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Ryan Stiles
ACTOR

Ryan Stiles

Known for Two and a Half Men · Young Sheldon · Ted Lasso

Ryan Lee Stiles is an Canadian-American actor, comedian, and producer whose work is often associated with improvisational comedy. He is best known for his work on the American and British versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and the role of Lewis Kiniski on The Drew Carey Show.

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Born
Apr 22, 1959
Birthplace
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Known For
Acting

Biography

Ryan Lee Stiles is an Canadian-American actor, comedian, and producer whose work is often associated with improvisational comedy. He is best known for his work on the American and British versions of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and the role of Lewis Kiniski on The Drew Carey Show.

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Known For

TVTwo and a Half Men
Two and a Half MenHerb · 2003
★ 7.4
TVYoung Sheldon
Young SheldonDr. Bowers · 2017
★ 8.0
TVTed Lasso
Ted LassoBruce · 2020
★ 8.4
TVMad About You
Mad About YouVideo Vogue Manager · 1992
★ 6.8
TVThe Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey ShowLewis Kiniski · 1995
★ 6.5
TVHollywood Squares
Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 1998
★ 7.6

Filmography

Movies

Rainbow War
1986
110 LombardRyan
1988
Andrea Martin... Together Again
1989
Hot Shots!'Mailman' Farnham
1991
Public Enemy #2Sidewalk Santa
1991
Hot Shots! Part DeuxRabinowitz
1993
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Drew CareySelf
1998
'Twas the Night Before ChristmasSelf
2000
Foe PawsVivian
2000
Drew Carey's Improv All StarsSelf
2001
Astro BoyMr. Moustachio / Burning Robot (voice)
2009
Sonicsgate: Requiem for a TeamHimself
2009
Spooky BuddiesHoot (voice)
2011
Treasure BuddiesSlither (voice)
2012
Out of NothingProducer
2015

Television

The BeachcombersTall Suit · 42 eps
1972
Who's the Boss?1 eps
1984
Murphy BrownAcolyte Monk #2 · 1 eps
1988
Whose Line Is It Anyway?Self · 41 eps
1988
Mad About YouVideo Vogue Manager · 1 eps
1992
Mad About YouBoss · 1 eps
1992
The John Larroquette ShowDave · 1 eps
1993
The John Larroquette ShowMac · 1 eps
1993
The John Larroquette ShowCIA Agent Kinkaid · 1 eps
1993
Weird Science1 eps
1994
MADtvSelf - Host · 1 eps
1995
The Drew Carey ShowLewis Kiniski · 233 eps
1995
The Drew Carey ShowDirector
1995
What a Cartoon!Vivian · 1 eps
1995
Dharma & GregAbraham Lincoln (uncredited) · 1 eps
1997
Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist · 5 eps
1998
Whose Line Is It Anyway?Self · 219 eps
1998
The Norm Show1 eps
1999
Buzz Lightyear of Star CommandSpyro von Madman (voice) · 1 eps
2000
Reno 911!Sergeant Clift · 1 eps
2003
Two and a Half MenHerb · 30 eps
2003
Second City: First Family of ComedySelf · 3 eps
2006
Drew Carey's Improv-A-GanzaSelf · 40 eps
2011
Working ClassDr. Edwin Gould · 1 eps
2011
Are You There, Chelsea?Jerry · 1 eps
2012
Whose Line Is It Anyway?Self · 212 eps
2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway?Executive Producer
2013
American HousewifeBill Doty · 1 eps
2016
Young SheldonDr. Bowers · 1 eps
2017
Ted LassoBruce · 1 eps
2020
LeanneBill · 16 eps
2025

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