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Christopher Ryan

Christopher Ryan

Known for: Acting

Born 25/01/1950
Place of birth London, England, UK

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.

Filmography

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,6

Doctor Who

Commander Stark

2005

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,9

Doctor Who

Kiv

1963

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

1970

Absolutely Fabulous Series ★ 7,6

Absolutely Fabulous

Marshall

1992

Mr. Bean Series ★ 8,0

Mr. Bean

Student

1990

Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

Playhouse

Tony

1974

Angels Series ★ 4,5

Angels

1975

Only Fools and Horses Series ★ 8,1

Only Fools and Horses

Tony Driscoll

1981

The Young Ones Series ★ 7,9

The Young Ones

Mike

1982

One Foot in the Grave Series ★ 7,7

One Foot in the Grave

Plumber

1990

One Foot in the Grave Series ★ 7,7

One Foot in the Grave

McKendrick Twins

1990

Bottom Series ★ 7,9

Bottom

Dave Hedgehog

1991

The New Statesman Series ★ 7,5

The New Statesman

Ioannis Douvalopoulos

1987

Maigret Series ★ 7,6

Maigret

1992

Jack of All Trades Series ★ 7,5

Jack of All Trades

2000

The Green Green Grass Series ★ 6,9

The Green Green Grass

Tony Driscoll

2005

Target Series ★ 7,0

Target

Jock

1977

Saxondale Series ★ 7,5

Saxondale

Ticket Inspector

2006

Alice in Wonderland Film ★ 6,2

Alice in Wonderland

Royal Gardener #3

1999

Series ★ 7,0

Premiere

Clive

1977

Santa Claus: The Movie Film ★ 6,4

Santa Claus: The Movie

Vout

1985

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Film ★ 5,3

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Marshall

2016

Series

Summer Season

PC Twerp

1985

Happy Families Series ★ 7,2

Happy Families

Mell

1985

It's Kevin Series ★ 7,2

It's Kevin

The Great Spagboletti

2013

Melissa Series ★ 6,8

Melissa

Les Maurice

1997

Health and Efficiency Series ★ 8,0

Health and Efficiency

1993

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle Series ★ 6,2

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

2007

My Dad's Christmas Date Film ★ 6,2

My Dad's Christmas Date

Chords Man

2020

Series

Inside Out

Tommy

1985

Series ★ 9,0

Up Line

Leon Trotsky

1987

Up Line Film

Up Line

Leon Trostsky

1987

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor Film ★ 5,5

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

Kiv

2019

Film ★ 1,0

Fox

East

1980

Requiem Apache Film ★ 7,5

Requiem Apache

Club Barman

1994

Dead Man Running Film ★ 5,8

Dead Man Running

Old Boy Bookie

2009

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout Film ★ 7,3

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

Marshall

1996

A Small Problem Series ★ 5,0

A Small Problem

1987

City Slacker Film ★ 6,0

City Slacker

Frank

2012

Doctor Who: Mindwarp Film ★ 7,7

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

Kiv

1986

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy Film ★ 7,0

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

2018

Backyard Wilderness Film ★ 6,7

Backyard Wilderness

Dad

2018

More Great Comedy Moments Film

More Great Comedy Moments

Mike the Cool Person (archive footage)

2003

Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special Film

Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special

Dave Hedgehog

1992

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule Film ★ 7,5

Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule

Self

2014

Dirty Weekend Film ★ 5,0

Dirty Weekend

Small One

1993

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol Film

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol

Man

1994

Bottom Mindless Violence Film ★ 10,0

Bottom Mindless Violence

Mike the Cool Person / Dave Hedgehog (archive footage)

2004

A Turn for the Worse Film

A Turn for the Worse

Hound Dog

1981

Rachel and the Roarettes Film

Rachel and the Roarettes

Twerp

1985

Days at the Beach Film

Days at the Beach

Tony

1981

The Inquisition Film

The Inquisition

2010

Deasey (Desperate) Film ★ 9,0

Deasey (Desperate)

Clive

1979

Film

Vote Sil

Lord Kiv