
Chris Sanders
Directing
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.
Born: March 12, 1962 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Filmography (33)

The Bad Guys 2
2025

How to Train Your Dragon
2025

Lilo & Stitch
2025

The Wild Robot
2024

Once Upon a Studio
2023

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022

The Croods: Family Tree
2021

The Croods: A New Age
2020

The Call of the Wild
2020

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
2019

The Boss Baby
2017

Dawn of the Croods
2015

Penguins of Madagascar
2014

How to Train Your Dragon 2
2014

The Croods
2013

DreamWorks Dragons
2012

How to Train Your Dragon
2010

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009

Stitch!
2008

Leroy & Stitch
2006

The Origin of Stitch
2005

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
2005

The Lion King 1½
2004

The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
2004

Lilo & Stitch: The Series
2003

Stitch! The Movie
2003

Lilo & Stitch
2002

Tarzan
1999

Mulan
1998

Toy Story
1995

The Lion King
1994

Aladdin
1992

Beauty and the Beast
1991
