Chris Sanders lent his voice to a character in the film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.
Sanders started his acting journey in the 1970s, playing lead roles in shows such as The Siege of Golden Hill (1975) and A Bunch of Fives (1977). In the early 1980s, his work was limited to a recurring part in the TV show Angels (1982), followed by a small part in the TV movie Monsignor Quixote, which featured Alec Guinness. For the remainder of the 1980s, Sanders took on guest roles and appeared in smaller films like Dead Lucky and Bellman and True. Sanders' work included smaller films, such as the TV movie Witchcraft, and guest appearances in various television shows, notably Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean.
In 1999, for The Phantom Menace, Sanders provided the voice for the Neimoidian lieutenant Daultay Dofine; however, Alan Ruscoe, who also portrayed Bib Fortuna and Plo Koon, physically embodied Dofine on screen. Following this, Sanders appeared in Two Thousand Acres of Sky and The Saxon Chronicles.