
Chris Sanders
Directing • Born 1962-03-12
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.
Filmography
21 credits
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Movie • 2005
Stitch (voice)

Lilo & Stitch
Movie • 2002
Stitch (voice)

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Movie • 2004
Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)

The Origin of Stitch
Movie • 2005
Stitch (voice)

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

Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)

Stitch! The Movie
Movie • 2003
Stitch (voice)

The Croods
Movie • 2013
Belt (voice)

Lilo & Stitch
Movie • 2025
Stitch (voice)

The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
Movie • 2004
Self

Leroy & Stitch
Movie • 2006
Stitch / Leroy (voice)

Penguins of Madagascar
Movie • 2014
Antarctic Penguin (voice)

The Lion King 1½
Movie • 2004
Additional Voices (voice)

The Croods: A New Age
Movie • 2020
Belt (voice)

Tarzan
Movie • 1999
Additional Voices (voice)

Lilo & Stitch Read-Along
Movie • 2002
Stitch (voice)

Lilo & Stitch 2
Movie
Stitch (Voice)

Lilo & Stitch: The Series
TV • 2003
Stitch (voice)

Dawn of the Croods
TV • 2015
Belt (voice)

Dawn of the Croods
TV • 2015
Additional Voices (voice)

Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars
TV • 1996
Park Keeper