
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Annie Award
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2025 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2014 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2011 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2003 · nominated
Filmography29 titles

The Wild Robot

Once Upon a Studio

The Lion King

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Toy Story

How to Train Your Dragon

How to Train Your Dragon

Mulan

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Dragons: Riders of Berk

The Bad Guys 2

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Aladdin

Beauty and the Beast

Lilo & Stitch

The Call of the Wild

The Croods: A New Age

Lilo & Stitch: The Series

Tarzan

Lilo & Stitch

Waking Sleeping Beauty

The Croods

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch

The Lion King 1½

The Rescuers Down Under

The Boss Baby

Penguins of Madagascar

Leroy & Stitch

Stitch! The Movie