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Ryan Lee Stiles (born April 22, 1959) is an American-Canadian comedian and actor. His work is often associated with improvisational comedy. He is best known for his work on Whose Line Is It Anyway? (both the original British version and the subsequent American version) and for his role as Lewis Kiniski on The Drew Carey Show. He also played Herb Melnick on the CBS comedy Two and a Half Men and was a performer on the show Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza.
| Film | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | Rainbow War | Short film | |
| 1991 | Hot Shots! | Dominic "Mailman" Farnham | |
| Public Enemy | Sidewalk Santa | ||
| 1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Rabinowitz | |
| 1997 | Courting Courtney | Chad Gross | |
| 2003 | Nobody Knows Anything! | Harold | Uncredited |
| The Devil Made Me Do It | The Devil | Short film | |
| 2006 | The Extra | Clyde | Short film |
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Mr. Mustachio / Burning Robot | Voice |
| 2011 | Spooky Buddies | Hoot | Voice Direct-to-video |
| 2012 | Treasure Buddies | Slither | Voice Direct-to-video |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | The Beachcombers | Leo aka Tall Suit | Season 14, episode 6: "Halibut Stu" |
| 1986 | The Hitchhiker | Maker | Also known as Deadly Nightmares in the United Kingdom; Le Voyageur in France Uncredited Season 3, episode 7: "O.D. Feelin |
| 1988 | 110 Lombard | TV movie | |
| 1989–1999 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | UK series, 92 episodes |
| 1990 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Kenny Tuchman / Bob | Season 4, episode 13: "Chester Gets a Show" |
| 1991 | Who's the Boss? | Bobo the Clown | Season 7, episode 20: "Party Politics" |
| Life As We Know It! | TV movie | ||
| 1991–1992 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose | Weather Guy / Clerk / Sweepstakes Guy | 3 episodes Uncredited - 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Say What? | Actor | TV movie |
| 1993–1994 | Mad About You | Boss / Video Vogue Manager | 2 episodes |
| The John Larroquette Show | CIA Agent Kinkaid / Mac / Dave | 3 episodes | |
| 1994 | Weird Science | Dale Griffin | Season 2, episode 13: "Unplugged" |
| L.A.X. 2194 | TV pilot | ||
| 1995–2004 | The Drew Carey Show | Lewis Kiniski | Main role; 231 episodes Director - Season 5, episode 23: "Kate vs. Speedy" |
| 1996 | Saturday Night Special | — | Creative consultant |
| 1997 | Murphy Brown | Acolyte Monk | Season 9, episode 19: "Desperate Times" |
| 1998–2006, 2013–2024 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | US series, 335 episodes Executive producer; 294 episodes |
| 1999 | ABC TGIF | Lewis Kiniski | Segment: "Drew Clues 2" |
| Norm | Uncredited Season 2, episode 8: "Gambling Man" | ||
| 2000 | The Cartoon Cartoon Show | Vivian | Voice Episode: "Foe Paws" |
| Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Professor Spyro Lepton / Von Madman | Voice Episode 37: "Eye of the Tempest" | |
| 2001 | Hollywood Squares | Himself / Panelist | 10 episodes |
| Improv All Stars | Himself | TV special | |
| Dharma & Greg | Abraham Lincoln | Uncredited Season 4, episode 10: "Dutch Treat" | |
| 2002 | Rugrats | Ralph | Voice Season 8, episode 4: "Bow Wow Wedding Vows" |
| 2004–2015 | Two and a Half Men | Dr. Herb Melnick | Recurring role; 30 episodes, Seasons 2, 4–10, 12 |
| 2008 | Reno 911! | Sergeant Clift | Season 5, episode 15: "Undercover Acting Coach" |
| 2009 | Memory Lanes | Ryan Murray | TV movie Writer Producer |
| Bless This Mess | Paul | TV movie | |
| 2011 | Working Class | Dr. Edwin Gould DDS | Episode 2: "Dental Claims" |
| Drew Carey's Improv-A-Ganza | Himself | Recurring performer, 34 episodes Producer; 7 episodes | |
| 2012 | Are You There, Chelsea? | Jerry | Episode 9: "Fired" |
| 2013 | Bellingham T'Nite | — | TV short Writer Director Executive producer |
| 2019 | American Housewife | Bill Doty | Season 4, episode 3: "Bigger Kids, Bigger Problems" |
| 2020 | Young Sheldon | Dr. Bowers | Season 3, episode 20: "A Baby Tooth and the Egyptian God of Knowledge" |
| 2023 | Ted Lasso | Bruce (voice) | Season 3, episode 10: "International Break" |
| 2025 | Leanne | Bill | Main role13 episodes |
| Commercials | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Chrysler | Miming Pitchman | New Yorker Fifth Avenue, in comparison to the Cadillac DeVille |
| 1993 | Kellogg's | Himself | All-Bran |
| 1994 | Nike | Organ Player | Pleading for the end of the 94/95 MLB strike |
| 1998 | KFC | "Famous Actor" | New Hot 'N' Spicy Chicken |
| Kwik Save | Customer | Kwik Save Hotline | |
| 2001 | Kinko's | "Kenny" | Various |
| 2004 | Progressive Automotive Insurance | Himself | Various |
| 2005 | Pizza Hut | Himself | Various |
| 2007 | Playskool | Professional | Various |
| 2011 | Zaxby's | Himself | Birthday cake milkshake |