
Chris Sanders
Department: Directing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
2005

Lilo & Stitch
2002

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004

The Origin of Stitch
2005

Once Upon a Studio
2023

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009

Stitch! The Movie
2003

The Croods
2013

Lilo & Stitch
2025

The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
2004

Leroy & Stitch
2006

Penguins of Madagascar
2014

The Lion King 1½
2004

The Croods: A New Age
2020

Tarzan
1999

Lilo & Stitch Read-Along
2002

Lilo & Stitch 2
2028

Lilo & Stitch: The Series
2003

Dawn of the Croods
2015

Dawn of the Croods
2015

Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars
1996