Actor / Actress
Actor / Actress
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
Ram John Holder is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 27 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes Your Christmas or Mine? (2022), Song for Marion (2012), Desmond's (1989), Death in Paradise (2011), Casualty (1986), Heartbeat (1992), BBC Play of the Month (1965), ITV Playhouse (1967). The recorded credits span 1965 to 2023, including 11 movies and 16 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
MovieYour Christmas or Mine?
MovieSong for Marion
TV ShowDesmond's
TV ShowDeath in Paradise
TV ShowCasualty
TV ShowHeartbeat
TV ShowBBC Play of the Month
TV ShowITV Playhouse
TV ShowThe Story of Tracy Beaker
TV ShowHex
TV ShowBeautiful People
TV ShowRockliffe's Babies
TV ShowStupid!
TV ShowWhite Van Man
TV ShowThe Jazz Age
MovieJoy Division
MovieCuba
TV ShowPorkpie
TV ShowThe Fear
MovieMy Beautiful Laundrette
MovieYour Christmas or Mine 2
TV ShowPlays of Today
MovieBritannia Hospital
MovieCity of Tiny Lights
MovieHalf Moon Street
MovieThe Calcium Kid
MovieLucky Break