Actor

Christopher Ryan

January 25, 1950 · London, England, UK

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.

Notable work

7.6
Doctor Who (2005)
as Commander Stark
8
Mr. Bean (1990)
as Student
7.9
Doctor Who (1963)
as Kiv
6.2
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
as Royal Gardener #3
8.1
Only Fools and Horses (1981)
as Tony Driscoll

Often works with

Joanna Lumley
3 titles together
Alice in Wonderland, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Absolutely Fabulous
June Whitfield
3 titles together
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Absolutely Fabulous, The Green Green Grass
Helen Lederer
3 titles together
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Absolutely Fabulous, Bottom
Harriet Thorpe
3 titles together
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Absolutely Fabulous, Bottom
Rik Mayall
3 titles together
The Young Ones, Bottom, The New Statesman
M
Mark Arden
3 titles together
The Young Ones, Bottom, Saxondale

Full filmography · 48

The Man Who Refused To Regenerate
as Sontarans
2022
My Dad's Christmas Date
as Chords Man
20206.1
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Kiv
2019
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
cast
2018
Backyard Wilderness
as Dad
2018
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Marshall
20165.3
City Slacker
as Frank
2012
The Inquisition
cast
2010
Dead Man Running
as Old Boy Bookie
20095.8
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Mike the Cool Person / Dave Hedgehog (archive footage)
2004
Alice in Wonderland
as Royal Gardener #3
19996.2
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
as Marshall
1996