Chris Sanders

Born: 1962-03-12, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

• The Wild Robot (2024)
• Lilo & Stitch (2025)
• Dawn of the Croods (2015)
• The Croods (2013)
• The Croods (2013)
• Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
• Tarzan (1999)
• The Lion King 1½ (2004)
• The Croods: A New Age (2020)
• The Call of the Wild (2020)
• Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)
• Once Upon a Studio (2023)
• Leroy & Stitch (2006)
• Stitch! The Movie (2003)
• Lilo & Scratch (2026)
• Lilo & Stitch 2 (2028)
• Lilo & Stitch 2 (2028)
• The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' (2004)
• The Origin of Stitch (2005)
• Toby the Badly Animated Boy (1984)
• Lilo & Stitch Read-Along (2002)
• Fun with Father (1983)