
Chris Sanders
Directing
Born: 1962-03-12 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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
🎬 Movies (16)

Lilo & Stitch
2025
Stitch (voice)

Once Upon a Studio
2023
Stitch (voice) (archive sound)

The Croods: A New Age
2020
Belt (voice)

Penguins of Madagascar
2014
Antarctic Penguin (voice)

The Croods
2013
Belt (voice)

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
Self (archive footage)

Leroy & Stitch
2006
Stitch / Leroy (voice)

The Origin of Stitch
2005
Stitch (voice)

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

The Lion King 1½
2004
Additional Voices (voice)

The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
2004
Self
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)

Stitch! The Movie
2003
Stitch (voice)

Lilo & Stitch Read-Along
2002
Stitch (voice)

Lilo & Stitch
2002
Stitch (voice)

Tarzan
1999
Additional Voices (voice)


