Christopher Ryan

Christopher Ryan

Known for
Acting
Born
January 25, 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
London, England, UK

Biography

Christopher Ryan (né Papazoglou; 25 January 1950) is a British actor best known for his roles as Mike TheCoolPerson in the BBC comedy series The Young Ones, Dave Hedgehog in the BBC comedy series Bottom, Tony Driscoll in the BBC comedy series Only Fools and Horses, and as Edina Monsoon's ex-husband Marshall Turtle in the BBC sitcom Absolutely Fabulous. He has also appeared as the McKendrick twins in One Foot in the Grave, and played Sontaran General Staal in Doctor Who in 2008.

Known For

Filmography

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Vote Sil

Vote Sil

Movie · as Lord Kiv

2020
My Dad's Christmas Date poster

My Dad's Christmas Date

Movie · as Chords Man

2019
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor poster

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

Movie · as Kiv

2018
Backyard Wilderness poster

Backyard Wilderness

Movie · as Dad

2018
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy poster

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

Movie

2016
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie poster

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Movie · as Marshall

2014
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule poster

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Movie · as Self

2013
It's Kevin poster

It's Kevin

TV · as The Great Spagboletti · 1 ep

2012
City Slacker poster

City Slacker

Movie · as Frank

2010
The Inquisition poster

The Inquisition

Movie

2009
Dead Man Running poster

Dead Man Running

Movie · as Old Boy Bookie

2007
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle poster

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

TV · 6 eps

2006
Saxondale poster

Saxondale

TV · as Ticket Inspector · 1 ep

2005
The Green Green Grass poster

The Green Green Grass

TV · as Tony Driscoll · 3 eps

2005
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Commander Stark · 3 eps

2004
Bottom Mindless Violence poster

Bottom Mindless Violence

Movie · as Mike the Cool Person / Dave Hedgehog (archive footage)

2003
More Great Comedy Moments poster

More Great Comedy Moments

Movie · as Mike the Cool Person (archive footage)

2000
Jack of All Trades poster

Jack of All Trades

TV

1999
Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

Movie · as Royal Gardener #3

1997
Melissa poster

Melissa

TV · as Les Maurice · 5 eps

1996
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout poster

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

Movie · as Marshall

1994
Requiem Apache poster

Requiem Apache

Movie · as Club Barman

1994
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol poster

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

Movie · as Man

1993
Dirty Weekend poster

Dirty Weekend

Movie · as Small One

1993
Health and Efficiency poster

Health and Efficiency

TV · 1 ep

1992
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special poster

Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special

Movie · as Dave Hedgehog

1992
Absolutely Fabulous poster

Absolutely Fabulous

TV · as Marshall · 7 eps

1992
Maigret poster

Maigret

TV · 1 ep

1991
Bottom poster

Bottom

TV · as Dave Hedgehog · 5 eps

1990
One Foot in the Grave poster

One Foot in the Grave

TV · as Plumber, McKendrick Twins · 1 ep

1990
Mr. Bean poster

Mr. Bean

TV · as Student · 1 ep

1987
Up Line poster

Up Line

Movie · as Leon Trostsky

1987
A Small Problem poster

A Small Problem

TV · 6 eps

1987
The New Statesman poster

The New Statesman

TV · as Ioannis Douvalopoulos · 1 ep

1987
Up Line

Up Line

TV · as Leon Trotsky · 4 eps

1986
Doctor Who: Mindwarp poster

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

Movie · as Kiv

1985
Santa Claus: The Movie poster

Santa Claus: The Movie

Movie · as Vout

1985
Rachel and the Roarettes poster

Rachel and the Roarettes

Movie · as Twerp

1985
Happy Families poster

Happy Families

TV · as Mell · 1 ep

1985
Inside Out

Inside Out

TV · as Tommy · 6 eps

1985
Summer Season

Summer Season

TV · as PC Twerp · 1 ep

1982
The Young Ones poster

The Young Ones

TV · as Mike · 12 eps

1981
Days at the Beach poster

Days at the Beach

Movie · as Tony

1981
A Turn for the Worse poster

A Turn for the Worse

Movie · as Hound Dog

1981
Only Fools and Horses poster

Only Fools and Horses

TV · as Tony Driscoll · 1 ep

1980
Fox

Fox

Movie · as East

1979
Deasey (Desperate) poster

Deasey (Desperate)

Movie · as Clive

1977
Target poster

Target

TV · as Jock · 1 ep

1977
Premiere

Premiere

TV · as Clive · 1 ep

1975
Angels poster

Angels

TV · 2 eps

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · as Tony · 1 ep

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · 1 ep

1963
Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who

TV · as Kiv · 4 eps