
Christopher Saunders
Known for Acting · 27 credits
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.
Known For

The Nutcracker
2016
as Dr Stahlbaum

Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
2000
as The Duke

Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
2020
as King

Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
2011
as Father / King of Hearts

The Sleeping Beauty
2006
as King Florestan XXIV

Royal Opera House: Don Quixote
2019
as Don Quixote
Movies (27)

The Nutcracker
2016
as Dr Stahlbaum

Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
2000
as The Duke

Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
2020
as King

Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
2011
as Father / King of Hearts

The Sleeping Beauty
2006
as King Florestan XXIV

Royal Opera House: Don Quixote
2019
as Don Quixote

Royal Opera House: Coppélia
2017
as The Burgomaster

The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
2017
as Armand's Father

La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)
2015
as Thomas

Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
2019
as Edward Elgar

Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)
2013
as Lord Capulet

The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
2018
as Dr Stahlbaum

Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
2014
as Don Quixote

The Sleeping Beauty
2017
as King Florestan XXIV

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
2014
as Father / The King of Hearts

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
2015
as Lord Capulet

The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre
2010
as Self (Archive Footage)

Anastasia
2017
as Tsar Nicholas II

Swan Lake
2009
as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart

ROH Live: The Nutcracker
2021
as Herr Drosselmeyer

A Month in the Country
2022
as Yslaev

The Royal Ballet: Mayerling
2022
as Emperor Franz Joseph

Giselle
2014
as The Duke

La Bayadère
2011
as Rajah

The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
2021
as Herr Drosselmeyer

Royal Ballet: Manon
2014
as Monsieur G. M.
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
About 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. With 27 credits spanning from 2000 to 2022, Christopher Saunders has appeared in 27 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Christopher Saunders Movies
- The Nutcracker (2016) — as Dr Stahlbaum
- Coppélia (The Royal Ballet) (2000) — as The Duke
- Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty (2020) — as King
- Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (2011) — as Father / King of Hearts
- The Sleeping Beauty (2006) — as King Florestan XXIV
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