Cast & creator
Jon Ronson
Best known for The Daily Show, Conan, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Jon Ronson is a Welsh journalist, author and filmmaker whose works include Them: Adventures with Extremists (2001), The Men Who Stare at Goats (2004), and The Psychopath Test (2011). He has been described as a gonzo journalist, becoming a faux-naïf character in his stories. He produces informal but skeptical investigations of controversial fringe politics and science.
38
film credits
31
television credits
30
1990–2026 · acting roles
7.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (69)
Showing 69 of 69 credits
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Conan
Self
2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Panellist
Have I Got News for You
Self
1990
Skavlan
Self - Guest
2009
Playhouse Presents
Director
2012Playhouse Presents
Writer
2012
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
Self
2014
The Russell Howard Hour
Self
2017
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Novel
2009
Okja
Screenplay
2017Okja
Associate Producer
2017
The Secret Rulers of the World
Narrator (voice)
2001The Secret Rulers of the World
Director
2001The Secret Rulers of the World
Writer
2001The Secret Rulers of the World
Book
2001The Secret Rulers of the World
Creator
2001
Frank
Short Story
2014Frank
Writer
2014
On the Trail of Easy Rider: 40 Years On... Still Searching for America
Self
2011
Esc & Ctrl
Presenter
2011Esc & Ctrl
Director
2011Esc & Ctrl
Writer
2011Esc & Ctrl
Creator
2011
Dark Secrets: Inside Bohemian Grove
Self
2000
Can We Take a Joke?
Self
2016
Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero
2026
Critical Condition
Self
1998Critical Condition
Writer
1998Critical Condition
Producer
1998Critical Condition
Presenter
1998
Tottenham Ayatollah
Presenter
1997Tottenham Ayatollah
Writer
1997Tottenham Ayatollah
Producer
1997
The Crazy Rulers of the World
Self
2004The Crazy Rulers of the World
Writer
2004The Crazy Rulers of the World
Director
2004The Crazy Rulers of the World
Presenter
2004The Crazy Rulers of the World
Creator
2004For The Love of...
Creator
1997
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Himself
2019
Revelations: How To Find God
2009
You Are Here
Writer
1998
Alex's War
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Double Life of Jonathan King
Presenter
2002The Double Life of Jonathan King
Director
2002The Double Life of Jonathan King
Writer
2002
Noel Edmonds: The Rise & Fall of Mr Saturday Night
Self
2022
I Am, Unfortunately, Randy Newman
2003I Am, Unfortunately, Randy Newman
Director
2003
Kidneys for Jesus
Himself
2003Kidneys for Jesus
Director
2003Kidneys for Jesus
Writer
2003Kidneys for Jesus
Producer
2003The Dog Thrower
Director
2014The Dog Thrower
Writer
2014
Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
Self
2008Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
Director
2008Stanley Kubrick's Boxes
Writer
2008
Death in Santaland
Presenter
2007Death in Santaland
Producer
2007The Notorious Reverend Death
Director
2016
Critical Condition: Comedy
self
1998
Critical Condition: Film
Self
1998
Reverend Death
Himself - Presenter
2008Reverend Death
Writer
2008Reverend Death
Director
2008
The New Klan
Self
1999