Christopher Ryan
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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.
Known for
Credits
Alice in Wonderland (1999)
as Royal Gardener #3
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
as Vout
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
as Marshall
My Dad's Christmas Date (2020)
as Chords Man
Dead Man Running (2009)
as Old Boy Bookie
City Slacker (2012)
as Frank
Backyard Wilderness (2018)
as Dad
Up Line (1987)
as Leon Trostsky
Fox (1980)
as East
Doctor Who: Mindwarp (1986)
as Kiv
Dirty Weekend (1993)
as Small One
Days at the Beach (1981)
as Tony
French and Saunders' Christmas Carol (1994)
as Man
The Inquisition (2010)
Actor
A Turn for the Worse (1981)
as Hound Dog
Requiem Apache (1994)
as Club Barman
How The Young Ones Changed Comedy (2018)
Actor
Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout (1996)
as Marshall
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule (2014)
as Self
Bottom Mindless Violence (2004)
as Mike the Cool Person / Dave Hedgehog (archive footage)
Deasey (Desperate) (1979)
as Clive
Rachel and the Roarettes (1985)
as Twerp
The Man Who Refused To Regenerate (2022)
as Sontarans
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (2019)
as Kiv
Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special (1992)
as Dave Hedgehog
Vote Sil (—)
as Lord Kiv