Chris Sanders
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- March 12, 1962, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
- Movies
- 28
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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Upcoming Chris Sanders Movies
Lilo & Scratch
2026
November 25, 2026
Lilo & Stitch 2
2028
May 25, 2028
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2028 | Lilo & Stitch 2 | Stitch (voice) |
| 2026 | Lilo & Scratch | Stitch (voice) |
| 2025 | Lilo & Stitch | Stitch (voice) |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studio | Stitch (voice) (archive sound) |
| 2020 | The Croods: A New Age | Belt (voice) |
| 2014 | Penguins of Madagascar | Antarctic Penguin (voice) |
| 2013 | The Croods | Belt (voice) |
| 2010 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Leroy & Stitch | Stitch / Leroy (voice) |
| 2005 | The Origin of Stitch | Stitch (voice) |
| 2005 | Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch | Stitch (voice) |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½ | Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2004 | The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' | Self |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 | Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Stitch! The Movie | Stitch (voice) |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch Read-Along | Stitch (voice) |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Stitch (voice) |
| 1999 | Tarzan | Additional Voices (voice) |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2028 | Lilo & Stitch 2 | Writer, Director |
| 2024 | The Wild Robot | Director, Screenplay |
| 2020 | The Call of the Wild | Director |
| 2013 | The Croods | Director, Screenplay |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Director, Screenplay |
| 2004 | The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' | Director |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Director, Writer |
| 1998 | Mulan | Screenplay |
| 1984 | Toby the Badly Animated Boy | Director |
| 1983 | Fun with Father | Writer, Director |
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