Acting
Christopher Ryan
Born January 25, 1950 · 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
7.6 TMDB
Doctor Who
Commander Stark
8.6
Mr. Bean
Student
7.9 TMDB
Doctor Who
Kiv
6.2 TMDB
Alice in Wonderland
Royal Gardener #3
8.1 TMDB
Only Fools and Horses
Tony Driscoll
6.3 TMDB
Santa Claus: The Movie
Vout
5.3 TMDB
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Marshall
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Absolutely Fabulous
Marshall
7.9 TMDB
The Young Ones
Mike
7.9 TMDB
Bottom
Dave Hedgehog
7.7 TMDB
One Foot in the Grave
Plumber
5.8 TMDB
Dead Man Running
Old Boy Bookie
6.2 TMDB
My Dad's Christmas Date
Chords Man
7.5 TMDB
The New Statesman
Ioannis Douvalopoulos
7.5 TMDB
Jack of All Trades
2000 · Series
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Saxondale
Ticket Inspector
7.6 TMDB
Maigret
1992 · Series
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Dirty Weekend
Small One
6.9 TMDB
The Green Green Grass
2005 · Series
7.5 TMDB
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Self
Filmography
- 2020My Dad's Christmas DateChords ManMovie
- 2019Sil and the Devil Seeds of ArodorKivMovie
- 2018How The Young Ones Changed ComedyMovie
- 2018Backyard WildernessDadMovie
- 2016Absolutely Fabulous: The MovieMarshallMovie
- 2014Rik Mayall: Lord of MisruleSelfMovie
- 2013It's KevinThe Great SpagbolettiSeries
- 2012City SlackerFrankMovie
- 2010The InquisitionMovie
- 2009Dead Man RunningOld Boy BookieMovie
- 2007The Life and Times of Vivienne VyleSeries
- 2006SaxondaleTicket InspectorSeries
- 2005The Green Green GrassSeries
- 2005Doctor WhoCommander StarkSeries
- 2004Bottom Mindless ViolenceMike the Cool Person / Dave Hedgehog (archive footage)Movie
- 2000Jack of All TradesSeries
- 1999Alice in WonderlandRoyal Gardener #3Movie
- 1997MelissaLes MauriceSeries
- 1996Absolutely Fabulous: The Last ShoutMarshallMovie
- 1994French and Saunders' Christmas CarolManMovie
- 1994Requiem ApacheClub BarmanMovie
- 1993Health and EfficiencySeries
- 1993Dirty WeekendSmall OneMovie
- 1992Absolutely FabulousMarshallSeries
- 1992Holy - Bottom: Christmas SpecialDave HedgehogMovie
- 1992MaigretSeries
- 1991BottomDave HedgehogSeries
- 1990One Foot in the GravePlumberSeries
- 1990Mr. BeanStudentSeries
- 1987The New StatesmanIoannis DouvalopoulosSeries
- 1987Up LineLeon TrotskySeries
- 1987Up LineLeon TrostskyMovie
- 1987A Small ProblemSeries
- 1986Doctor Who: MindwarpKivMovie
- 1985Santa Claus: The MovieVoutMovie
- 1985Happy FamiliesMellSeries
- 1985Rachel and the RoarettesTwerpMovie
- 1985Summer SeasonPC TwerpSeries
- 1985Inside OutTommySeries
- 1982The Young OnesMikeSeries
- 1981Only Fools and HorsesTony DriscollSeries
- 1981A Turn for the WorseHound DogMovie
- 1981Days at the BeachTonyMovie
- 1980FoxEastMovie
- 1979Deasey (Desperate)CliveMovie
- 1977PremiereCliveSeries
- 1977TargetJockSeries
- 1975AngelsSeries
- 1974PlayhouseTonySeries
- 1970Play for TodaySeries
- 1963Doctor WhoKivSeries
- —Vote SilLord KivMovie