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name: "Ryan Pope"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ryan-pope"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 76
updated: "2026-09-17T01:32:17.283125+00:00"
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# Ryan Pope

Actor. Born 1 January 1973 in Manchester, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1973, Manchester, England
- **Active:** 1998–2005

## Biography

Ryan Pope is an English actor born in Manchester in 1973. He is best known for playing Psycho Paul in all seven series of the BBC Three sitcom *Ideal* (2005–2011).

After graduating from Dartington College of Arts, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and performed in productions in North America and the Far East. His first professional role after acting school was promoting the Quadrophenia comeback tour for The Who, dressing as a mod and riding a Lambretta. He also worked as a catwalk model for Prada.

Pope has appeared in films including *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), *Looking for Eric* (2009), *A Field in England* (2013) and *Peterloo* (2018). His television credits include roles in *The Lakes*, *Shameless* (2004), *Skins* (2007), *Motherland* (2017) and *Andor* (2022).

*Sources: imdb.com, themoviedb.org, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Ideal* (2005), Fi1m 71, as Psycho Paul — [page](https://film.one/tv/ideal.md)
- *Velvet Goldmine* (1998), Fi1m 81, as Arthur's Brother — [page](https://film.one/film/velvet-goldmine.md)

## Also known for

- *Looking for Eric* (2009), Fenner
- *A Field in England* (2013), Cutler
- *Victoria* (2016), Engineer
- *Peterloo* (2018), Chippendale the Spy
- *Motherland* (2017), Mitch

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