Christopher Ryan
Actor
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
Santa Claus: The Movie
as Vout 1985
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
as Marshall 2016
Dead Man Running
as Old Boy Bookie 2009
My Dad's Christmas Date
as Chords Man 2020
Dirty Weekend
as Small One 1993
Backyard Wilderness
as Dad 2018
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
as Marshall 1996
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
as Kiv 1986
City Slacker
as Frank 2012
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
as Kiv 2019
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Mike the Cool Person / Dave Hedgehog (archive footage) 2004
Fox
as East 1980
Requiem Apache
as Club Barman 1994
Up Line
as Leon Trostsky 1987
Days at the Beach
as Tony 1981