Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
January 1, 1934 (age 92)
Place of Birth
Georgetown, British Guiana
Ram John Holder
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
TV
Death in Paradise
Nelson Myers
2011
TV
Casualty
George
1986
TV
Casualty
Vivian House
1986
TV
Heartbeat
Danny Flowers
1992
TV
BBC Play of the Month
Friday
1965
TV
The Story of Tracy Beaker
'Flying' Freddie Mercer
2002
TV
Hex
2004
TV
Desmond's
Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
1989
TV
The Jazz Age
1968
TV
White Van Man
Uncle Phil
2011
TV
Stupid!
Various Characters
2004
Film
Joy Division
Neville
2006
TV
Beautiful People
Big Barry
2008
TV
Rockliffe's Babies
Wiley Hillam
1987
Film
Roadrunner
Trevor Ford
1977
TV
Porkpie
Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
1995
TV
The Fear
Cuke
1988
Film
Cuba
Fat Sergeant
1979
Film
My Beautiful Laundrette
Poet
1985
Film
Your Christmas or Mine?
Grandad
2022
Filmography
2023FilmYour Christmas or Mine 2as Grandad2022FilmYour Christmas or Mine?as Grandad2016FilmCity of Tiny Lightsas Trinidad Pete2012FilmSong for Marionas Charlie2011TVDeath in Paradiseas Nelson Myers2011TVWhite Van Manas Uncle Phil2008TVBeautiful Peopleas Big Barry2006FilmJoy Divisionas Neville2004TVStupid!as Various Characters2004TVHex2004FilmThe Calcium Kidas Jamaican Barber2002TVThe Story of Tracy Beakeras 'Flying' Freddie Mercer2001FilmLucky Breakas Old Billy Morris1999FilmVirtual Sexualityas Declan1995TVPorkpieas Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant1994FilmO Mary This Londonas Neville1992FilmIn Dreamsas Uncle Norman1992FilmThe Jazz Detectiveas Silver1992TVHeartbeatas Danny Flowers1990FilmMissing Personsas Chalky White1989TVDesmond'sas Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant1988TVThe Fearas Cuke1987TVRockliffe's Babiesas Wiley Hillam1987FilmPlaying Awayas Wilf1986TVCasualtyas George1986FilmHalf Moon Streetas Lindsay Walker1986FilmThe Passion of Remembranceas Benjy Baptiste1985FilmMy Beautiful Laundretteas Poet1985FilmPlayboy of the West Indiesas Mac1982FilmBritannia Hospitalas Radical1979FilmCubaas Fat Sergeant1977FilmRoadrunneras Trevor Ford1976FilmPressureas Brother John1974FilmRobinson Crusoeas Friday1974FilmThe Education of Sonny Carsonas Preacher1972FilmMan Fridayas Man Friday1972FilmIn the Beautiful Caribbeanas Bredda Ordinance1970FilmLeo the Lastas Black Preacher1969FilmTwo Gentlemen Sharingas Marcus1968TVThe Jazz Age1965TVBBC Play of the Monthas Friday