--- name: "Romesh Ranganathan" canonical: "https://film.one/person/romesh-ranganathan" fi1m_id: "romesh-ranganathan" imdb_id: "nm4229189" tmdb_id: 1304658 wikidata_id: "Q15072767" roles: ["Actor"] born: "27 March 1978" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 60 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-07T18:48:46.595847+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." --- # Romesh Ranganathan ## Identity Romesh Ranganathan - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/romesh-ranganathan - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** romesh-ranganathan - **IMDb ID:** nm4229189 - **TMDB ID:** 1304658 - **Wikidata ID:** Q15072767 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romesh_Ranganathan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15072767, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4229189/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1304658 Actor. Born 27 March 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 27 March 1978, Crawley, West Sussex, England, UK - **Active:** 2023–present - **Also known as:** Rom, Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan - **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 2 acting, 2 other - **BAFTA Television Awards:** 1 BAFTA nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 80 (2), 2020s 60 (2) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romesh_Ranganathan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15072767, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4229189/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1304658 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget*](https://film.one/film/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget.md) (64) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Romesh Ranganathan > Romesh Ranganathan brings a dry, put-upon impatience to screen comedy, with enough self-mockery to keep the grumbling bearable. We like him most in company, where that familiar voice has something to push against. In *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* (2023), Nick and Fetcher are the rats supplying the kit for a break-in. Ranganathan voices Nick opposite Daniel Mays as Fetcher, and his familiar dryness fits a supporting player with a practical job to do. We enjoyed the break-in most, because the team has clear tasks and the film gets on with letting them do them. It is a useful setting for him, though the sequel remains more pleasant than sharp. He established that delivery on panel shows before taking it into scripted comedy. In *The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan* (2018), the reluctance belongs to a traveller; in *Rob & Romesh Vs...* (2019), the partnership with Rob Beckett gives the dry delivery more to react to. The self-mockery is important, because uncomplicated contempt would soon become tiresome. Co-creating and co-writing *Avoidance* (2022), in which he plays the conflict-averse Jonathan, meant asking that familiar persona to sustain a sitcom. The break-in in *Dawn of the Nugget* shows how much the surrounding craft can do for a restrained comic performance. Editor Stephen Perkins cuts between the teams inside and outside, keeping each problem under time pressure. Harry Gregson-Williams supplies muted brass and a ticking rhythm, so the scene has momentum without everyone needing to shout. Ranganathan's dry delivery sits comfortably in that busy ensemble, although Nick is too small a part to tell us much about what he might do with a more demanding role. The limitation is that the grumbling can become predictable, or simply sound unkind when the self-mockery drops away. *Avoidance* has a promising central character, but its meandering storytelling suggests that reluctance alone will not keep a programme moving. There is pleasure in recognising Ranganathan's voice, and there is also a point at which we want the writing to make him do something less familiar. We would choose work that gives him someone funny to argue with. ## Biography Romesh Ranganathan is a British comedian, actor and presenter. Born Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan on 27 March 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex, he studied mathematics at Birkbeck, University of London and worked as a secondary school teacher before turning to stand-up comedy around 2010. He has appeared regularly on panel shows including *Mock the Week*, *Taskmaster* and *Would I Lie to You?*, and has presented series such as *The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan* and *The Ranganation*. He began hosting the revival of *The Weakest Link* in 2021. His film roles include *Cinderella* (2021) and voicing Nick in *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* (2023). Ranganathan won BAFTA Television Awards for *The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan* (Best Features, 2020) and *The Ranganation* (Best Entertainment Performance, 2021). His autobiography *Straight Outta Crawley* was published in 2018. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) ### Performed in (2) — the average rests on these - *Despicable Me 4* (2024), Fi1m 55, as Additional Voices (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-4.md) - *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* (2023), Fi1m 64, as Nick (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget.md) ### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Rob & Romesh Vs* (2019), Fi1m 77, as Self - Presenter — [page](https://film.one/tv/rob-and-romesh-vs.md) - *Taskmaster* (2015), Fi1m 82, as Self — [page](https://film.one/tv/taskmaster.md) ## Complete filmography (25) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Go Get Arty* (2025), series, Executive Producer - *Despicable Me 4* (2024), as Additional Voices (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/despicable-me-4.md) - *Bluey Book Reads* (2024), series, as Reader - *Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget* (2023), as Nick (voice) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/chicken-run-dawn-of-the-nugget.md) - *Romantic Getaway* (2023), series, as Deacon · Creator - *Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic* (2022), series, Writer - *Avoidance* (2022), series, as Jonathan · Executive Producer, Writer, Creator - *A League of Their Own Road Trip: Dingle To Dover* (2022), series, Actor - *Cinderella* (2021), as Romesh - *King Gary Christmas Special* (2020), as Stuart Williams - *Staged* (2020), series, as Romesh - *King Gary* (2020), series, as Stuart Williams - *Romesh Presents* (2019), series, as Curator - *DNA Journey* (2019), series, Actor - *Aliens Love Underpants and...Panta Claus* (2018), Actor - *The Reluctant Landlord* (2018), series, as Romesh - *The Mayoress* (2018), series, as Ravi De Silva - *Just Another Immigrant: Romesh at the Greek* (2018), Writer - *Romesh Ranganathan: Irrational Live* (2016), Writer - *Josh* (2015), series, as Theme Park Attendant - *Funny Valentines* (2015), series, as Romesh · Writer - *Age of Cannibals* (2014), as Singh - *Duck Quacks Don't Echo* (2014), series, Actor - *Yonderland* (2013), series, as Priest - *Playhouse Presents* (2012), series, as Nitin ## Gallery - ![Romesh Ranganathan in 2025](https://film.one/media/person/15048/gallery-134bd134b324.jpg) Romesh Ranganathan in 2025 — PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/RomeshRanganathan-byPhilipRomano.jpg/1280px-RomeshRanganathan-byPhilipRomano.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Romesh Ranganathan](https://film.one/media/person/15048/gallery-f4a0c003c580.jpg) Romesh Ranganathan — Ray Schram Photographer UK: http://www.RaySchram-Photo.co.uk/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Romesh_Ranganathan_in_2013.jpg/1280px-Romesh_Ranganathan_in_2013.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Romesh Ranganathan at the NFRN (National Federation of Retail Newsagents) Awards 2013](https://film.one/media/person/15048/gallery-8a7300659ca0.jpg) Romesh Ranganathan at the NFRN (National Federation of Retail Newsagents) Awards 2013 — Ray Schram Photographer UK: http://www.RaySchram-Photo.co.uk/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Romesh_Ranganathan_in_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Romesh_Ranganathan_in_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Romesh Ranganathan at the NFRN (National Federation of Retail Newsagents) Awards 2013](https://film.one/media/person/15048/gallery-30d6c7862f71.jpg) Romesh Ranganathan at the NFRN (National Federation of Retail Newsagents) Awards 2013 — Ray Schram Photographer UK: http://www.RaySchram-Photo.co.uk/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Romesh_Ranganathan_in_2013_%28cropped%29_2.jpg/1280px-Romesh_Ranganathan_in_2013_%28cropped%29_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Romesh Ranganathan](https://film.one/media/person/15048/gallery-b7d47398d7ff.jpg) Romesh Ranganathan — Image via TMDB - ![Romesh Ranganathan at the NFRN (National Federation of Retail Newsagents) Awards 2013](https://film.one/media/person/15048/gallery-d4c3ffdee58d.jpg) Romesh Ranganathan at the NFRN (National Federation of Retail Newsagents) Awards 2013 — Ray Schram Photographer UK: http://www.RaySchram-Photo.co.uk/, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Romesh_Ranganathan_in_2013_%28cropped%29_3.jpg/1280px-Romesh_Ranganathan_in_2013_%28cropped%29_3.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### BAFTA Television Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 2016: Best Entertainment Performance (nominated) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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