Chris Sanders
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Chris Sanders

Mar 12, 1962 - 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.

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Movie2005Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a GlitchStitch (voice)
Movie2002Lilo & StitchStitch (voice)
Movie2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
Movie2005The Origin of StitchStitch (voice)
Movie2023Once Upon a StudioStitch (voice) (archive footage)
Movie2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)
Movie2003Stitch! The MovieStitch (voice)
Movie2013The CroodsBelt (voice)
Movie2025Lilo & StitchStitch (voice)
Movie2004The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'Self
Movie2006Leroy & StitchStitch / Leroy (voice)
Movie2014Penguins of MadagascarAntarctic Penguin (voice)
Movie2004The Lion King 1½Additional Voices (voice)
Movie2020The Croods: A New AgeBelt (voice)
Movie1999TarzanAdditional Voices (voice)
Movie2002Lilo & Stitch Read-AlongStitch (voice)
TV Show2003Lilo & Stitch: The SeriesStitch (voice)67
TV Show2015Dawn of the CroodsBelt (voice)2
TV Show2015Dawn of the CroodsAdditional Voices (voice)1
TV Show1996Agent Z and the Penguin from MarsPark Keeper1

Crew

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Movie1991Beauty and the BeastStoryWriting
Movie2010How to Train Your DragonDirectorDirecting
Movie2010How to Train Your DragonScreenplayWriting
Movie1998MulanScreenplayWriting
Movie2002Lilo & StitchDirectorDirecting
Movie1984Toby the Badly Animated BoyDirectorDirecting
Movie2013The CroodsDirectorDirecting
Movie2013The CroodsScreenplayWriting
Movie2024The Wild RobotDirectorDirecting
Movie2024The Wild RobotScreenplayWriting
Movie2014How to Train Your Dragon 2Executive ProducerProduction
Movie1995Toy StoryCharacter DesignerVisual Effects
Movie2002Lilo & StitchCharacter DesignerVisual Effects
Movie2020TIẾNG GỌI NƠI HOANG DÃAdditional Construction GripArt
Movie1991Beauty and the BeastVisual DevelopmentVisual Effects
Movie1992AladdinStoryWriting
Movie2022Puss in Boots: The Last WishThanksCrew
Movie2002Lilo & StitchIdeaWriting
Movie1994The Lion KingProduction DesignArt
Movie2020The Call of the WildDirectorDirecting
Movie1994The Lion KingStoryWriting
Movie2017The Boss BabyThanksCrew
Movie2002Lilo & StitchWriterWriting
Movie1983Fun with FatherWriterWriting
Movie1983Fun with FatherAnimationVisual Effects
Movie1983Fun with FatherDirectorDirecting
Movie2019How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2020The Croods: A New AgeCharactersWriting
Movie2020The Croods: A New AgeStoryWriting
Movie2013The CroodsStoryWriting
MovieN/AUntitled The Wild Robot SequelDirectorDirecting
Movie2025How to Train Your DragonExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2025Lilo & StitchOriginal Film WriterWriting
Movie2003Stitch! The MovieCharactersWriting
Movie2005Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a GlitchCharactersWriting
Movie2006Leroy & StitchCharactersWriting
Movie2005The Origin of StitchCharactersWriting
MovieN/ALilo & Stitch 2WriterWriting
TV Show2008Stitch!CreatorCrew
TV Show2003Lilo & Stitch: The SeriesCreatorCreator
TV Show2012DreamWorks DragonsCreatorCreator
TV Show2021The Croods: Family TreeCreatorCreator