
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.
Filmography

Bottom Mindless Violence
2004 · 10.0
Up Line
1987 · 9.0

Deasey (Desperate)
1979 · 9.0

Only Fools and Horses
1981 · 8.1

Mr. Bean
1990 · 8.0

Health and Efficiency
1993 · 8.0

Doctor Who
1963 · 7.9

The Young Ones
1982 · 7.9

Bottom
1991 · 7.9

One Foot in the Grave
1990 · 7.7

Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986 · 7.7

Doctor Who
2005 · 7.6

Absolutely Fabulous
1992 · 7.6

Maigret
1992 · 7.6

The New Statesman
1987 · 7.5

Jack of All Trades
2000 · 7.5

Saxondale
2006 · 7.5

Requiem Apache
1994 · 7.5

Absolutely Fabulous: The Last Shout
1996 · 7.3

It's Kevin
2013 · 7.2

Happy Families
1985 · 7.2

Playhouse
1974 · 7.0

Target
1977 · 7.0
Premiere
1977 · 7.0

How The Young Ones Changed Comedy
2018 · 7.0

The Green Green Grass
2005 · 6.9

Melissa
1997 · 6.8

Backyard Wilderness
2018 · 6.7

Play for Today
1970 · 6.6

Santa Claus: The Movie
1985 · 6.3

Alice in Wonderland
1999 · 6.2

The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
2007 · 6.2

My Dad's Christmas Date
2020 · 6.2

City Slacker
2012 · 6.0

Dead Man Running
2009 · 5.8

Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
2019 · 5.5

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
2016 · 5.3

A Small Problem
1987 · 5.0

Dirty Weekend
1993 · 5.0

Angels
1975 · 4.5
Fox
1980 · 1.0
Summer Season
1985 · 0.0

Up Line
1987 · 0.0

More Great Comedy Moments
2003 · 0.0

French and Saunders' Christmas Carol
1994 · 0.0

The Inquisition
2010 · 0.0
Inside Out
1985 · 0.0

Holy - Bottom: Christmas Special
1992 · 0.0

Rachel and the Roarettes
1985 · 0.0

A Turn for the Worse
1981 · 0.0
Vote Sil
— · 0.0