
Chris Sanders
Directing
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

2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series
2003 · tv

2025
Lilo & Stitch
2025 · movie

2015
Dawn of the Croods
2015 · tv

2014
Penguins of Madagascar
2014 · movie

1999
Tarzan
1999 · movie

2013
The Croods
2013 · movie

2002
Lilo & Stitch
2002 · movie

2020
The Croods: A New Age
2020 · movie

2004
The Lion King 1½
2004 · movie

2023
Once Upon a Studio
2023 · movie

2005
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
2005 · movie

2006
Leroy & Stitch
2006 · movie

2003
Stitch! The Movie
2003 · movie

2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · movie

1996
Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars
1996 · tv

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

2005
The Origin of Stitch
2005 · movie

2002
Lilo & Stitch Read-Along
2002 · movie