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
as Stitch (voice)
2005
The Lion King 1½
as Additional Voices (voice)
2004
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
as Self
2004
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
as Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
2004
Stitch! The Movie
as Stitch (voice)
2003
Lilo & Stitch Read-Along
as Stitch (voice)
2002
Lilo & Stitch
as Stitch (voice)
2002
Tarzan
as Additional Voices (voice)
1999
Mulan
Screenplay (Writing)
1998
Toy Story
Character Designer (Visual Effects)
1995
The Lion King
Production Design (Art)
1994
Aladdin
Story (Writing)
1992
Beauty and the Beast
Story (Writing)
1991
Toby the Badly Animated Boy
Director (Directing)
1984
Fun with Father
Writer (Writing)
1983
