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