Chris Appelhans

Template:Short description Chris Appelhans is an American illustrator, production designer, and film director born in Idaho. His independent artistic work appears in galleries around the United States.Template:Failed verification He is known for illustrating two children's books, A Greyhound, A Groundhog and Sparky. He won the Children's Choice Book Award in 2015. He is also the writer and director of the 2021 film Wish Dragon.

In 2012, he married author Maurene Goo, with whom he resides in Los Angeles. Their son was born in 2020.

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as				Notes
		Director	Writer	Story artist	Other
2006	Monster House	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Character Designer Concept Artist
2008	City of Ember	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Concept Artist
2009	Coraline	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Illustrator
2009	Fantastic Mr. Fox	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Environment Designer
2009	The Princess and the Frog	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Visual Development Artist
2011	Puss in Boots	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Visual Development Artist
2012	Rise of the Guardians	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Additional Story Material Character Designer
2016	The Angry Birds Movie	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Additional Artist
2019	Wonder Park	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
2021	Wish Dragon	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Film debut Role: Hot Towel Waiter and Nomani Retailer
2025	K-Pop: Demon Hunters	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No

References

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Further reading

A Greyhound, A Groundhog

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Sparky!

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