Chris Sanders
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- March 12, 1962
- Birthplace
- Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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.
Filmography
- The Wild Robot Escapes
The Wild Robot Escapes TBA
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Lilo & Stitch 2 2028
as Stitch (voice), Writer, Director
How to Train Your Dragon 2 2027
Executive Producer
Lilo & Scratch 2026
as Stitch (voice)
Forgotten Island 2026
Thanks
The Bad Guys 2 2025
Thanks
How to Train Your Dragon 2025
Executive Producer, Characters
Lilo & Stitch 2025
as Stitch (voice), Original Film Writer
The Wild Robot 2024
Director, Screenplay
Once Upon a Studio 2023
as Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 2022
Thanks
The Croods: A New Age 2020
as Belt (voice), Characters, Story
The Call of the Wild 2020
Director
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World 2019
Executive Producer
The Boss Baby 2017
Thanks
Penguins of Madagascar 2014
as Antarctic Penguin (voice)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 2014
Executive Producer
The Croods 2013
as Belt (voice), Director, Screenplay, Story
Waking Sleeping Beauty 2010
as Self (archive footage)
How to Train Your Dragon 2010
Director, Screenplay
Bolt 2008
Original Film Writer
Leroy & Stitch 2006
as Stitch / Leroy (voice), Characters
The Origin of Stitch 2005
as Stitch (voice), Characters
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch 2005
as Stitch (voice), Characters
The Lion King 1½ 2004
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' 2004
as Self
- Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 2004
as Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
Stitch! The Movie 2003
as Stitch (voice), Characters
Lilo & Stitch Read-Along 2002
as Stitch (voice)
Lilo & Stitch 2002
as Stitch (voice), Director, Character Designer, Idea, Writer
Tarzan 1999
as Additional Voices (voice)
Mulan 1998
Screenplay, Story Supervisor
Toy Story 1995
Character Designer
The Lion King 1994
Production Design, Story
Aladdin 1992
Story
Beauty and the Beast 1991
Story, Visual Development
The Rescuers Down Under 1990
Storyboard, Visual Development
Garfield: His 9 Lives 1988
Other
Toby the Badly Animated Boy 1984
Director
Fun with Father 1983
Director, Writer, Animation
Credits from TMDB.