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|birth date = [[25 January (people)|25 January]] [[1950 (people)|1950]] | |||
| birth date = [[25 January (people)|25 January]] [[1950 (people)|1950]] | |job title = Actor | ||
| role = | |role = [[Kiv]], [[Staal]], [[Stonn]] | ||
| story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | |story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | ||
| non dwu = | |time = 1986, 2008-10, 2016, 2018-present | ||
| imdb = 0752474 | |non dwu = | ||
|imdb = 0752474 | |||
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'''Christopher Ryan''' appeared in several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as Lord [[Kiv]] in ''[[Mindwarp]]'', [[Staal|General Staal]] in ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]] | '''Christopher Ryan''' (born [[25 January (people)|25 January]] [[1950 (people)|1950]]<ref>[https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=ChristopherRyan Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) appeared in several ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as Lord [[Kiv]] in ''[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' (namely ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]''), [[Staal|General Staal]] in ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]/[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'' and [[Stark (The Pandorica Opens)|Commander Stark]] in ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''. | ||
He also voiced several characters in various [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]] and spin-offs. | |||
Outside of ''Doctor Who'', he is best known as {{iw|theyoungones|Mike Thecoolperson}} in ''{{iw|theyoungones|The Young Ones}}'' and Dave Hedgehog in ''Bottom''. | A promotional image of him as General Staal was used to depict [[Halke|Commander Halke]] in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[The God Complex (TV story)|The God Complex]]'' and [[Stenx|Major Stenx]] on the cover of the [[New Series Adventures]] novel ''[[The Sontaran Games (novel)|The Sontaran Games]]''. Archive imagery of Ryan was also used to depict a [[Sontaran (Face the Raven)|Sontaran resident]] of the [[Trap Street, London|trap street]] in ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]''. | ||
== Career == | |||
Outside of ''Doctor Who'', he is best known as {{iw|theyoungones|Mike Thecoolperson}} in ''{{iw|theyoungones|The Young Ones}}'' (with [[Nigel Planer]] and [[Alexei Sayle]]) and Dave Hedgehog in ''Bottom''. | |||
== DWU credits == | |||
=== Television === | |||
* ''[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' | |||
** ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'' - [[Kiv|Lord Kiv]] | |||
* ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'' - [[Staal|General Staal]] | |||
* ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' - [[Stark (The Pandorica Opens)|Commander Stark]] | |||
=== Direct-to-DVD === | |||
* ''[[Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (home video)|Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor]]'' - [[Kiv]] | |||
=== Audio === | |||
==== Ravenous ==== | |||
* ''[[How to Make a Killing in Time Travel (audio story)|How to Make a Killing in Time Travel]]'' - [[Macy (How to Make a Killing in Time Travel)|Macy]] | |||
==== Classic Doctors, New Monsters ==== | |||
* ''[[The Sontaran Ordeal (audio story)|The Sontaran Ordeal]]'' - [[Stenk|General Stenk]] / [[Flitch]] | |||
==== The Paternoster Gang ==== | |||
* ''[[A Photograph to Remember (audio story)|A Photograph to Remember]]'' - [[Stonn]] | |||
* ''[[Truth and Bone (audio story)|Truth and Bone]]'' - [[Stonn]] | |||
==== Lady Christina ==== | |||
* ''[[Portrait of a Lady (audio story)|Portrait of a Lady]]'' - [[Skral|Grunt]] | |||
* ''[[Death on the Mile (audio story)|Death on the Mile]]'' - [[Handley]] / [[Slitheen Handley]] | |||
=== Audio Readings === | |||
==== BBC New Series Adventures ==== | |||
* ''[[The Taking of Chelsea 426 (novel)|The Taking of Chelsea 426]]'' | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0752474}} | {{imdb name|id=0752474}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{NameSort}} | {{NameSort}} | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | ||
[[Category:Actors who appeared in 1963 and 2005 versions of Doctor Who]] | [[Category:Actors who appeared in 1963 and 2005 versions of Doctor Who]] | ||
[[Category:BBC Audio audiobook readers]] | [[Category:BBC Audio audiobook readers]] | ||
[[Category:Actors interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential]] | [[Category:Actors interviewed on Doctor Who Confidential]] | ||
[[Category:Ravenous voice actors]] | |||
[[Category:Classic Doctors, New Monsters voice actors]] | |||
[[Category:Lady Christina voice actors]] | |||
[[Category:The Paternoster Gang voice actors]] | |||
[[Category:Post-2005 Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Big Finish]] | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Reeltime Pictures]] | |||
[[Category:Sontarans vs Rutans voice actors]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:10, 22 April 2024
Christopher Ryan (born 25 January 1950[1]) appeared in several Doctor Who television stories: as Lord Kiv in The Trial of a Time Lord (namely Mindwarp), General Staal in The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky and Commander Stark in The Pandorica Opens.
He also voiced several characters in various Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories and spin-offs.
A promotional image of him as General Staal was used to depict Commander Halke in the Doctor Who story The God Complex and Major Stenx on the cover of the New Series Adventures novel The Sontaran Games. Archive imagery of Ryan was also used to depict a Sontaran resident of the trap street in Face the Raven.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Outside of Doctor Who, he is best known as Mike Thecoolperson in The Young Ones (with Nigel Planer and Alexei Sayle) and Dave Hedgehog in Bottom.
DWU credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Television[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Trial of a Time Lord
- The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky - General Staal
- The Pandorica Opens - Commander Stark
