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Christopher Ryan

Bio: Christopher Ryan (né Papazoglou; born 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

Born: Wed, Jan 25 1950

Birthplace: Bayswater, London, England, UK

Christopher Ryan is 74 years old

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Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

Christopher Ryan was

69 in Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor

as 'Kiv'.

Fri, Nov 08 2019

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

Christopher Ryan was

68 in How The Young Ones Changed Comedy

Sat, May 26 2018

Backyard Wilderness

Christopher Ryan was

68 in Backyard Wilderness

as 'Dad'.

Sat, Mar 31 2018

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

Christopher Ryan was

66 in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

as 'Marshall'.

Fri, Jul 01 2016

Dead Man Running

Christopher Ryan was

59 in Dead Man Running

as 'Old Boy Bookie'.

Thu, Jan 29 2009

Alice in Wonderland

Christopher Ryan was

49 in Alice in Wonderland

as 'Royal Gardener #3'.

Sun, Feb 28 1999

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

Christopher Ryan was

46 in Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout

as 'Marshall'.

Wed, Nov 06 1996

Requiem Apache

Christopher Ryan was

44 in Requiem Apache

as 'Club Barman'.

Tue, Oct 11 1994

Up Line

Christopher Ryan was

37 in Up Line

as 'Leon Trostsky'.

Wed, Feb 04 1987

Doctor Who: Mindwarp

Christopher Ryan was

36 in Doctor Who: Mindwarp

as 'Kiv'.

Sat, Oct 25 1986

Santa Claus: The Movie

Christopher Ryan was

35 in Santa Claus: The Movie

as 'Vout'.

Tue, Oct 29 1985

A Turn for the Worse

Christopher Ryan was

31 in A Turn for the Worse

as 'Hound Dog'.

Tue, Apr 28 1981

Days at the Beach

Christopher Ryan was

31 in Days at the Beach

as 'Tony'.

Fri, Feb 13 1981

Fox

Christopher Ryan was

30 in Fox

as 'East'.

Mon, Mar 10 1980

Deasey (Desperate)

Christopher Ryan was

29 in Deasey (Desperate)

as 'Clive'.

Thu, Dec 06 1979

Vote Sil

Christopher Ryan will be

74+ in Vote Sil

as 'Lord Kiv'.

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The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

Christopher Ryan was

57+ in The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 04 2007

Saxondale

Christopher Ryan was

56+ in Saxondale

as 'Ticket Inspector'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jun 19 2006

The Green Green Grass

Christopher Ryan was

55+ in The Green Green Grass

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 09 2005

Doctor Who

Christopher Ryan was

55+ in Doctor Who

as 'Commander Stark'.

First Air Date
Sat, Mar 26 2005

Jack of All Trades

Christopher Ryan was

49+ in Jack of All Trades

First Air Date
Sat, Jan 22 2000

Melissa

Christopher Ryan was

47+ in Melissa

as 'Les Maurice'.

First Air Date
Mon, May 12 1997

Health and Efficiency

Christopher Ryan was

43+ in Health and Efficiency

First Air Date
Thu, Dec 30 1993

Absolutely Fabulous

Christopher Ryan was

42+ in Absolutely Fabulous

as 'Marshall'.

First Air Date
Thu, Nov 12 1992

Maigret

Christopher Ryan was

42+ in Maigret

First Air Date
Sun, Feb 09 1992

Bottom

Christopher Ryan was

41+ in Bottom

as 'Dave Hedgehog'.

First Air Date
Tue, Sep 17 1991

One Foot In the Grave

Christopher Ryan was

39+ in One Foot In the Grave

First Air Date
Thu, Jan 04 1990

Mr. Bean

Christopher Ryan was

39+ in Mr. Bean

as 'Student'.

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 01 1990

The New Statesman

Christopher Ryan was

37+ in The New Statesman

as 'Ioannis Douvalopoulos'.

First Air Date
Sun, Sep 13 1987

A Small Problem

Christopher Ryan was

37+ in A Small Problem

First Air Date
Mon, Jan 26 1987

Happy Families

Christopher Ryan was

35+ in Happy Families

as 'Mell'.

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 17 1985

The Young Ones

Christopher Ryan was

32+ in The Young Ones

as 'Mike'.

First Air Date
Tue, Nov 09 1982

Target

Christopher Ryan was

27+ in Target

First Air Date
Fri, Sep 09 1977

Angels

Christopher Ryan was

25+ in Angels

First Air Date
Mon, Sep 01 1975

Play for Today

Christopher Ryan was

20+ in Play for Today

First Air Date
Thu, Oct 15 1970

Doctor Who

Christopher Ryan was

13+ in Doctor Who

as 'Kiv'.

First Air Date
Sat, Nov 23 1963