Christopher Saunders
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Sleeping Beauty
as King Florestan XXIV 2006
The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum 2016
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
as King 2020
ROH Live: The Nutcracker
as Herr Drosselmeyer 2021
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
as Don Quixote 2014
Swan Lake
as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart 2009
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
as The Duke 2000
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
as Armand's Father 2017
The Sleeping Beauty
as King Florestan XXIV 2017
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
as Lord Capulet 2015
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling
as Emperor Franz Joseph 2022
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
as Herr Drosselmeyer 2021
A Month in the Country
as Yslaev 2022
Royal Opera House: Coppélia
as The Burgomaster 2017
La Bayadère
as Rajah 2011
Giselle
as The Duke 2014