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Chris Sanders

Writer, Director, Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn March 12, 1962 (63 years)
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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Known For

  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • The Wild Robot
  • The Croods
  • Lilo & Stitch
  • Mulan
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • The Call of the Wild
  • Lilo & Stitch
  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
  • The Croods: A New Age
  • Stitch! The Movie
  • Lilo & Stitch: The Series
  • Leroy & Stitch
  • The Origin of Stitch
  • Stitch!

Featured Videos

  • Chris Sanders Is Stitch (Booth To Screen)
    Chris Sanders Is Stitch (Booth To Screen)Lilo & StitchBehind the Scenes
  • Chris Sanders Is Stitch (Booth To Screen)
    Chris Sanders Is Stitch (Booth To Screen)Lilo & StitchBehind the Scenes
  • Working With Stitch
    Working With StitchLilo & StitchBehind the Scenes
  • The Call Of The Wild: Erwin Stoff On Choosing Chris Sanders As The Director
    The Call Of The Wild: Erwin Stoff On Choosing Chris Sanders As The DirectorThe Call of the WildBehind the Scenes
  • The Call Of The Wild: Chris Sanders On How He Was Introduced To The Story
    The Call Of The Wild: Chris Sanders On How He Was Introduced To The StoryThe Call of the WildBehind the Scenes

Chris Sanders Filmography

2025
Lilo & Stitch · as Original Film Writer
2024
The Wild Robot · as Screenplay
2013
The Croods · as Screenplay
2010
How to Train Your Dragon · as Screenplay
1998
Mulan · as Screenplay

2025
Lilo & Stitch · as Stitch (voice)
2024
Sasaki and Peeps (TV Series) · as Additional Voice
2023
Once Upon a Studio · as Stitch (voice) (archive Sound)
2020
The Croods: A New Age · as Belt (voice)
2015
Dawn of the Croods (TV Series) · as Belt (voice)
2015
PJ Masks (TV Series) · as Percival
2014
Penguins of Madagascar · as Antarctic Penguin (voice)
2013
The Croods · as Belt (voice)
2006
Leroy & Stitch · as Stitch / Leroy (voice)
2005
The Origin of Stitch · as Stitch (voice)
2005
2004
The Lion King 1½ · as Additional Voices (voice)
2003
2003
Stitch! The Movie · as Stitch (voice)
2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (TV Series) · as Stitch (voice)
2002
Lilo & Stitch · as Stitch (voice)
1999
Tarzan · as Additional Voices (voice)
1996
Agent 'Z' and the Penguin From Mars (TV Series) · as Park Keeper
1994
1994
Roughnecks (TV Series) · as Village's Father

2027
How to Train Your Dragon 2 · as Executive Producer
2025
How to Train Your Dragon · as Executive Producer
2019
2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2 · as Executive Producer

2015
IMDb on the Scene - Interviews (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
2014
The Oscars · as Self - Nominee
2010
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty · as Self (archive Footage)
2006
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV Series) · as Self
2005
Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self
2005
2002
1992
HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self
1991
Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self

2025
How to Train Your Dragon · as Based On Dreamworks Animation's 'how To Train Your Dragon' Animated Film By
2021
The Croods: Family Tree (TV Series) · as Based On Characters By
2020
The Croods: A New Age · as Characters
2008
Stitch! (TV Series) · as Concept
2006
Leroy & Stitch · as Characters
2005
The Origin of Stitch · as Characters
2005
2003
Stitch! The Movie · as Characters
2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (TV Series) · as Creator
2002
Lilo & Stitch · as Character Designer
2002
Lilo & Stitch · as Idea
1995
Toy Story · as Character Designer
1994
The Lion King · as Production Design
1994
The Lion King · as Story
1992
Aladdin · as Story
1991
Beauty and the Beast · as Visual Development
1991

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