Christopher Ryan (born 11 December 1942 in Bristol, England, UK) is a British actor, Ryan is perhaps best known for his role as Mike "The-Cool-Person" in the BBC comedy series The Young Ones.

[edit] Early life

Ryan was trained at East 15 Acting School in London.

[edit] Acting

Ryan was the only Young Ones cast member who was not already well-known in British comedy circles; he was a last-minute replacement for Peter Richardson, for whom the role of "straight man" Mike was originally intended along with The Comic Strip members Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer and Alexei Sayle.

Ryan later played Dave Hedgehog in Bottom and Marshall, one of Edina's unloved ex-husbands on Absolutely Fabulous. He has also appeared in two major sitcoms: he played one of the Driscoll brothers in an episode of Only Fools And Horses and spin-off The Green Green Grass, a pair of identical twin builders in the One Foot in the Grave episode "Hole In The Sky" and also a plumber in the episode "The Valley of Fear". He also appeared in Mr. Bean Goes Back To School, in two episodes of My Family, in Saxondale and two episodes of The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle.

In 1986, he appeared in the science fiction series Doctor Who as the alien creature Lord Kiv in the serial The Trial of a Time Lord: Mindwarp. In 2008, he again guest starred in Doctor Who in the episodes "The Sontaran Stratagem" and "The Poison Sky", as the Sontaran leader General Staal.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Christopher Ryan at the Internet Movie Database
• Christopher Ryan at TV.com

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