Ralph Brown Movies and Career Information

Ralph William John Brown (born 18 June 1957) is an English actor and writer, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in Withnail and I, the security guard Aaron (aka "85") in Alien 3, DJ Bob Silver in The Boat That Rocked, and the pilot Ric Olié in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. He wrote the award-winning play Sanctuary, and the British film "New Year's Day" Brown was born in Cambridgeshire, England, the son of Heather R and John F W Brown. His many and various film roles include Jaye Davidson's boyfriend Dave in the Academy Award-winning film The Crying Game, a drug dealer in Withnail & I, Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs in Buster, roadie Del Preston in Wayne's World 2, teacher and rugby league player Phil in Up 'n' Under, prison guard captain Mr Burton in Mean Machine, Sergeant Major Harris in the Paul Schrader film Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, and CIA renegade Mr Collins alongside Wesley Snipes in The Contractor. In 1995 Brown appeared in Steven Spielberg's slavery epic Amistad. In 2007 he filmed Caught In The Act, an independent British film, and appeared in the series Cape Wrath for Channel 4/Showtime as the moustachioed policeman Wintersgill. Among a myriad of