Chris Sanders
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
as Stitch (voice)
2005

Lilo & Stitch
as Stitch (voice)
2002
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
as Experiment 626 / Stitch (voice) (archive footage)
2004

The Origin of Stitch
as Stitch (voice)
2005

Once Upon a Studio
as Stitch (voice) (archive sound)
2023

Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009

Stitch! The Movie
as Stitch (voice)
2003

The Croods
as Belt (voice)
2013

Lilo & Stitch
as Stitch (voice)
2025

The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch'
as Self
2004

Leroy & Stitch
as Stitch / Leroy (voice)
2006

Penguins of Madagascar
as Antarctic Penguin (voice)
2014

The Lion King 1½
as Additional Voices (voice)
2004

The Croods: A New Age
as Belt (voice)
2020

Tarzan
as Additional Voices (voice)
1999

Lilo & Stitch Read-Along
as Stitch (voice)
2002

Lilo & Stitch 2
as Stitch (voice)
2028



