Christopher Saunders
Known for: Acting
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
Film
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
The Duke
2000
Film
The Nutcracker
Dr Stahlbaum
2016
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The Sleeping Beauty
King Florestan XXIV
2006
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Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)
Lord Capulet
2013
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Royal Opera House: Don Quixote
Don Quixote
2019
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La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)
Thomas
2015
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The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
Dr Stahlbaum
2018
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Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
King
2020
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Royal Opera House: Coppélia
The Burgomaster
2017
Film
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
Don Quixote
2014
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Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Father / King of Hearts
2011
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The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
Armand's Father
2017
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The Sleeping Beauty
King Florestan XXIV
2017
Film
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Father / The King of Hearts
2014
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Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
Edward Elgar
2019
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Swan Lake
An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
2009
Film
The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre
Self (Archive Footage)
2010
Film
Anastasia
Tsar Nicholas II
2017
Film
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Lord Capulet
2015
Film
ROH Live: The Nutcracker
Herr Drosselmeyer
2021
Film
Giselle
The Duke
2014
Film
A Month in the Country
Yslaev
2022
Film
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling
Emperor Franz Joseph
2022
Film
La Bayadère
Rajah
2011
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
Film
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
Herr Drosselmeyer
2021
Film
Royal Ballet: Manon
Monsieur G. M.
2014