
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
March 12, 1962 (63 years old)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Also Known As
- Christopher Michael Sanders
- Christopher Michael "Chris" Sanders
- کریس سندرز
Chris Sanders
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.
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Known For
Acting

Lilo & Stitch
2025

Once Upon a Studio
2023

The Croods: A New Age
2020

Dawn of the Croods
2015

Dawn of the Croods
2015

Penguins of Madagascar
2014

The Croods
2013

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009

Leroy & Stitch
2006

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
2005

The Lion King 1½
2004

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

Lilo & Stitch: The Series
2003

Stitch! The Movie
2003

Lilo & Stitch
2002

Tarzan
1999
Directing

The Bad Guys 2
Thanks
2025

How to Train Your Dragon
Executive Producer
2025

Lilo & Stitch
Original Film Writer
2025

The Wild Robot
Director, Screenplay
2024

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Thanks
2022

The Croods: Family Tree
Creator
2021

The Croods: A New Age
Characters, Story
2020

The Call of the Wild
Director
2020

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Executive Producer
2019

The Boss Baby
Thanks
2017

How to Train Your Dragon 2
Executive Producer
2014

The Croods
Director, Screenplay, Story
2013





