Christopher Saunders

Christopher Saunders

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

total credits

26 movies

Biography

Christopher Saunders is a British dancer. He trained at The Royal Ballet School. He entered the The Royal Ballet in 1983. He was promoted to Soloist in 1991 and to Principal Character Artist in 1997. He appointed Ballet Master in 2001 and Rehearsal Director in 2017.

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Known For

Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty

Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty

as King

Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)

Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)

as Don Quixote

Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)

Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)

as The Duke

Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

as Father / King of Hearts

La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)

La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)

as Thomas

The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

as Dr Stahlbaum

Filmography

26 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
7.0

Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty

2020as King
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
8.0

Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)

2014as Don Quixote
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
10.0

Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)

2000as The Duke
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
7.7

Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

2011as Father / King of Hearts
La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)

La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)

2015as Thomas
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker

2018as Dr Stahlbaum
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

2014as Father / The King of Hearts
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
8.0

The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand

2017as Armand's Father
Royal Opera House: Don Quixote

Royal Opera House: Don Quixote

2019as Don Quixote
The Nutcracker
7.7

The Nutcracker

2016as Dr Stahlbaum
Giselle

Giselle

2014as The Duke
Swan Lake
10.0

Swan Lake

2009as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)

Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)

2013as Lord Capulet
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

2015as Lord Capulet
The Sleeping Beauty
8.0

The Sleeping Beauty

2017as King Florestan XXIV
Royal Opera House: Coppélia

Royal Opera House: Coppélia

2017as The Burgomaster
The Sleeping Beauty
6.2

The Sleeping Beauty

2006as King Florestan XXIV
La Bayadère

La Bayadère

2011as Rajah
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)

Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)

2019as Edward Elgar
Anastasia

Anastasia

2017as Tsar Nicholas II
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling

The Royal Ballet: Mayerling

2022as Emperor Franz Joseph
The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre

The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre

2010as Self (Archive Footage)
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet

The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet

2021as Herr Drosselmeyer
A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country

2022as Yslaev
ROH Live: The Nutcracker
2.0

ROH Live: The Nutcracker

2021as Herr Drosselmeyer
Royal Ballet: Manon

Royal Ballet: Manon

2014as Monsieur G. M.