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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 | |job title = Actor | ||
|role = [[Staal]], | |role = [[Kiv]], [[Staal]], [[Stonn]] | ||
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'''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 ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'', [[Staal|General Staal]] in ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|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]] and spin-offs. | He also voiced several characters in various [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]] and spin-offs. | ||
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]]''. | 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]]''. | ||
Outside of ''Doctor Who'', he is best known as {{iw|theyoungones|Mike Thecoolperson}} in ''{{iw|theyoungones|The Young Ones}}'' and Dave Hedgehog in ''Bottom''. | == 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 === | === Television === | ||
* ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'' - | * ''[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' / ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'' - [[Staal|General Staal]] | ** ''[[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]] | * ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' - [[Stark (The Pandorica Opens)|Commander Stark]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0752474}} | {{imdb name|id=0752474}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{NameSort}} | {{NameSort}} | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Post-2005 Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Big Finish]] | [[Category:Post-2005 Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Big Finish]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Reeltime Pictures]] | [[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
