Christopher Guard

Acting

Born December 5, 1953, London, England, UK

Christopher Guard (born 5 December 1953 in London) is an English actor. Educated at Latymer Upper School, Guard was a member of the National Theatre aged 20. He has appeared inVienna 1900 (1973), Memoirs of a Survivor and Return to Treasure Island (1986). His roles on television include the young David Copperfield in the BBC's 1966 TV serial adaptation, Marcellus in the BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, Ferdinand in the BBC Shakespeare production of The Tempest, Ken Hodges in the medical drama Casualty and Bellboy in the 1988 Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy. He demonstrated his singing ability in the film version of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music in the role of Erich Egerman. Guard voiced Frodo Baggins in the animated version of The Lord of the Rings (1978). Guard has two daughters from his marriage with Lesley Dunlop and one daughter with actress Cathy Shipton.[1] His brother is the former actor Dominic Guard and he is a cousin of actress Pippa Guard; he is the son of actor Philip Guard and actress Charlotte Mitchell.

Filmography

• The Worst Witch — Icy Stevens
• Testament: The Bible in Animation — Jonathan (voice)
• Bugs
• The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes — Willoughby Smith
• Cluedo — Dave
• Agatha Christie's Poirot — Alton
• Blackeyes — Nigel Bennon
• 1988Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy — Bellboy
• Casualty — Ken Hodges
• 1986Dead Man's Folly — Alec Legge
• John Silver's Return to Treasure Island — Jim Hawkins
• Lovejoy — Jake
• A Woman of Substance — Gerald Fairley
• Sherlock Holmes — Willoughby Smith
• The Bill
• My Cousin Rachel — Philip Ashley
• Wilfred and Eileen — Wilfred
• 1981John Diamond — John Diamond
• 1981Loophole — Cliff
• 1980The Happy Autumn Fields — Eugene
• 1980The Tempest — Ferdinand
• 1979A Light That Shines — Des
• Malice Aforethought — Denny Bourne
• Shoestring — Charles
• 1979Sweet Wine of Youth — Denis Browne
• 1978Les Misérables — Marius
• 1978The Lord of the Rings — Frodo (voice)
• 1977A Hymn from Jim — Jim Tayo
• 1977A Little Night Music — Erich Egerman
• BBC2 Play of the Week — Des
• Premiere — Jim Tayo
• Secret Army — Peter Romsey
• The Professionals — Tony
• I, Claudius — Marcellus
• 1976The Chester Mystery Plays
• The Duchess of Duke Street — John
• 1974Joe's Ark — John
• Playhouse — Denis Browne, Eugene
• Village Hall — Philip
• Vienna 1900
• Tom Brown's Schooldays
• Great Expectations — Young Pip
• David Copperfield — David Copperfield
• BBC Play of the Month — Lucius
• Doctor Who — Bellboy