Chris Sanders

Writing·Mar 12, 1962·Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Lilo & Stitch 22028 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Lilo & Scratch2026 · Stitch (voice)	Stitch (voice)
Lilo & Stitch2025 · Stitch (voice)	Stitch (voice)
The Wild Robot2024 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Once Upon a Studio2023 · Stitch (voice) (archive sound)	Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
The Croods: A New Age2020 · Belt (voice)	Belt (voice)
The Call of the Wild2020 · Director	Director
Penguins of Madagascar2014 · Antarctic Penguin (voice)	Antarctic Penguin (voice)
The Croods2013 · Belt (voice), Screenplay, Director	Belt (voice), Screenplay, Director
How to Train Your Dragon2010 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Waking Sleeping Beauty2009 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Leroy & Stitch2006 · Stitch / Leroy (voice)	Stitch / Leroy (voice)
The Origin of Stitch2005 · Stitch (voice)	Stitch (voice)
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch2005 · Stitch (voice)	Stitch (voice)
The Lion King 1½2004 · Additional Voices (voice)	Additional Voices (voice)
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'2004 · Self, Director	Self, Director
TTimon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.02004 · Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)	Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
Stitch! The Movie2003 · Stitch (voice)	Stitch (voice)
Lilo & Stitch Read-Along2002 · Stitch (voice)	Stitch (voice)
Lilo & Stitch2002 · Stitch (voice), Director, Writer	Stitch (voice), Director, Writer
Tarzan1999 · Additional Voices (voice)	Additional Voices (voice)
Mulan1998 · Screenplay	Screenplay
TToby the Badly Animated Boy1984 · Director	Director
Fun with Father1983 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Wild Robot EscapesScreenplay	Screenplay