---
name: "John Ramm"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-ramm"
fi1m_id: "john-ramm"
imdb_id: "nm0708436"
tmdb_id: 79867
wikidata_id: "Q16239278"
roles: []
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-03T00:25:35.902862+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Ramm

## Identity

John Ramm

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-ramm
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-ramm
- **IMDb ID:** nm0708436
- **TMDB ID:** 79867
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16239278
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ramm, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16239278, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0708436/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/79867

Actor. Born in England, UK.

## Details

- **Active:** 1998–2018
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 79 (1), 2010s 65 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 66 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, History 2, Romance 2, Comedy 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $339m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ramm, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16239278, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0708436/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/79867

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*On Chesil Beach*](https://film.one/film/on-chesil-beach.md) (65)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Ramm is an English actor, comedian and writer. He is known for playing Raymond Box in the National Theatre of Brent productions and has appeared on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

His film and television credits include Makepeace's Neighbour in *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Bull in *Mary Queen of Scots* (2018), Postman Terry in *On Chesil Beach* (2018), Ken in *The Love Punch* (2014), Tony Crabb in *6 Days* (2017), a guard in *Atlanta* (2016), Malcolm in *Humans* (2015), Dr Henry Ziegler in *Foyle's War* (2002), Vince in *Midsomer Murders* (1997) and Dogberry in *Much Ado About Nothing* (2011). He received the 2016 Offie for Best Male Performance.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Mary Queen of Scots* (2018), Fi1m 56, as Bull — [page](https://film.one/film/mary-queen-of-scots.md)
- *On Chesil Beach* (2018), Fi1m 65, as Postman Terry — [page](https://film.one/film/on-chesil-beach.md)
- *Humans* (2015), Fi1m 74, as Malcolm — [page](https://film.one/tv/humans.md)
- *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), Fi1m 79, as Makepeace's Neighbour — [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Meet You in Scotland* (2023), as Mr. Miller
- *The Dinner After* (2021), as David
- *Whitstable Pearl* (2021), series, as Des
- *Mary Queen of Scots* (2018), as Bull — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/mary-queen-of-scots.md)
- *On Chesil Beach* (2018), as Postman Terry — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/on-chesil-beach.md)
- *6 Days* (2017), as Tony Crabb (uncredited)
- *Atlanta* (2016), series, as Guard — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/atlanta.md)
- *Humans* (2015), series, as Malcolm — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/humans.md)
- *The Love Punch* (2014), as Ken
- *Much Ado About Nothing* (2011), as Dogberry
- *Twenty Twelve* (2011), series, as Nigel Fox
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Dr Henry Ziegler
- *The Nine Lives of Tomas Katz* (2000), as Ivul Gurk
- *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), as Makepeace's Neighbour — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/shakespeare-in-love.md)
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Vince — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *South of the Border* (1988), series, as Brent Lowe
- *The Interrogation of John* (1987), as Reporter
- *The Bill* (1984), series, as Paul Lee
- *Bus Driver*, as Steve

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