Romesh Ranganathan

Actor and writer, also producer · Born March 27, 1978 (48) · Crawley, West Sussex, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner

Jonathan Romesh Ranganathan (born March 27, 1978) is a British actor, comedian, and presenter. His style of comedy is deadpan and often self-deprecating.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: March 27, 1978 (48)
From: Crawley, West Sussex, England, UK
Works as: Actor and writer, also producer
Titles: 9 on MovieCove · 31 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 3% in 30 days

What are Romesh Ranganathan's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

34%

Bonds

22%

Power

12%

Society

12%

Ideas

12%

Morality

7%

Family bonds3 Identity2 Self-worth2 Class2 Community2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Trickster

3 of 4

Hero

1 of 4

Tricksteras Romesh in Daisy & Ollie (2017)
Tricksteras Stuart Williams in King Gary (2018)
Heroas Jonathan in Avoidance (2022)
Tricksteras Nick in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

5

Warm

4

Absurd

4

Hopeful

2

Tense

2

Other

2

How their films linger

Fun6 Feel-good5

How their films end

Happy4
Bittersweet1
Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Romesh Ranganathan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Marquee TV1 title, show their title on Marquee TV
Shout! TV1 title, show their title on Shout! TV

Subscription and free streaming for Romesh Ranganathan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

31 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 63 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Go Get Arty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer
Despicable Me 4(2024)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
A League of Their Own: Mexican Road Trip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
Bluey Book Reads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Reader
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget(2023)
as Nick (voice)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Romantic Getaway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 6 episodes · Creator · as Deacon
Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 2 episodes · Writer · as Self
Avoidance(2022)
Show 12 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Jonathan
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
A League of Their Own Road Trip: Dingle To Dover (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Cinderella(2021)
as Romesh
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
A League of Their Own Road Trip: Loch Ness to London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 6 episodes · Actor
King Gary Christmas Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
as Stuart Williams
Staged(2020)
Show 1 episode · as Romesh
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
King Gary(2018)
Show 12 episodes · as Stuart Williams
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Romesh Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 10 episodes · as Curator
DNA Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Show 1 episode · Actor
King Gary Pilot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
as Stuart Williams
Aliens Love Underpants and...Panta Claus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Actor
The Reluctant Landlord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 12 episodes · as Romesh
The Mayoress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 1 episode · as Ravi De Silva
Romesh Ranganathan: Just Another Immigrant - Romesh at the Greek(2018)
Producer · Writer · as Self
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Just Another Immigrant(2018)
Show 10 episodes · Producer · as Self
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Daisy & Ollie(2017)
Show as Romesh
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Romesh Ranganathan: Irrational Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Writer · as Self
Taskmaster Bonus Material (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 5 episodes · Actor
Josh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · as Theme Park Attendant
Funny Valentines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · Writer · as Romesh
Age of Cannibals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Singh
Duck Quacks Don't Echo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Yonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 1 episode · as Priest
Playhouse Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · as Nitin

Career shape

Star power in the 80^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles from 2012 to 2025; peak year 2024.

Highest rated

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

Midcredits 57^th

Film career

20122025

Peak 2024 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2014Screen debut· Age of Cannibals

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting25 of 29 · 49^thWriting5 of 29Producing2 of 29Other crew2 of 29

29 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s15 · 13 acting · 3 crew2020s14 · 12 acting · 4 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

a BAFTA Award from 5 major nominations, 2021–2026.

WinNomination

2026
- BAFTA Award, nominated ×2 · Entertainment Performance
2025
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Entertainment Performance
2024
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Entertainment Performance
2021
- BAFTA Award, won · Entertainment Performance

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

Who does Romesh Ranganathan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Romesh Ranganathan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Benjamin Green shares the most, 3.