Chris Sanders

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1962-03-12 (62 years old)

Place of Birth Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Also Known As Christopher Michael Sanders, Christopher Michael "Chris" Sanders

Chris Sanders

Biography

Christopher Michael "Chris" Sanders (born March 15, 1960) is an American film animator and voice actor best-known for co-directing and co-writing the Disney animated feature Lilo & Stitch, and providing the voice of Experiment 626 from Lilo & Stitch and Leroy from Disney's Leroy & Stitch. After being later dismissed from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sanders went on to work for DreamWorks Animation, directing the highly acclaimed animated feature film, How to Train Your Dragon. He is currently serving as co-director on the upcoming feature, The Croods. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Director

2024
The Wild Robot

as Director

2020
2013
The Croods

as Director

2010
2002
Lilo & Stitch

as Director

1983
Fun With Father

as Director

Actor

2025
Lilo & Stitch

as Stitch (voice)

2023
Once Upon a Studio

as Stitch (voice) (archive footage)

2020
The Croods: A New Age

as Belt (voice)

2015
Dawn of the Croods

as Belt (voice)

2015
Dawn of the Croods

as Additional Voices (voice)

2014
Penguins of Madagascar

as Antarctic Penguin (voice)

2013
The Croods

as Belt (voice)

2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

2006
Leroy & Stitch

as Stitch / Leroy (voice)

2005
The Origin of Stitch

as Stitch (voice)

2004
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

as Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)

2004
The Lion King 1½

as Additional Voices (voice)

2003
Stitch! The Movie

as Stitch (voice)

2003
Lilo & Stitch: The Series

as Stitch (voice)

2002
Lilo & Stitch

as Stitch (voice)

1999
Tarzan

as Additional Voices (voice)

Writer

2025
Lilo & Stitch

as Characters

2025
How to Train Your Dragon

as Original Film Writer

2024
The Wild Robot

as Screenplay

2020
The Croods: A New Age

as Characters

2013
The Croods

as Screenplay

2013
The Croods

as Story

2010
2006
Leroy & Stitch

as Original Film Writer

2002
2002
Lilo & Stitch

as Writer

1998
Mulan

as Screenplay

1994
The Lion King

as Story

1992
Aladdin

as Story

1983
Fun With Father

as Writer

Visual Effects

2002
Lilo & Stitch

as Character Designer

1995
Toy Story

as Character Designer

1991
Beauty and the Beast

as Visual Development

1983
Fun With Father

as Animation

Producer

2025
How to Train Your Dragon

as Executive Producer

2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2

as Executive Producer

Creator

2012

Art

2020
TIẾNG GỌI NƠI HOANG DÃ

as Additional Construction Grip

1994
The Lion King

as Production Design

Crew

2017
The Boss Baby

as Thanks