Christopher Ryan
Acting • Born 1950-01-25
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.
Filmography
48 credits
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
Movie • 1996
Marshall
Up Line
Movie • 1987
Leon Trostsky
Days at the Beach
Movie • 1981
Tony
Santa Claus: The Movie
Movie • 1985
Vout
Fox
Movie • 1980
East
Backyard Wilderness
Movie • 2018
Dad
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Movie • 2016
Marshall
Requiem Apache
Movie • 1994
Club Barman
Alice in Wonderland
Movie • 1999
Royal Gardener #3
Dead Man Running
Movie • 2009
Old Boy Bookie
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
Movie • 2019
Kiv
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
Movie • 2018
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Movie • 1986
Kiv
A Turn for the Worse
Movie • 1981
Hound Dog
Vote Sil
Movie
Lord Kiv
Deasey (Desperate)
Movie • 1979
Clive
City Slacker
Movie • 2012
Frank
The Inquisition
Movie • 2010
Dirty Weekend
Movie • 1993
Small One
Rachel and the Roarettes
Movie • 1985
Twerp
Bottom Mindless Violence
Movie • 2004
Mike the Cool Person / Dave Hedgehog (archive footage)
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
Movie • 1992
Dave Hedgehog
My Dad's Christmas Date
Movie • 2020
Chords Man
The Man Who Refused To Regenerate
Movie • 2022
Sontarans
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
Movie • 1994
Man
The Green Green Grass
TV • 2005
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Kiv
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
TV • 2007
Jack of All Trades
TV • 2000
The Young Ones
TV • 1982
Mike
Absolutely Fabulous
TV • 1992
Marshall
One Foot in the Grave
TV • 1990
Plumber
Angels
TV • 1975
Play for Today
TV • 1970
A Small Problem
TV • 1987
Maigret
TV • 1992
Melissa
TV • 1997
Les Maurice
Health and Efficiency
TV • 1993
Doctor Who
TV • 2005
Commander Stark
Saxondale
TV • 2006
Ticket Inspector
The New Statesman
TV • 1987
Ioannis Douvalopoulos
Bottom
TV • 1991
Dave Hedgehog
Mr. Bean
TV • 1990
Student
Happy Families
TV • 1985
Mell
Playhouse
TV • 1974
Tony
It's Kevin
TV • 2013
The Great Spagboletti
Target
TV • 1977
Jock
Only Fools and Horses
TV • 1981
Tony Driscoll