Directed credits
2
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Chris Appelhans
Directing
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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 1453550
IMDb ID: nm2282774
Known for: Directing
Born: April 28, 1980
Age: 46
Place of birth: Firth, Idaho, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1953 - 2025
Years active: 73
Average TMDB rating: 7.3
Wikidata: Q28978215
Also known as
Christopher Appelhans
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Art Department Manager (3)Conceptual Design (2)Visual Development (2)Writer (2)
Biography
Chris Appelhans (born April 28, 1980) is an American illustrator, production designer, and director known for writing/directing Sony Pictures Animation's Wish Dragon (2021) and co-directing KPop Demon Hunters (2025). He started as a concept artist for films like Monster House, The Princess and the Frog, and Coraline, earning an Annie Award nomination for Coraline, and has illustrated children's books like A Greyhound, a Groundhog. He studied at Art Center College of Design and resides in Los Angeles with his wife, author Maurene Goo. Their son was born in 2020.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Chris Appelhans.
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Chris Appelhans.
KPop Demon Hunters
Director
2025 Movie
Coraline
Art Department Manager
2009 Movie
Wish Dragon
Director
2021 Movie
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Art Department Manager
2009 Movie
Rise of the Guardians
Art Department Manager
2012 Movie
The Princess and the Frog
Visual Development
2009 Movie
Monster House
Conceptual Design
2006 Movie
Puss in Boots
Visual Development
2011 Movie
City of Ember
Conceptual Design
2008 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Chris Appelhans.
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Chris Appelhans.
Coraline
Art Department Manager
2009 Movie
KPop Demon Hunters
Director
2025 Movie
Monster House
Conceptual Design
2006 Movie
Puss in Boots
Visual Development
2011 Movie
The Princess and the Frog
Visual Development
2009 Movie
Rise of the Guardians
Art Department Manager
2012 Movie
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Art Department Manager
2009 Movie
City of Ember
Conceptual Design
2008 Movie
Wish Dragon
Director
2021 Movie
Untitled KPop Demon Hunters Sequel
Writer
Movie
Wish Dragon 2
Writer
Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Chris Appelhans.
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Chris Appelhans.
Rise of the Guardians
Art Department Manager
2012 Movie
Puss in Boots
Visual Development
2011 Movie
The Princess and the Frog
Visual Development
2009 Movie
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Art Department Manager
2009 Movie
Coraline
Art Department Manager
2009 Movie
City of Ember
Conceptual Design
2008 Movie
Monster House
Conceptual Design
2006 Movie
Untitled KPop Demon Hunters Sequel
Writer
Movie
Wish Dragon 2
Writer
Movie
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Chris Appelhans.
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Chris Appelhans.
The Oscars
as Self • 1 eps
1953 Series