Actor

Chris Sanders

Directing

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Movies: 31Series: 6Crew credits: 28

TMDB ID: 66193

IMDb ID: nm0761498

Known for: Directing

Born: March 12, 1962

Age: 63

Place of birth: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1983 - 2027

Years active: 45

Average TMDB rating: 7.45

Wikidata: Q201641

Also known as

Christopher Michael Sanders • Christopher Michael "Chris" Sanders • کریس سندرز

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Characters (5)Director (5)Creator (4)Executive Producer (4)Thanks (3)Story (2)Character Designer (1)Original Film Writer (1)

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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.