Christopher Ryan
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Christopher Ryan is an English actor who trained at East 15 Acting School in London. He played a member of The Young Ones gang in the British television series of the same name -- the only member of the cast who was not already well-known in comedy circles, he was a last-minute replacement for Peter Richardson, for whom the role of "straight man" Mike was originally intended.
Ryan later played Dave Hedgehog in Bottom and 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, and a pair of identical twin plumbers in an episode of One Foot In The Grave. He also appeared in Mr Bean Goes Back To School, and in two episodes of My Family.
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.
