Ramon P. Tikaram (born 16 May 1967) is a British actor. On television, he is known for his roles in the

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series '' This Life'' (1996–1997), the

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soap opera ''

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'' (2009–2012), the

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sitcom '' Man Down'' (2013–2015), the

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series '' Fortitude'' (2015–2017), the

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series '' Pennyworth'' (2019–2022), and the

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comedy-drama '' Brassic'' (2019–2023). His films include ''

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'' (2006) and '' Endgame'' (2009).

Early life and education

Tikaram is the son of Pramod Tikaram, an

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officer of the British Army, and Fatimah Rohani, a

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ian Malay mother. 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. When not living abroad, Tikaram grew up in

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. He went to the

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before studying English at the

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, where he discovered acting.

Career

Music and musical theatre

In 1992, Tikaram had a recording contract and released two singles followed by the album , the latter with musicians including brothers and on guitar and sax respectively. Tikaram starred as Judas in the West End production of ''

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'' from 1997 to 1998. Tikaram performed the role of the King of Siam in a UK tour of the musical ''

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'', ending in May 2012.

Television and film

In 1996–97, he played the recurring character of Ferdy Garcia in the BBC TV series '' This Life''. A 10th-anniversary return of the show in 2006 was based on Ferdy's funeral, and Tikaram therefore did not appear. In 1997, Tikaram was offered a role in the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy, but refused because it required that he cut his hair. In October 2009, it was announced that Tikaram would appear in the

soap opera ''

''. He played the part of Qadim Shah, father of the established character Amira Shah. He appeared on-screen in the role from 17 December 2009 to 29 April 2010 in two stints, then returned on 6 September 2011 and 6 January 2012 for short appearances. He appeared as Prendahl in ''

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'' in 2013. In 2013-2015, Tikaram played the part of Dom in

sitcom '' Man Down''. Tikaram also appeared as Inspector Victor Aziz in '' Pennyworth'' since it premiered in 2019. Tikaram also appeared as The Baker in Simon Davison's 2023 adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 'The Hunting of the Snark'.

Voice acting and 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

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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'', and Ravindra 'Rav' Chaudhry in '' Need for Speed Payback''. He voiced the roles of Ozzy, Danby, and Second Officer Keen, characters in the 2018 video game ''

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''. In 2018, he took on the role of voicing Aatrox in the video game ''

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'' as well as its auto battler counter part ''

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''. Tikaram continued this role when Aatrox was released in the card game '' Legends of Runeterra''. Tikaram also voiced the role of Godrick The Grafted in the 2022 video game ''

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''. Tikaram has also narrated a number of audiobooks. Tikaram voices the character Ramattra from the 2022 video game ''

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''. He had also narrated a number of ''Sleep Stories'' for the Calm app.

Discography

Singles

* (1992) German release DSB (Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH Berlin) * (1992) German release DSB (Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH Berlin)

Album

* guitar, sax on (1992) German release DSB (Deutsche Schallplatten GmbH Berlin)

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

*
BBC News Online: "This Life's Ferdy not coming back"
from October 2006
"Making Mischief"
Future Movies from November 2011 {{DEFAULTSORT:Tikaram, Ramon Living people 1967 births 21st-century English male actors 20th-century English male actors Male actors from Basingstoke Alumni of the University of Kent British people of Indian descent English male film actors English people of Indo-Fijian descent English people of Malaysian descent English male television actors English male video game actors English male voice actors National Youth Theatre members People educated at the Duke of York's Royal Military School Singaporean emigrants to the United Kingdom