Biography
Ryan Stiles is a Canadian-American comedian and actor. Born on 22 April 1959 in Seattle, he moved with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, at the age of ten. He began performing stand-up comedy in Vancouver clubs before joining Second City ensembles in Toronto and Los Angeles, where he developed his improvisational skills.
Stiles is best known for his work on the British and American versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway? and for playing Lewis Kiniski on The Drew Carey Show (1995–2004). He has appeared in films including Hot Shots! (1991) as Mailman Farnham and Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) as Rabinowitz. Other television credits include recurring roles as Herb Melnick on Two and a Half Men and guest appearances on series such as Young Sheldon and Ted Lasso. He plays Bill in the Netflix series Leanne (2025).
