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
Minkus: Don Quixote - Royal Opera House TBA
as Don Quixote
Don Quixote from Birmingham Royal Ballet 2023
Stage Director
The Royal Ballet: Mayerling 2022
as Emperor Franz Joseph
A Month in the Country 2022
as Yslaev
The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet 2021
as Herr Drosselmeyer
ROH Live: The Nutcracker 2021
as Herr Drosselmeyer
Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty 2020
as King
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet, 2019) 2019
as The Burgomaster
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet) 2019
as Edward Elgar, Stage Director
The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern 2019
Stage Director
Royal Opera House: Don Quixote 2019
as Don Quixote
The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker 2018
as Dr Stahlbaum
Manon (The Royal Ballet) 2018
Stage Director
Anastasia 2017
as Tsar Nicholas II
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand 2017
as Armand's Father
The Sleeping Beauty 2017
as King Florestan XXIV
The Nutcracker 2016
as Dr Stahlbaum
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet 2015
as Lord Capulet
La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet) 2015
as Thomas
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 2014
as Father / The King of Hearts, Stage Director
Royal Ballet: Manon 2014
as Monsieur G. M.
Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet) 2014
as Don Quixote
Giselle 2014
as The Duke
Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet) 2013
as Lord Capulet, Stage Director
Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 2011
as Father / King of Hearts
La Bayadère 2011
as Rajah
The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre 2010
as Self (Archive Footage)
Swan Lake 2009
as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
The Sleeping Beauty 2006
as King Florestan XXIV
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet) 2000
as The Duke
Credits from TMDB.