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.
Ryan was trained at East 15 Acting School in London.
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 origin...
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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.
Ryan was trained at East 15 Acting School in London.
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...
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