Chris Appelhans
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Appelhans in 2021 | |
| Born | Idaho, United States |
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Chris Appelhans is an American film director and illustrator born in Idaho.[1]
He is the writer and director of the 2021 film Wish Dragon[2][3] and the 2025 film KPop Demon Hunters, serving as co-director with Maggie Kang in the latter.[2][4] He is also known for illustrating two children's books, A Greyhound, a Groundhog and Sparky!.[5] He won the Children's Choice Book Award in 2015.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Storyboard artist | Other | |||
| 2006 | Monster House | No | No | No | Yes | Character Designer Concept Artist |
| 2008 | City of Ember | No | No | No | Yes | Concept Artist |
| 2009 | Coraline | No | No | No | Yes | Illustrator |
| 2009 | Fantastic Mr. Fox | No | No | No | Yes | Environment Designer |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | No | No | No | Yes | Visual Development Artist |
| 2011 | Puss in Boots | No | No | No | Yes | Visual Development Artist |
| 2012 | Rise of the Guardians | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Story Material Character Designer |
| 2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | No | No | No | Yes | Additional Artist |
| 2019 | Wonder Park | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2021 | Wish Dragon | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Film debut Voice role: Hot Towel Waiter and Nomani Retailer |
| 2025 | KPop Demon Hunters | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Personal life
Appelhans married author Maurene Goo in 2012, and the couple resides in Los Angeles.[7][8] They have one son, born in 2020.[9][8][10]
References
- ^ "Sketchtravel TV, Chris Appelhans". www.sketchtravel.tv. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "CHRIS APPELHANS". Sony Pictures Animation. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (April 23, 2018). "Jackie Chan, China's BaseFX Making 'Wish Dragon' for Sony Animation". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ Nguyen, Hanh (June 27, 2025). ""Kpop Demon Hunters" Korean food feast: From kimbap to ramyeon, but hold the kimchi". Salon.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ "Chris Appelhans | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
- ^ Strickland, Ashley (May 5, 2015). "Meet the Children's Choice Book Award winners". CNN. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- ^ "Dreamy California wedding: Maurene + Chris | Real Weddings". 100 Layer Cake. September 17, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Home". Maurenegoo. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "Feel incredibly lucky that my son will grow up with his beautiful books. Rest In Peace". Twitter. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
- ^ "My son turned seven months old today". www.instagram.com. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
Further reading
- A Greyhound, A Groundhog
- "A Greyhound, a Groundhog by Emily Jenkins | SLJ Review". School Library Journal. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- A Greyhound, A Groundhog review. Kirkus Reviews.
- "A Greyhound, a Groundhog". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- Watkins, Rowboat (February 10, 2017). "In Four Imaginative New Picture Books, Trees Become Houses, an Egg Hatches Into a Strange Baby Creature and More". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- Sparky!
- "Sparky! review". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
- Sparky! review. Kirkus Reviews.
- Hulick, Jeannette (February 25, 2014). "Sparky! by Jenny Offill (review)". Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 67 (7): 371–372. doi:10.1353/bcc.2014.0214. ISSN 1558-6766.
External links
- Chris Appelhans at IMDb
- Chris appelhans at Sony picture animation website.