Known For
Writing
Known Credits
21
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 12, 1962 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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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| 2028 | Lilo & Stitch 2...Writer | |
| 2025 | Lilo & Stitch...Original Film Writer | |
| 2024 | The Wild Robot...Screenplay | |
| 2020 | The Croods: A New Age...Characters | |
| 2020 | The Croods: A New Age...Story | |
| 2013 | The Croods...Screenplay | |
| 2013 | The Croods...Story | |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon...Screenplay | |
| 2006 | Leroy & Stitch...Characters | |
| 2005 | The Origin of Stitch...Characters | |
| 2005 | Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch...Characters | |
| 2003 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series...Characters | |
| 2003 | Stitch! The Movie...Characters | |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch...Idea | |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch...Writer | |
| 1998 | Mulan...Screenplay | |
| 1998 | Mulan...Story Supervisor | |
| 1994 | The Lion King...Story | |
| 1992 | Aladdin...Story | |
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast...Story | |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under...Storyboard | |
| 1983 | Fun with Father...Writer | |
| The Wild Robot Escapes...Screenplay |
| 2028 | Lilo & Stitch 2...Director | |
| 2024 | The Wild Robot...Director | |
| 2020 | The Call of the Wild...Director | |
| 2013 | The Croods...Director | |
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon...Director | |
| 2004 | The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'...Director | |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch...Director | |
| 1984 | Toby the Badly Animated Boy...Director | |
| 1983 | Fun with Father...Director |
| 2027 | How to Train Your Dragon 2...Executive Producer | |
| 2025 | How to Train Your Dragon...Executive Producer | |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World...Executive Producer | |
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2...Executive Producer | |
| The Wild Robot Escapes...Executive Producer |
| 2025 | The Bad Guys 2...Thanks | |
| 2022 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish...Thanks | |
| 2017 | The Boss Baby...Thanks | |
| 2008 | Stitch!...Creator |
| 2021 | The Croods: Family Tree...Creator | |
| 2012 | DreamWorks Dragons...Creator | |
| 2003 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series...Creator |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch...Character Designer | |
| 1995 | Toy Story...Character Designer | |
| 1991 | Beauty and the Beast...Visual Development | |
| 1990 | The Rescuers Down Under...Visual Development | |
| 1983 | Fun with Father...Animation |
| 1994 | The Lion King...Production Design |
| 2026 | Lilo & Scratchas Stitch (voice) | |
| 2025 | Lilo & Stitchas Stitch (voice) | |
| 2023 | Once Upon a Studioas Stitch (voice) (archive sound) | |
| 2020 | The Croods: A New Ageas Belt (voice) | |
| 2015 | Dawn of the Croodsas Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2015 | Dawn of the Croodsas Belt (voice) | |
| 2014 | Penguins of Madagascaras Antarctic Penguin (voice) | |
| 2013 | The Croodsas Belt (voice) | |
| 2009 | Waking Sleeping Beautyas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2006 | Leroy & Stitchas Stitch / Leroy (voice) | |
| 2005 | The Origin of Stitchas Stitch (voice) | |
| 2005 | Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitchas Stitch (voice) | |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½as Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 2004 | The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'as Self | |
| 2004 | Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0as Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Lilo & Stitch: The Seriesas Stitch (voice) | |
| 2003 | Stitch! The Movieas Stitch (voice) | |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch Read-Alongas Stitch (voice) | |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitchas Stitch (voice) | |
| 1999 | Tarzanas Additional Voices (voice) | |
| 1996 | Agent Z and the Penguin from Marsas Park Keeper |
