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

Acting Born January 1, 1934 Georgetown, British Guiana

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

Death in Paradise

Nelson Myers

Casualty

George

Casualty

Vivian House

Heartbeat

Danny Flowers

BBC Play of the Month

Friday

ITV Playhouse

Trevor Ford

The Story of Tracy Beaker

'Flying' Freddie Mercer

Hex

Voodoo Priest

Desmond's

Augustus 'Porkpie' Grant

Rockliffe's Babies

Wiley Hillam

Beautiful People

Big Barry

The Jazz Age