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Home/People/Chris Sanders
Chris Sanders profile photo
Born
Mar 12, 1962
Age 64
Place of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

17
Movies
4
TV Shows
7
Directed
Also Known As
Christopher Michael Sanders
Christopher Michael "Chris" Sanders
کریس سندرز
IMDb ProfileOfficial Website

Chris Sanders

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.
Lilo & Stitch poster

Lilo & Stitch

as Stitch (voice)
2025
Once Upon a Studio poster

Once Upon a Studio

as Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
2023
The Croods: A New Age poster

The Croods: A New Age

as Belt (voice)
2020
Penguins of Madagascar poster

Penguins of Madagascar

as Antarctic Penguin (voice)
2014
The Croods poster

The Croods

as Belt (voice)
2013
Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)
2009
Leroy & Stitch poster

Leroy & Stitch

as Stitch / Leroy (voice)
2006
The Origin of Stitch poster

The Origin of Stitch

as Stitch (voice)
2005
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch poster

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

as Stitch (voice)
2005
The Lion King 1½ poster

The Lion King 1½

as Additional Voices (voice)
2004
The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' poster

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

as Self
2004
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 poster

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

as Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
2004
Stitch! The Movie poster

Stitch! The Movie

as Stitch (voice)
2003
Lilo & Stitch Read-Along poster

Lilo & Stitch Read-Along

as Stitch (voice)
2002
Lilo & Stitch poster

Lilo & Stitch

as Stitch (voice)
2002
Tarzan poster

Tarzan

as Additional Voices (voice)
1999
Lilo & Stitch 2 poster

Lilo & Stitch 2

as Stitch (Voice)
TBA