Portrait of Chris Sanders

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.

Born: March 12, 1962

Place of Birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Filmography

2025
Lilo & Stitch

as Stitch (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

as Belt (voice)

2015
Dawn of the Croods

as Additional Voices (voice)

2014
Penguins of Madagascar

as Antarctic Penguin (voice)

2013
The Croods

as Belt (voice)

2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Leroy & Stitch

as Stitch / Leroy (voice)

2005
The Origin of Stitch

as Stitch (voice)

2004
The Lion King 1½

as Additional Voices (voice)

2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series

as Stitch (voice)

2003
Stitch! The Movie

as Stitch (voice)

2002
Lilo & Stitch Read-Along

as Stitch (voice)

2002
Lilo & Stitch

as Stitch (voice)

1999
Tarzan

as Additional Voices (voice)