Writing
Chris Sanders
EN cinema · 40 credits
Born
12 March 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Also known as Christopher Michael Sanders · Christopher Michael "Chris" Sanders · کریس سندرز
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
The Wild Robot Escapes
The Wild Robot Escapes
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Lilo & Stitch 2
as Stitch (voice), Writer, Director
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Executive Producer
Lilo & Scratch
as Stitch (voice)
Lilo & Stitch
as Stitch (voice), Original Film Writer
How to Train Your Dragon
Executive Producer, Characters
The Wild Robot
Director, Screenplay
Once Upon a Studio
as Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
The Croods: A New Age
as Belt (voice), Characters, Story
The Call of the Wild
Director
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Executive Producer
Penguins of Madagascar
as Antarctic Penguin (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Executive Producer
The Croods
as Belt (voice), Director, Screenplay, Story
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
How to Train Your Dragon
Director, Screenplay
Bolt
Original Film Writer
Leroy & Stitch
as Stitch / Leroy (voice), Characters
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
as Stitch (voice), Characters
The Origin of Stitch
as Stitch (voice), Characters
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
as Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
The Lion King 1½
as Additional Voices (voice)
Stitch! The Movie
as Stitch (voice), Characters
Lilo & Stitch
as Stitch (voice), Director, Character Designer, Idea, Writer
Lilo & Stitch Read-Along
as Stitch (voice)
Tarzan
as Additional Voices (voice)
Mulan
Screenplay, Story Supervisor
Toy Story
Character Designer
The Lion King
Production Design, Story
Aladdin
Story
Beauty and the Beast
Story, Visual Development
The Rescuers Down Under
Storyboard, Visual Development
Fun with Father
Director, Writer, Animation