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Chris Sanders

Writing Born Mar 12, 1962 Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA 20 credits

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.

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Known for

Film

Lilo & Stitch

as Stitch (voice)
Film

Once Upon a Studio

as Stitch (voice) (archive sound)

Full filmography

  • Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003) as Stitch (voice)
  • Lilo & Stitch (2025) as Stitch (voice)
  • Dawn of the Croods (2015) as Belt (voice)
  • Dawn of the Croods (2015) as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Lilo & Stitch (2002) as Stitch (voice)
  • Penguins of Madagascar (2014) as Antarctic Penguin (voice)
  • The Croods (2013) as Belt (voice)
  • Tarzan (1999) as Additional Voices (voice)
  • The Croods: A New Age (2020) as Belt (voice)
  • The Lion King 1½ (2004) as Additional Voices (voice)
  • Once Upon a Studio (2023) as Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
  • Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005) as Stitch (voice)
  • Leroy & Stitch (2006) as Stitch / Leroy (voice)
  • Stitch! The Movie (2003) as Stitch (voice)
  • Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) as Self (archive footage)
  • Agent Z and the Penguin from Mars (1996) as Park Keeper
  • The Origin of Stitch (2005) as Stitch (voice)
  • The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' (2004) as Self
  • Lilo & Stitch Read-Along (2002) as Stitch (voice)
  • Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 (2004) as Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)