Ramon Tikaram

Ramon Tikaram (born 16 May 1967) is a British stage and screen actor of Fijian and Southeast Asian descent.[1][2]

Ramon Tikaram
Born (1967-05-16) 16 May 1967
Singapore
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
RelativesTanita Tikaram (sister)

Early life and education

Tikaram is the son of an Indian-Fijian British Army officer, Pramod Tikaram, and a Sarawakian mother, Fatimah Rohani. His younger sister is singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram. The family moved frequently during Tikaram's youth, due to his father's military service with the British army. He attended military school in Dover before studying English at Kent University, where he discovered acting.[3][4]

Career

Music & musical theater

In 1992, Tikaram had a recording contract and released two singles followed by the album Chill and Kiss, the latter with musicians including brothers Bill and Ian Nelson on guitar and sax respectively.

Tikaram starred as Judas in the West End production of Jesus Christ Superstar from 1997 to 1998.[5]

Tikaram performed the role of the King of Siam in a UK tour of the musical The King and I, ending in May 2012.[6]

Television & film

In 1996–97, he played the recurring character of Ferdinand "Ferdy" Garcia in the BBC TV series This Life. A 10th anniversary return of the show in 2006 was centred around Ferdy's funeral, and Tikaram therefore did not appear.[7]

In 1997, Tikaram was offered a role in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, but refused because it required that he cut his hair.[8]

In October 2009, it was announced that Tikaram would appear in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. He played the part of Qadim Shah, father of the already established character Amira Shah.[9] He appeared on-screen in the role from 17 December 2009 to 29 April 2010 in two separate stints, then returned on 6 September 2011 and 6 January 2012 for short appearances.

He appeared as Prendahl in Game of Thrones in 2013.[10]

Tikaram also appeared as Inspector Victor Aziz in Pennyworth since it premiered in 2019.[11]

Voice acting & narration

Tikaram provided voice acting for the character of Gabe Weller in the 2009 video game Dead Space: Extraction.

In November 2012, he also provided the voice of World Eaters Captain Macer Varren for the Black Library audio drama, Garro: Sword of Truth, part of the long-running Horus Heresy series.

He lent his voice for Dorian in Dragon Age: Inquisition, Gein in the cancelled Legacy of Kain: Dead Sun,[12] and Ravindra 'Rav' Chaudhry in Need for Speed Payback.[13]

He voiced the roles of Ozzy, Danby, and Second Officer Keen, characters in the 2018 video game Subnautica.

He voiced Aatrox in League of Legends.

Tikaram has also narrated a number of audiobooks.[14][15]

Discography

Singles
  • Johnny's Coming Home (1992) German release DSB (Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH Berlin)
  • Hey! (1992) German release DSB (Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH Berlin)

Album
  • Chill and Kiss Bill Nelson guitar, Ian Nelson sax on some tracks (1992) German release DSB (Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH Berlin)

Selected film credits

Selected television credits

Selected video game credits

References
  1. Cook, Emma. "Interview: Ramon Tikaram -- The Mane Man". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. Paddock, Terri. "20 Questions with Ramon Tikaram". Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. Cook, Emma. "Interview: Ramon Tikaram -- The Mane Man". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. "Tanita and I Haven't Spoken for 3 Years: Family Feud of This Life Hunk Ramon Tikaram". the free library. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. IMDB, Ramon Tikaram: Other Works https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0863130/otherworks
  6. The King and I Archived 28 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  7. BBC News. "This Life's Ferdy not coming back". BBC.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  8. Newbold, Mark. "Solo: A Star Wars Story: Ramon Tikaram and missing out twice on Star Wars". Fantha Tracks. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  9. Green, Kris (16 October 2009). "'This Life' actor Tikaram joins 'Enders". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  10. Garcia, Elio (19 August 2012). "Two More for S3: Ramon Tikaram, Dan Hildebrand Join Cast". westeros.org. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  11. Petski, Denise. "'Pennyworth' Adds Five New Series Regulars As Production Begins On Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  12. Yin-Poole, Wesley (27 May 2016). "The Legacy of Kain game that was cancelled three years in". Eurogamer. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  13. "Ramon Tikaram". IMDb. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  14. "Goodreads". Goodreads. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  15. "Audible". Audible. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  16. "Ramon Tikaram". IMDb. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  17. "Meet the cast of BBC1's The Victim". Radio Times.
  18. Petski, Denise. "'Pennyworth' Adds Five New Series Regulars As Production Begins On Season 2". Deadline. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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