---
name: "Ryan Stiles"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ryan-stiles"
fi1m_id: "ryan-stiles"
imdb_id: "nm0830198"
tmdb_id: 162606
wikidata_id: "Q471804"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 April 1959"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T23:28:32.390040+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ryan Stiles

## Identity

Ryan Stiles

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ryan-stiles
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ryan-stiles
- **IMDb ID:** nm0830198
- **TMDB ID:** 162606
- **Wikidata ID:** Q471804
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Stiles, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471804, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0830198/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/162606

Actor. Born 22 April 1959 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 April 1959, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- **Active:** 1991–present
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 1 Emmy nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Stiles, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q471804, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0830198/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/162606

## 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).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), Fi1m 67, as Rabinowitz — [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots-part-deux.md)
- *Hot Shots!* (1991), Fi1m 70, as 'Mailman' Farnham — [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Leanne* (2025), series, as Bill
- *Ted Lasso* (2020), series, as Bruce — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/ted-lasso.md)
- *Young Sheldon* (2017), series, as Dr. Bowers
- *American Housewife* (2016), series, as Bill Doty
- *Out of Nothing* (2015), Producer
- *Treasure Buddies* (2012), as Slither (voice)
- *Are You There, Chelsea?* (2012), series, as Jerry
- *Spooky Buddies* (2011), as Hoot (voice)
- *Working Class* (2011), series, as Dr. Edwin Gould
- *Astro Boy* (2009), as Mr. Moustachio / Burning Robot (voice)
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Herb — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *Reno 911!* (2003), series, as Sergeant Clift
- *Buzz Lightyear of Star Command* (2000), series, as Spyro von Madman (voice)
- *Foe Paws* (2000), as Vivian
- *The Norm Show* (1999), series, Actor
- *Dharma & Greg* (1997), series, as Abraham Lincoln (uncredited)
- *The Drew Carey Show* (1995), series, as Lewis Kiniski · Director
- *What a Cartoon!* (1995), series, as Vivian
- *Weird Science* (1994), series, Actor
- *The John Larroquette Show* (1993), series, as Dave, CIA Agent Kinkaid, Mac
- *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), as Rabinowitz — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots-part-deux.md)
- *Mad About You* (1992), series, as Video Vogue Manager, Boss
- *Hot Shots!* (1991), as 'Mailman' Farnham — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots.md)
- *Public Enemy #2* (1991), as Sidewalk Santa
- *Andrea Martin... Together Again* (1989), Actor
- *Murphy Brown* (1988), series, as Acolyte Monk #2 — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/murphy-brown.md)
- *110 Lombard* (1988), as Ryan
- *Rainbow War* (1986), Actor
- *Who's the Boss?* (1984), series, Actor
- *The Beachcombers* (1972), series, as Tall Suit

## Gallery

- ![Ryan Stiles in Bellingham, Washington in November 2008.](https://film.one/media/person/3704725/gallery-de29bdc442d4.jpg) Ryan Stiles in Bellingham, Washington in November 2008. — Matthew G. Boyer at https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewboyer/, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/RyanStilesNov08.jpg/1280px-RyanStilesNov08.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Scene from CBC's Memory Lanes pilot episode, filmed before a live audience at MJA studio in Burnaby, BC - October 30th 2008.](https://film.one/media/person/3704725/gallery-0f8acb089a41.jpg) Scene from CBC's Memory Lanes pilot episode, filmed before a live audience at MJA studio in Burnaby, BC - October 30th 2008. — velkr0, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Memory_Lanes_Pilot_-_Janet_Varney_and_Ryan_Stiles.jpg/1280px-Memory_Lanes_Pilot_-_Janet_Varney_and_Ryan_Stiles.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Ryan Stiles (right) with a fan, at Unexpected Productions in Seattle. (2006)](https://film.one/media/person/3704725/gallery-3adaec638e43.jpg) Ryan Stiles (right) with a fan, at Unexpected Productions in Seattle. (2006) — David, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Ryan_Stiles_Unexpected_Productions.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Ryan Stiles](https://film.one/media/person/3704725/gallery-93ffb588e8cf.jpg) Ryan Stiles — Image via TMDB
- ![Ryan Stiles](https://film.one/media/person/3704725/gallery-7fab0c2421f5.jpg) Ryan Stiles — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2002: Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program (nominated), for *Whose Line Is It Anyway?*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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