Christopher Ryan
Department: Acting
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
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996
Up Line
1987
Days at the Beach
1981
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
Fox
1980
Backyard Wilderness
2018
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
Requiem Apache
1994
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Dead Man Running
2009
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986
A Turn for the Worse
1981
Vote Sil
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Deasey (Desperate)
1979
City Slacker
2012
The Inquisition
2010
Dirty Weekend
1993
Rachel and the Roarettes
1985
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
1992
My Dad's Christmas Date
2020
The Man Who Refused To Regenerate
2022
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
The Green Green Grass
2005
Doctor Who
1963
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007
Jack of All Trades
2000
The Young Ones
1982
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Angels
1975
Play for Today
1970
A Small Problem
1987
Maigret
1992
Melissa
1997
Health and Efficiency
1993
Doctor Who
2005
Saxondale
2006
The New Statesman
1987
Bottom
1991
Mr. Bean
1990
Happy Families
1985
Playhouse
1974
It's Kevin
2013
Target
1977
Only Fools and Horses
1981