Christopher Saunders
Known For
Acting
Born
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.
Most Known For
La Bayadère
as Rajah
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Father / King of Hearts
The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)
as Lord Capulet
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty
as King
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
as The Duke
Giselle
as The Duke
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)
as Don Quixote
The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Sleeping Beauty
as King Florestan XXIV
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
as Armand's Father
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet
as Herr Drosselmeyer
Swan Lake
as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)
as Thomas
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
as Lord Capulet
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker
as Dr Stahlbaum
Royal Opera House: Don Quixote
as Don Quixote
Anastasia
as Tsar Nicholas II
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
as Edward Elgar
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Father / The King of Hearts