Chris Appelhans
Chris Appelhans is an American film director and illustrator born in Idaho.
He is the writer and director of the 2021 film Wish Dragon and the 2025 film KPop Demon Hunters, serving as co-director with Maggie Kang in the latter. He is also known for illustrating two children's books, A Greyhound, a Groundhog and Sparky!. He won the Children's Choice Book Award in 2015.