Acting credits
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Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Christopher Ryan
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 23Series: 23
TMDB ID: 1225782
IMDb ID: nm0752474
Known for: Acting
Born: January 25, 1950
Age: 76
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1963 - 2022
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 7.16
Wikidata: Q3360810
Also known as
Christopher Papazoglou • Chris Ryan
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Christopher Ryan.
The Man Who Refused To Regenerate
as Sontarans
2022 Movie
6.2
My Dad's Christmas Date
as Chords Man
2020 Movie
5.5
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Kiv
2019 Movie
7.0
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018 Movie
6.5
Backyard Wilderness
as Dad
2018 Movie
5.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Marshall
2016 Movie
6.8
City Slacker
as Frank
2012 Movie
The Inquisition
2010 Movie
5.8
Dead Man Running
as Old Boy Bookie
2009 Movie
7.5
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Mike the Cool Person / Dave Hedgehog (archive footage)
2004 Movie
6.2
Alice in Wonderland
as Royal Gardener #3
1999 Movie
7.3
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
as Marshall
1996 Movie
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
as Man
1994 Movie
7.0
Requiem Apache
as Club Barman
1994 Movie
4.7
Dirty Weekend
as Small One
1993 Movie
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
as Dave Hedgehog
1992 Movie
Up Line
as Leon Trostsky
1987 Movie
6.8
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
as Kiv
1986 Movie
6.3
Santa Claus: The Movie
as Vout
1985 Movie
Rachel and the Roarettes
as Twerp
1985 Movie
A Turn for the Worse
as Hound Dog
1981 Movie
Days at the Beach
as Tony
1981 Movie
Deasey (Desperate)
as Clive
1979 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Christopher Ryan.
7.2
It's Kevin
as The Great Spagboletti • 1 eps
2013 Series
6.0
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
6 eps
2007 Series
7.5
Saxondale
as Ticket Inspector • 1 eps
2006 Series
6.7
The Green Green Grass
3 eps
2005 Series
7.6
Doctor Who
as Commander Stark • 3 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Jack of All Trades
1 eps
2000 Series
5.5
Melissa
as Les Maurice • 5 eps
1997 Series
6.0
Health and Efficiency
1 eps
1993 Series
7.5
Absolutely Fabulous
as Marshall • 5 eps
1992 Series
7.1
Maigret
1 eps
1992 Series
7.9
Bottom
as Dave Hedgehog • 3 eps
1991 Series
7.6
One Foot in the Grave
as Plumber • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.0
Mr. Bean
as Student • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.4
The New Statesman
as Ioannis Douvalopoulos • 1 eps
1987 Series
5.0
A Small Problem
6 eps
1987 Series
6.7
Happy Families
as Mell • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.9
The Young Ones
as Mike • 12 eps
1982 Series
8.0
Only Fools and Horses
as Tony Driscoll • 1 eps
1981 Series
6.3
Target
as Jock • 1 eps
1977 Series
3.7
Angels
2 eps
1975 Series
7.0
Playhouse
as Tony • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.3
Play for Today
1 eps
1970 Series
7.9
Doctor Who
as Kiv • 4 eps
1963 Series