Christopher Saunders
View on IMDb ↗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.
Known for
Swan Lake
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
The Sleeping Beauty
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
The Nutcracker
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty
ROH Live: The NutcrackerFilmography (26)
- 2022
The Royal Ballet: MayerlingEmperor Franz Joseph - 2022
A Month in the CountryYslaev - 2021
ROH Live: The NutcrackerHerr Drosselmeyer - 2021
The Nutcracker - The Royal BalletHerr Drosselmeyer - 2020
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping BeautyKing - 2019
Royal Opera House: Don QuixoteDon Quixote - 2019
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)Edward Elgar - 2018
The Royal Ballet: The NutcrackerDr Stahlbaum - 2017
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and ArmandArmand's Father - 2017
The Sleeping BeautyKing Florestan XXIV - 2017
Royal Opera House: CoppéliaThe Burgomaster - 2017
AnastasiaTsar Nicholas II - 2016
The NutcrackerDr Stahlbaum - 2015
Prokofiev: Romeo and JulietLord Capulet - 2015
La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)Thomas - 2014
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)Don Quixote - 2014
GiselleThe Duke - 2014
Alice's Adventures in WonderlandFather / The King of Hearts - 2014
Royal Ballet: ManonMonsieur G. M. - 2013
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)Lord Capulet - 2011
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in WonderlandFather / King of Hearts - 2011
La BayadèreRajah - 2010
The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatreSelf (Archive Footage) - 2009
Swan LakeAn Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart - 2006
The Sleeping BeautyKing Florestan XXIV - 2000
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)The Duke