Chris Applehans
American illustrator
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Filmography (11)
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| Intro | American illustrator | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Artist Illustrator | |
| Work field | Arts Creativity | |
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The details
Biography
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. 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 | 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 Role: Hot Towel Waiter and Nomani Retailer |
| 2025 | K-Pop: Demon Hunters | Yes | No | No | No | |