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

The Story of Tracy Beaker

'Flying' Freddie Mercer

Heartbeat

Danny Flowers

Death in Paradise

Nelson Myers

Casualty

George

Casualty

Vivian House

BBC Play of the Month

Friday

Hex

Beautiful People

Big Barry

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2023	Your Christmas or Mine 2	Grandad
2022	Your Christmas or Mine?	Grandad
2016	City of Tiny Lights	Trinidad Pete
2012	Song for Marion	Charlie
2006	Joy Division	Neville
2004	The Calcium Kid	Jamaican Barber
2001	Lucky Break	Old Billy Morris
1999	Virtual Sexuality	Declan
1994	O Mary This London	Neville
1992	The Jazz Detective	Silver
1992	In Dreams	Uncle Norman
1990	Missing Persons	Chalky White
1987	Playing Away	Wilf
1986	Half Moon Street	Lindsay Walker
1986	The Passion of Remembrance	Benjy Baptiste
1985	My Beautiful Laundrette	Poet
1985	Playboy of the West Indies	Mac
1982	Britannia Hospital	Radical
1979	Cuba	Fat Sergeant
1977	Roadrunner	Trevor Ford
1976	Pressure	Brother John
1974	The Education of Sonny Carson	Preacher
1972	In the Beautiful Caribbean	Bredda Ordinance
1972	Man Friday	Man Friday
1970	Leo the Last	Black Preacher
1969	Two Gentlemen Sharing	Marcus

Year	TV Show	Role
2011	White Van Man	Uncle Phil
2011	Death in Paradise	Nelson Myers
2008	Beautiful People	Big Barry
2004	Hex
2004	Stupid!	Various Characters
2002	The Story of Tracy Beaker	'Flying' Freddie Mercer
1995	Porkpie	Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
1992	Heartbeat	Danny Flowers
1989	Desmond's	Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant
1986	Casualty	George
1986	Casualty	Vivian House
1965	BBC Play of the Month	Friday