Christopher Guard

Career overview

Christopher Guard is an English actor born on December 5, 1953, in London. He was educated at Latymer Upper School and became a member of the National Theatre at the age of 20. Guard has appeared in various film and television productions, including Vienna 1900, Memoirs of a Survivor, and Return to Treasure Island, in which he played the role of Jim Hawkins.

On television, Guard has had notable roles in several productions. He played the young David Copperfield in the BBC's 1966 TV serial adaptation of the novel. He also appeared in the BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, where he portrayed Marcellus. Additionally, Guard played the role of Ferdinand in the BBC Shakespeare production of The Tempest. His other notable television roles include Ken Hodges in the medical drama Casualty and Bellboy in the 1988 Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy.

Guard has demonstrated his singing ability in the film version of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music, where he played the role of Erich. With a career spanning multiple film and television productions, Christopher Guard has established himself as a versatile actor with a range of notable roles.