Known For
Acting
Christopher Saunders
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.
Movie Appearances
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
ROH Live: The Nutcracker
as Herr Drosselmeyer
2021
A Month in the Country
as Yslaev
2022
Royal Opera House: Coppélia
as The Burgomaster
2017
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
as Don Quixote
2014
La Bayadère
as Rajah
2011
Swan Lake
as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
2009
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
as The Duke
2000
Giselle
as The Duke
2014
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Father / King of Hearts
2011
The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum
2016
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
as Armand's Father
2017
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)
as Lord Capulet
2013
Anastasia
as Tsar Nicholas II
2017
The Sleeping Beauty
as King Florestan XXIV
2017
Royal Opera House: Don Quixote
as Don Quixote
2019
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
as King
2020
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
as Edward Elgar
2019