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Christopher Guard | |
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 Chris Guard performing at the Lively Bird Festival in Nottingham on 26 May 2012 | |
| Born | 5 December 1953 Hammersmith, London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | Lesley Dunlop[1] (divorced) |
| Partner | Cathy Shipton |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Charlotte Mitchell (mother) Philip Guard (father) |
| Relatives | Dominic Guard (brother) Candy Guard (sister) Pippa Guard (cousin) |
Christopher Guard (born 5 December 1953) is an English actor, musician and artist. He is known for roles such as Jim Hawkins in Return to Treasure Island (1986), Bellboy in Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (1988), Marcellus in I, Claudius (1976), Marius in Les Misérables (1978), Ken Hodges in the medical drama Casualty (1993), and voicing Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings (1978).
Guard has appeared in Memoirs of a Survivor (1981) and A Woman of Substance (1985). His first role on television was the young David Copperfield in the BBC's 1966 TV serial adaptation, followed by Pip in Great Expectations (1967). A long list of credits include appearances in Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, Secret Army, Shoestring, The Professionals, Lovejoy, Bugs, Poirot, The Bill and Doctors. He has played roles in two works by Dennis Potter: Play For Today: Joe's Ark (1974) and Blackeyes (1989). He demonstrated his singing ability in the film version of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music (1977) in the role of Henrik Egerman alongside Elizabeth Taylor. He played Ferdinand in the BBC Shakespeare production of The Tempest (opposite his cousin Pippa as Miranda) in 1980.
In recent years, Guard has worked on expanding his musical career and developing his artwork for private sale online.
- ^ Barber, Richard (28 July 2001). Lesley Dunlop - At 45, why I'm feeling broody, Daily Mirror, Retrieved 17 December 2010