Ryan Pope

Born: 1973-01-01

Born in Manchester in 1973, Ryan Pope is an actor perhaps best known for his role as Psycho Paul in all seven series of the cult BBC3 sitcom Ideal. His first break upon leaving acting school was to promote the Quadrophenia comeback tour by rock band The Who where his duties consisted of dressing as a mod and riding a Lambretta. After that he was employed as a catwalk model for the Prada fashion house and secured a role in the BBC series The Lakes. He has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company in both North America and the Far East and starred in Ben Wheatley's film A Field In England, Ken Loach's film Looking For Eric and Mike Leigh's Peterloo.


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Velvet Goldmine

as Arthur's Brother
Released: 1998-08-28

Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye,...

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A Field in England

as Cutler
Released: 2013-07-05

During the Civil War in 17th-Century England, a small group of deserters flee from a raging...

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Looking for Eric

as Fenner
Released: 2009-05-27

A man trying to put his life back on track gets some advice from an unexpected benefactor -- the...

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Peterloo

as Chippendale the Spy
Released: 2018-11-01

An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a...

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National Theatre Live: Hangmen

as Charlie
Released: 2016-03-03

In his small pub in the northern English town of Oldham, Harry is something of a local...

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United We Fall

as Danny Keegan
Released: 2014-10-17

A mockumentary about five arrogant overpaid homophobic racist ex-Manchester United players who...

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Oh My God

as Bartender
Released: 2019-08-14

Visual companion to the album Oh My God by Kevin Morby. Described by Morby as "half documentary...

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Celluloid

as Karl, Dawn's Father
Released: 2014-01-27

A psychological drama/thriller, that takes you into the heart of dysfunctional family life....

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Ideal

as Psycho Paul
First aired: 2005-01-11

Sitcom about a small-time dope dealer and his strange collection of acquaintances.

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Victoria

as Engineer
First aired: 2016-08-28

The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and...

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My Hero

as Burglar
First aired: 2000-02-04

My Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first...

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The Lakes

as Robert
First aired: 1997-09-14

Compelling BBC1 drama series embracing sex, death and Catholic guilt, set in a small community...

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