1. Christopher Guard was born on 5 December 1953 and is an English actor, musician and artist.
18 Facts About Christopher Guard
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Christopher Guard is known for roles such as Jim Hawkins in Return to Treasure Island, Bellboy in Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, Marcellus in I, Claudius, Marius in Les Miserables, Ken Hodges in the medical drama Casualty, and voicing Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings.
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Christopher Guard has played roles in two works by Dennis Potter: Play For Today: Joe's Ark and Blackeyes.
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Christopher Guard demonstrated his singing ability in the film version of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music in the role of Henrik Egerman alongside Elizabeth Taylor.
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Christopher Guard played Ferdinand in the BBC Shakespeare production of The Tempest in 1980.
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In recent years, Christopher Guard has worked on expanding his musical career and developing his artwork for private sale online.
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Christopher Guard was born in Hammersmith, London and educated at Latymer Upper School.
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In 1974, Christopher Guard became a member of the National Theatre at the age of 20.
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Christopher Guard entered the world of science fiction for the role of Bellboy in the Doctor Who serial The Greatest Show in the Galaxy.
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From September 1993, Christopher Guard played the role of Clinical Nurse Specialist Ken Hodges in long-running BBC drama, Casualty.
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Christopher Guard said about the character: "He's someone whose life is outside my experience, but we're not making any great statement by including a man who happens to be gay".
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In 2001, Christopher Guard composed a song to celebrate the promotion of Fulham to the Premier Division.
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Christopher Guard's songs have featured on radio, television and film.
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Walton and Christopher Guard continued to work together as part of The Bloogs up until 2012 and then as Leapfrogtown.
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Christopher Guard's work is inspired by nature and 'our strange and paradoxical relationship with it'.
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Christopher Guard's clients include British and American actors and musicians.
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Christopher Guard has two daughters from his marriage with Lesley Dunlop and one daughter with actress Cathy Shipton.
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Christopher Guard ran the London Marathon in 1995 in aid of the 'Save the Cottage Campaign' and in total he has run five marathons and many half-marathons supporting Leukemia Research and the British Heart Foundation and other charities.