Chris Sanders

Chris Sanders

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
Birthdaymai 17, 1982
BiographyChristopher Michael Sanders (born March 12, 1962) is an American filmmaker, animator, and voice actor. His credits include Lilo & Stitch (2002) 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 popular Disney character Stitch in 1985, wrote the story of Lilo & Stitch, and has voiced Stitch in most of his media appearances.

As of 2026, he is writing the sequel to The Wild Robot for DreamWorks and is writing and will be directing the sequel to the live-action Lilo & Stitch for Walt Disney Studios.

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