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Christopher Ryan(I)

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Christopher Ryan
The crazy and sometimes surreal comedic adventures of four very different students in Thatcher's Britain.
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The Young Ones (1982–1984)
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Born in Bayswater, London on January 25, 1950, Christopher Papazoglou, later known as Christopher Ryan, trained at East 15 Acting School for three years before going to perform at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre.

Even though he portrayed a few minor roles in various television shows, It wasn't until 1982 that he was cast in The Young Ones (1982) as Mike 'The Cool Person', which got him recognition through out all of Britain. Since then he has starred in many films such as Santa Claus: The Movie (1985), Dirty Weekend (1993) and well known television shows like Bottom (1991), Absolutely Fabulous (1992) and Doctor Who (2005).

He also appeared in two episodes of One Foot In The Grave in the 1990s.
BornJanuary 25, 1950
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Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
Terry Jones, Adrian Edmondson, Gareth Hale, Norman Pace, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
Christopher Ryan in Doctor Who (2005)
Dickie Arnold, Don Estelle, Melvyn Hayes, Kevin Hudson, Anthony O'Donnell, Peter O'Farrell, Christopher Ryan, Tim Stern, and Fred Wood in Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)

Known for

Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson in One Foot in the Grave (1990)
One Foot in the Grave
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  • McKendrick Twins
  • Plumber
Adrian Edmondson and Rik Mayall in Bottom (1991)
Bottom
8.3
TV Series
  • Dave Hedgehog
Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Kiv
Christine Lord in One mother's fight for answers (2008)
Inside Out
9.6
TV Series
  • Tommy

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Actor

  • Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (2019)
    Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor
  • Tracey Ullman in Tracey Breaks the News (2017)
    Tracey Breaks the News
  • Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
    Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
  • Kevin Eldon in It's Kevin (2013)
    It's Kevin
  • City Slacker (2012)
    City Slacker
  • Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous (1992)
    Absolutely Fabulous
  • Black Mirror III: Final Fear (2011)
    Black Mirror III: Final Fear
  • Bradley Walsh, Jodie Whittaker, Tosin Cole, and Mandip Gill in Doctor Who (2005)
    Doctor Who
  • Dead Man Running (2009)
    Dead Man Running
  • John Challis and Sue Holderness in The Green Green Grass (2005)
    The Green Green Grass
  • The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle (2007)
    The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle
  • Steve Coogan in Saxondale (2006)
    Saxondale
  • Clancy Brown, Mary Jo Catlett, Bill Fagerbakke, Tom Kenny, Mr. Lawrence, and Jill Talley in SpongeBob SquarePants (1999)
    SpongeBob SquarePants
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Daniela Denby-Ashe, Robert Lindsay, Kris Marshall, Gabriel Thomson, and Zoë Wanamaker in My Family (2000)
    My Family
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Robbie Coltrane, Tina Majorino, and Martin Short in Alice in Wonderland (1999)
    Alice in Wonderland
    • (as Chris Ryan)

Music Department

  • Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
    The Young Ones
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Writer

  • Comic Relief

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    • January 25, 1950
    • Bayswater, London, England, UK
  • He acted in John Mortimer's adaptation of Georges Feydeau's play, "A Flea in Her Ear", at the Thorndike Theatre in Leatherhead, Surrey, England with Jonathan Hackett, Janette Legge, Anna Calder-Marshall, David Burke, Jonathan Elsom and Michael Cashman in the cast. Mark Cullingford and Edward Hardwicke were the directors.

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    Best known for playing "Mike" in The Young Ones (1982), but he nearly did not get the part. Comic Strip member Peter Richardson was originally cast but had to drop out, and actor Andy de la Tour, who had seen Ryan in the play, "Can't Pay, Won't Pay", put him forward, instead.
    • Short height

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