Christopher Saunders

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Popular Genres
Music Fantasy Romance
Career Span
2000 – 2024

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.

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Career
2000 – 2024

Known For

The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet)
The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet)
2020
as King
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)
2011
as Father / King of Hearts
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker
2016
as Dr Stahlbaum
Anastasia
Anastasia
2017
as Tsar Nicholas II
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)
2000
as The Duke
The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty
2006
as King Florestan XXIV
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
The ROH Live: The Dream / Symphonic Variations / Marguerite and Armand
2017
as Armand's Father
The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre
The Blu-ray Experience II: Opera, Ballet & theatre
2010
as Self (Archive Footage)
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
2019
as Edward Elgar
The Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty
2017
as King Florestan XXIV
La Bayadère
La Bayadère
2011
as Rajah
Giselle
Giselle
2014
as The Duke

Frequent Collaborators

Christina Arestis
Christina Arestis
5 shared projects
in "Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)"
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Federico Bonelli
Federico Bonelli
3 shared projects
in "Anastasia"
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Kristen McNally
Kristen McNally
3 shared projects
in "The Nutcracker"
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Luca Acri
Luca Acri
3 shared projects
in "The Nutcracker"
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Mayara Magri
Mayara Magri
3 shared projects
in "The Nutcracker"
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Valentino Zucchetti
Valentino Zucchetti
3 shared projects
in "The Nutcracker"
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James Hay
James Hay
3 shared projects
in "The Nutcracker"
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Nicol Edmonds
Nicol Edmonds
3 shared projects
in "The Nutcracker"
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Leticia Stock
Leticia Stock
3 shared projects
in "The Nutcracker"
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Edward Watson
Edward Watson
3 shared projects
in "Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)"
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Elizabeth McGorian
Elizabeth McGorian
2 shared projects
in "The Nutcracker"
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Thomas Whitehead
Thomas Whitehead
2 shared projects
in "Coppélia (The Royal Ballet)"
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Featured in Trailers

The Sleeping Beauty (Royal Ballet)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House)
The Nutcracker
The Sleeping Beauty
Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Act III (Royal Ballet)
The Sleeping Beauty

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