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.
Known for
Acting 29
- 2026Minkus: Don Quixote - Royal Opera House as Don Quixote
- 2026Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
- 2022The Royal Ballet: Mayerling as Emperor Franz Joseph
- 2022A Month in the Country as Yslaev
- 2021The Nutcracker - The Royal Ballet as Herr Drosselmeyer
- 2021ROH Live: The Nutcracker as Herr Drosselmeyer
- 2020Royal Opera House: The Sleeping Beauty as King
- 2019Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet) as Edward Elgar
- 2019Royal Opera House: Don Quixote as Don Quixote
- 2018The Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker as Dr Stahlbaum
- 2017Anastasia as Tsar Nicholas II
- 2017The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand as Armand's Father
- 2017Royal Opera House: Coppélia as The Burgomaster
- 2017The Sleeping Beauty as King Florestan XXIV
- 2016The Nutcracker as Dr Stahlbaum
- 2015Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet as Lord Capulet
- 2015La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet) as Thomas
- 2014Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as Father / The King of Hearts
- 2014Royal Ballet: Manon as Monsieur G. M.
- 2014Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet) as Don Quixote
- 2014Giselle as The Duke
- 2013Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet) as Lord Capulet
- 2012666 Park Avenue as Jones · 1 episode
- 2011Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as Father / King of Hearts
- 2011La Bayadère as Rajah
- 2010The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre as Self (Archive Footage)
- 2009Swan Lake as An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart
- 2006The Sleeping Beauty as King Florestan XXIV
- 2000Coppélia (The Royal Ballet) as The Duke
Directing 6
- 2023Don Quixote from Birmingham Royal Ballet · stage director
- 2019Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet) · stage director
- 2019The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight Pattern · stage director
- 2018Manon (The Royal Ballet) · stage director
- 2014Alice's Adventures in Wonderland · stage director
- 2013Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet) · stage director