Acting
Ram John Holder
Born January 1, 1934 · Georgetown, British Guiana
Biography
Guyanese actor and musician, Ram John Holder started his professional life as a folk singer in New York in the early '60s before moving to the UK to work as a musician and later an actor for Pearl Connor's Negro Theatre Workshop. His big break was as the effeminate dancer Marcus in the 1969 film Two Gentlemen Sharing and he's worked in film and TV ever since, most notably as the loveable Porkpie in Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's (1989-1994) and the shortlived spin-off Porkpie
Known for
7.5 TMDB
Death in Paradise
Nelson Myers
6.7 TMDB
My Beautiful Laundrette
Poet
6.4 TMDB
Your Christmas or Mine?
Grandad
6.8 TMDB
Song for Marion
Charlie
6.2 TMDB
Your Christmas or Mine 2
Grandad
6.2 TMDB
Casualty
George, Vivian House
5.2 TMDB
City of Tiny Lights
Trinidad Pete
6.2 TMDB
Britannia Hospital
Radical
6.5 TMDB
Hex
Voodoo Priest
5.5 TMDB
The Calcium Kid
Jamaican Barber
5.0 TMDB
Half Moon Street
Lindsay Walker
5.3 TMDB
Virtual Sexuality
Declan
5.5 TMDB
Cuba
Fat Sergeant
6.3 TMDB
Lucky Break
Old Billy Morris
7.1 TMDB
Heartbeat
Danny Flowers
6.5 TMDB
The Story of Tracy Beaker
'Flying' Freddie Mercer
5.2 TMDB
Joy Division
Neville
6.8 TMDB
Beautiful People
Big Barry
5.4 TMDB
Leo the Last
Black Preacher, Songs, Additional Writing
5.8 TMDB
Take a Girl Like You
Musician
Filmography
- 2023Your Christmas or Mine 2GrandadMovie
- 2022Your Christmas or Mine?GrandadMovie
- 2016City of Tiny LightsTrinidad PeteMovie
- 2012Song for MarionCharlieMovie
- 2011Death in ParadiseNelson MyersSeries
- 2011White Van ManUncle PhilSeries
- 2008Beautiful PeopleBig BarrySeries
- 2006Joy DivisionNevilleMovie
- 2004Stupid!Various CharactersSeries
- 2004HexVoodoo PriestSeries
- 2004The Calcium KidJamaican BarberMovie
- 2002The Story of Tracy Beaker'Flying' Freddie MercerSeries
- 2001Lucky BreakOld Billy MorrisMovie
- 1999Virtual SexualityDeclanMovie
- 1995PorkpieAugustus 'Porkpie' GrantSeries
- 1994O Mary This LondonNevilleMovie
- 1992In DreamsUncle NormanMovie
- 1992The Jazz DetectiveSilverMovie
- 1992HeartbeatDanny FlowersSeries
- 1990Missing PersonsChalky WhiteMovie
- 1989Desmond'sAugustus 'Porkpie' GrantSeries
- 1988The FearCukeSeries
- 1987Rockliffe's BabiesWiley HillamSeries
- 1987Playing AwayWilfMovie
- 1986CasualtyGeorge, Vivian HouseSeries
- 1986Half Moon StreetLindsay WalkerMovie
- 1986The Passion of RemembranceBenjy BaptisteMovie
- 1985My Beautiful LaundrettePoetMovie
- 1985Playboy of the West IndiesMacMovie
- 1983Video StarsDoc ShadowMovie
- 1982Britannia HospitalRadicalMovie
- 1979CubaFat SergeantMovie
- 1977RoadrunnerTrevor FordMovie
- 1976PressureBrother JohnMovie
- 1974Robinson CrusoeFridayMovie
- 1974The Education of Sonny CarsonPreacherMovie
- 1972Man FridayMan FridayMovie
- 1972In the Beautiful CaribbeanBredda OrdinanceMovie
- 1970Take a Girl Like YouMusicianMovie
- 1970Leo the LastBlack Preacher, Songs, Additional WritingMovie
- 1969Two Gentlemen SharingMarcusMovie
- 1969Plays of TodayKahamiSeries
- 1968The Jazz AgeSeries
- 1967ITV PlayhouseTrevor FordSeries
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthFridaySeries