Christopher 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 26
Santa Claus: The Movie
as Vout
1985
Alice in Wonderland
as Royal Gardener #3
1999
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Marshall
2016
My Dad's Christmas Date
as Chords Man
2020
Requiem Apache
as Club Barman
1994
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
as Kiv
1986
Fox
as East
1980
Up Line
as Leon Trostsky
1987
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
as Marshall
1996
Dead Man Running
as Old Boy Bookie
2009
City Slacker
as Frank
2012
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
as Dave Hedgehog
1992
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Kiv
2019
Dirty Weekend
as Small One
1993
Days at the Beach
as Tony
1981
More Great Comedy Moments
as Mike the Cool Person (archive footage)
2003
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
as Man
1994
Backyard Wilderness
as Dad
2018
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
as Self
2014
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Mike the Cool Person / Dave Hedgehog (archive footage)
2004
A Turn for the Worse
as Hound Dog
1981
Rachel and the Roarettes
as Twerp
1985
Deasey (Desperate)
as Clive
1979
The Inquisition
2010
Vote Sil
as Lord Kiv
TV Shows 28
Doctor Who
as Commander Stark
2005
Doctor Who
as Kiv
1963
Play for Today
1970
Absolutely Fabulous
as Marshall
1992
Mr. Bean
as Student
1990
Playhouse
as Tony
1974
Angels
1975
Only Fools and Horses
as Tony Driscoll
1981
The Young Ones
as Mike
1982
One Foot in the Grave
as Plumber
1990
One Foot in the Grave
as McKendrick Twins
1990
Maigret
1992
Bottom
as Dave Hedgehog
1991
The New Statesman
as Ioannis Douvalopoulos
1987
Jack of All Trades
2000
The Green Green Grass
as Tony Driscoll
2005
Target
as Jock
1977
Saxondale
as Ticket Inspector
2006
Premiere
as Clive
1977
It's Kevin
as The Great Spagboletti
2013
Summer Season
as PC Twerp
1985
Happy Families
as Mell
1985
Melissa
as Les Maurice
1997
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007
Health and Efficiency
1993
Inside Out
as Tommy
1985
Up Line
as Leon Trotsky
1987