Christopher Saunders
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.
Filmography
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling
as Emperor Franz Joseph
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling
as Emperor Franz Joseph
A Month in the Country
as Yslaev
A Month in the Country
as Yslaev
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
as Herr Drosselmeyer
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
as Herr Drosselmeyer
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
as King
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
as King
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
as Edward Elgar
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
as Edward Elgar
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum
Anastasia
as Tsar Nicholas II
Anastasia
as Tsar Nicholas II
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
as Armand's Father
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
as Armand's Father
Royal Opera House: Coppélia
as The Burgomaster
Royal Opera House: Coppélia
as The Burgomaster
The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum
The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
as Lord Capulet
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
as Lord Capulet
La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)
as Thomas
La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)
as Thomas
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Father / The King of Hearts
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Father / The King of Hearts
Royal Ballet: Manon
as Monsieur G. M.
Royal Ballet: Manon
as Monsieur G. M.
Giselle
as The Duke
Giselle
as The Duke
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)
as Lord Capulet
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)
as Lord Capulet
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Father / King of Hearts
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Father / King of Hearts
La Bayadère
as Rajah
La Bayadère
as Rajah
The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre
as Self (Archive Footage)
Swan Lake
as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
Swan Lake
as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
The Sleeping Beauty
as King Florestan XXIV
The Sleeping Beauty
as King Florestan XXIV
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
as The Duke
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
as The Duke
Minkus: Don Quixote - Royal Opera House
as Don Quixote
Minkus: Don Quixote - Royal Opera House
as Don Quixote