Chris Sanders
Writing · Story · Director · Screenplay
Born Mar 12, 1962 · Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Active 1983–present · Awards: Annie Award
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…
Filmography
How to Train Your Dragon (2025) — Executive ProducerLilo & Stitch (2025) — Stitch (voice) · Original Film WriterHow to Train Your Dragon 2 (2027) — Executive ProducerLilo & Scratch (2026) — Stitch (voice)Lilo & Stitch 2 (2028) — Writer · DirectorThe Lion King (1994) — Production Design · StoryToy Story (1995) — Character DesignerHow to Train Your Dragon (2010) — Director · ScreenplayMulan (1998) — Screenplay · Story SupervisorThe Wild Robot (2024) — Director · ScreenplayAladdin (1992) — StoryBeauty and the Beast (1991) — Story · Visual DevelopmentHow to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) — Executive ProducerHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) — Executive ProducerLilo & Stitch (2002) — Stitch (voice) · Director · Character Designer · Idea · WriterTarzan (1999) — Additional Voices (voice)The Call of the Wild (2020) — DirectorThe Croods (2013) — Belt (voice) · Director · Screenplay · StoryThe Croods: A New Age (2020) — Belt (voice) · Characters · StoryPenguins of Madagascar (2014) — Antarctic Penguin (voice)The Lion King 1½ (2004) — Additional Voices (voice)DreamWorks Dragons (2012) — CreatorOnce Upon a Studio (2023) — Stitch (voice) (archive sound)Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) — Stitch (voice) · Characters