Ralf Little

Olivier Award nominated British actor Ralf Little is best known for his roles as Antony Royle in BBC’s BAFTA winning comedy The Royle Family with Caroline Aherne, Jonny in BBC’s much loved Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps alongside Sheridan Smith and Will Mellor. In 2024, Ralf finished his run as lead detective of the BBC’s much loved Death in Paradise which reached its highest audience during his tenure. Ralf is set to reunite with his Two Pints castmate, Will Mellor, for the part two of the second season of factual series Will & Ralf Should Know Better on U and U&Dave in 2026. The hit show will see them continue to find out “how they can do life better as two middle-aged men in their 40s”.

His other TV credits include The Café (Sky One) with Phoebe Waller-Bridge (which Ralf also wrote), Robin Hood (BBC), Our Zoo (BBC), The Interceptor (BBC), Doctor Who (BBC) and The A Word (BBC).

His film credits include 24 Hour Party People (MGM) with Steve Coogan, The Waiting Room (Entertainment One) alongside Anne-Marie Duff, Powder with Alfie Allen, and voicing the lead character in Underdogs (The Weinstein Company) with Ariana Grande and Nicholas Hoult.

Ralf’s theatre credits include White Rabbit Red Rabbit (Lambert Jackson Ltd), God Of Carnage (Theatre Royal Bath), Ugly Lies The Bone (National Theatre), Dead Funny (Vaudeville Theatre), A Day in The Death of Joe Egg (Liverpool Playhouse), On The Ceiling (The Ripley Duggan), Billy Liar (ATG), Notes On Falling Leaves (Royal Court) andPresence (Royal Court) for which he received an Olivier Award nomination.