Chris Appelhans

Chris Appelhans
Appelhans in 2021
Born	Idaho, United States
Occupations	Film director illustrator
Notable work	Wish Dragon Kpop Demon Hunters
Spouse	Maurene Goo ​ (m. 2012)​

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

1. "Sketchtravel TV, Chris Appelhans". www.sketchtravel.tv. Archived from the original on July 14, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
2. "CHRIS APPELHANS". Sony Pictures Animation. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
3. Frater, Patrick (April 23, 2018). "Jackie Chan, China's BaseFX Making 'Wish Dragon' for Sony Animation". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
4. 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.
5. "Chris Appelhans | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
6. Strickland, Ashley (May 5, 2015). "Meet the Children's Choice Book Award winners". CNN. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
7. "Dreamy California wedding: Maurene + Chris | Real Weddings". 100 Layer Cake. September 17, 2012. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
8. "Home". Maurenegoo. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
9. "Feel incredibly lucky that my son will grow up with his beautiful books. Rest In Peace". Twitter. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
10. "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.