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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-2023","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/123moviesfree.cam\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/movie_engine_person\/2023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/123moviesfree.cam\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/movie_engine_person"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/123moviesfree.cam\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/movie_engine_person"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/123moviesfree.cam\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}