Christopher Ryan
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.
As actor 51
Doctor Who
2005
Doctor Who
1963
Play for Today
1970
Mr. Bean
1990
Absolutely Fabulous
1992
Playhouse
1974
Only Fools and Horses
1981
Angels
1975
The Young Ones
1982
Bottom
1991
The New Statesman
1987
Jack of All Trades
2000
One Foot in the Grave
1990
Maigret
1992
Saxondale
2006
Target
1977
Premiere
1977
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016
The Green Green Grass
2005
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Happy Families
1985
Melissa
1997
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996
Fox
1980
It's Kevin
2013
City Slacker
2012
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
My Dad's Christmas Date
2020
Backyard Wilderness
2018
Dead Man Running
2009
Health and Efficiency
1993
Up Line
1987
Dirty Weekend
1993
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007
Requiem Apache
1994
Inside Out
1985
The Inquisition
2010
Deasey (Desperate)
1979
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986
Rachel and the Roarettes
1985
A Small Problem
1987
The Man Who Refused To Regenerate
2022
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014
A Turn for the Worse
1981
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
1992
Days at the Beach
1981
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019
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