Chris Sanders
Writing
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
Writing19
movieLilo & Stitch 2
2028
Writer
movieLilo & Stitch
2025
Original Film Writer
movieThe Wild Robot
2024
Screenplay
movieThe Croods: A New Age
2020
Characters, Story
movieThe Croods
2013
Screenplay, Story
movieHow to Train Your Dragon
2010
Screenplay
movieLeroy & Stitch
2006
Characters
movieThe Origin of Stitch
2005
Characters
tvLilo & Stitch: The Series
2003
Characters
movieStitch! The Movie
2003
Characters
movieLilo & Stitch
2002
Idea, Writer
movieMulan
1998
Screenplay, Story Supervisor
movieAladdin
1992
Story
movieThe Rescuers Down Under
1990
Storyboard
movieFun with Father
1983
Writer
Acting21
movieLilo & Scratch
2026
Stitch (voice)
movieLilo & Stitch
2025
Stitch (voice)
movieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
tvHow Not to Draw
2022
Stitch (voice)
movieThe Croods: A New Age
2020
Belt (voice)
tvDawn of the Croods
2015
Belt (voice) / Additional Voices (voice)
moviePenguins of Madagascar
2014
Antarctic Penguin (voice)
movieThe Croods
2013
Belt (voice)
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Self (archive footage)
movieLeroy & Stitch
2006
Stitch / Leroy (voice)
movieThe Origin of Stitch
2005
Stitch (voice)
movieLilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
2005
Stitch (voice)
movieThe Lion King 1½
2004
Additional Voices (voice)
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
tvLilo & Stitch: The Series
2003
Stitch (voice)
movieStitch! The Movie
2003
Stitch (voice)
movieLilo & Stitch Read-Along
2002
Stitch (voice)
movieLilo & Stitch
2002
Stitch (voice)
movieTarzan
1999
Additional Voices (voice)
tvAgent Z and the Penguin from Mars
1996
Park Keeper
Directing9
movieLilo & Stitch 2
2028
Director
movieThe Wild Robot
2024
Director
movieThe Call of the Wild
2020
Director
movieThe Croods
2013
Director
movieLilo & Stitch
2002
Director
movieFun with Father
1983
Director
Production5
movieHow to Train Your Dragon 2
2027
Executive Producer
movieHow to Train Your Dragon
2025
Executive Producer
movieHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019
Executive Producer
movieHow to Train Your Dragon 2
2014
Executive Producer
The Wild Robot Escapes
Executive Producer
Visual Effects5
movieLilo & Stitch
2002
Character Designer
movieToy Story
1995
Character Designer
movieBeauty and the Beast
1991
Visual Development
movieThe Rescuers Down Under
1990
Visual Development
movieFun with Father
1983
Animation
Crew4
Creator3
tvDreamWorks Dragons
2012
Creator
Art1
movieThe Lion King
1994
Production Design