Jon Ronson made his screen debut in the BBC television documentary series ‘The Ronson Mission’ as a presenter. The show aired a total of 5 episodes. He continued to appear in shows and series like Close to Absolute Zero’ (1996), ‘Right to Reply’ (1997), ‘Witness’ (1997-1998), and ‘The Jack Docherty Show’ (1998). In 1998, Ronson made his directorial debut in the Episode: “Dr. Paisley, I Presume” of the television series ‘Witness.’ He next directed the 1999 television documentary film ‘The New Klan.’ He was also the writer of the film. In 2001, he became a part of the five-part documentary series ‘The Secret Rulers of the World’ as a director. The series holds a 7.6 out of 10 rating on IMDb. The following year, he wrote and directed the television documentary film ‘The Double Life of Jonathan King.’ In 2003, he went on to direct another television documentary film ‘Kidneys for Jesus.’ The film was based on devout Christian groups who were willing to donate their kidneys to strangers. Ronson next appeared in television films and shows, such as ‘The Wright Stuff’ (2004), ‘The Crazy Rulers of the World’ (2004), ‘The Panel’ (2005), ‘Horizon’ (2006), ‘Seoige and O'Shea’ (2007), ‘BBC News at Six’ (2007), ‘The Book Quiz’ (2007), ‘Reverend Death’ (2008), ‘Stanley Kubrick's Boxes’ (2008), and ‘Xposé’ (2009).
In 2009, he became a part of the American television series ‘Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura.’ Ronson starred in 2 episodes and parted ways from the show in 2010. He was next seen in television shows like ‘Conan’ (2011), ‘First Tuesday Book Club’ (2011), ‘TEDTalks’ (2012), ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ (2012-2013), ‘Brand X with Russell Brand’ (2013), ‘The Book Show’ (2013), ‘Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled’ (2014), ‘Books Du Jour’ (2015), ‘In Depth’ (2015), ‘Have I Got News for You’ (2015), and ‘Meet the Mavericks’ (2016). In 2017, he starred in the American buddy cop series ‘Comrade Detective’ created by Brian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka. He appeared in 2 episodes of the show. He continued to appear in television and podcast series like ‘This Giant Beast That is the Global Economy’ (2019), ‘Holly Randall Unfiltered’ (2019), ‘Peston’ (2019), ‘The Russell Howard Hour’ (2019), ‘Newsnight’ (2020), ‘Grounded with Louis Theroux’ (2020), ‘Frontline’ (2020), ‘Fortunately... with Fi and Jane’ (2021), and ‘Things Fell Apart’ (2022). Ronson last appeared in the podcast series ‘Three Little Words’ in 2022.
