Ron Butler

Acting

Ron Butler

Bahamas

Ronald "Ron/Ronnie" Butler, Jr. is a Bahamian-born American/European-American television actor, director and comedian who is best known for portraying Oscar, the clever receptionist, on the television series True Jackson, VP, from 2008 to 2011. He often portrays former President Barack Obama in comedy sketches. He has performed with the Atlantic Theater Company for over 20 years. Butler is originally from the Bahamas. He is named after his father Ronnie Butler, Sr., a calypso singer, songwriter, and recording artist. As a child, Butler sometimes performed with his father. Butler grew up partly in the United States (Washington, D.C., Virginia, and the suburbs of Syracuse, New York) and partly in the Bahamas. He attended high school in the Bahamas and graduated magna cum laude from Trinity International University near Chicago, Illinois, receiving a B.A. in History and Economics in 1985. Butler worked as an economic consultant for a law firm based in Washington, D.C., before beginning his acting career. While in Washington, Butler studied acting privately with Vera Katz of Howard University and performed in regional theatre around Washington. Later, he studied with David Mamet, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Scott Zigler and Robert Bella of the Atlantic Theater Company. (Wikipedia)

Acting credits

Spartan poster
6.2

U.S. government agent Scott is assigned to rescue the daughter of a high-ranking government official. As willing as he is to bend the rules to get things done, though, Scott is shocked to find that others are willing to go even further to protect a political career.

Spartan

2004

Homicide poster
6.3

While investigating the ruthless murder of an elderly woman, a Jewish police detective unravels a bizarre conspiracy involving a Zionist organization.

Homicide

1991

The Hungover Games poster
4.1

Each year, drunk people are selected to participate in torturous games the morning after a big night out. There's no sunglasses, no water, and no headache medicine. "The Hungover Games," a film that manages to merge the premises of both "The Hunger Games" and "The Hangover" and throw in references to "Ted," "Django Unchained," "The Lord of the Rings," "Carrie," "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and whatever else crossed the writers' fevered brains during the probably very drunken "development process."

The Hungover Games

2014

Rain poster
7.0

Rain is a spirited 14-year old who, after the death of her grandmother, seeks out her estranged mother in the big city of Nassau. Her dreams of a loving reconciliation are quickly shattered when she meets Glory, a scarred, proud, guarded woman bearing no resemblance to the mother she had hoped for.

Rain

2008

Smother poster
4.9

After he's fired from his job, an everyday guy faces pressure from his wife to have a baby and from his mom, who has decided to move in with the young couple.

Smother

2008

Everyday People poster
6.2

The closing of a local restaurant concerns a number of employees who've dedicated their lives to the eatery

Everyday People

2004

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NR

Tiny. T. Rex is concerned his tiny tyrannosaurus arms won’t be enough to comfort a good friend who is feeling down. After some deep thinking paired with rigorous physical training, he realizes big hugs come from big hearts.

Tiny T. Rex And The Impossible Hug

2021

Jeffrey's Hollywood Screen Trick poster
3.5

Inspired by bright and sunny gay romantic comedies, Jeffrey’s Hollywood Screen Trick brings fifty anatomically-exceptional “Billy dolls” to life through stop-motion animation on 35mm film.

Jeffrey's Hollywood Screen Trick

2001

Behind the camera