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.
2023Don Quixote from Birmingham Royal BalletMovieStage Director
2022The Royal Ballet: MayerlingMovieas Emperor Franz Joseph
2022A Month in the CountryMovieas Yslaev
2021The Nutcracker - The Royal BalletMovieas Herr Drosselmeyer2021ROH Live: The NutcrackerMovieas Herr Drosselmeyer2020Royal Opera House: The Sleeping BeautyMovieas King2019Coppélia (The Royal Ballet, 2019)Movieas The Burgomaster2019Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)Movieas Edward Elgar · Stage Director
2019The Royal Ballet: Within the Golden Hour / Medusa / Flight PatternMovieStage Director
2019Royal Opera House: Don QuixoteMovieas Don Quixote2018The Royal Ballet: The NutcrackerMovieas Dr Stahlbaum
2018Manon (The Royal Ballet)MovieStage Director
2017AnastasiaMovieas Tsar Nicholas II2017The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and ArmandMovieas Armand's Father2017The Sleeping BeautyMovieas King Florestan XXIV2016The NutcrackerMovieas Dr Stahlbaum
2015Prokofiev: Romeo and JulietMovieas Lord Capulet2015La Fille Mal Gardée (The Royal Ballet)Movieas Thomas2014Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMovieas Father / The King of Hearts · Stage Director2014Royal Ballet: ManonMovieas Monsieur G. M.2014Don Quixote (The Royal Ballet)Movieas Don Quixote
2014GiselleMovieas The Duke
2013Romeo and Juliet (Royal Ballet)Movieas Lord Capulet · Stage Director2012666 Park AvenueTV showas Jones · 1 episodes2011Royal Opera House: Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMovieas Father / King of Hearts2011La BayadèreMovieas Rajah2010The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatreMovieas Self (Archive Footage)2009Swan LakeMovieas An Evil Spirit, later Von Rothbart2006The Sleeping BeautyMovieas King Florestan XXIV2000Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)Movieas The Duke—Minkus: Don Quixote - Royal Opera HouseMovieas Don Quixote