Jeremy Ratchford | |
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 Ratchford at the 8th Annual Hack n' Smack Celebrity Golf Tournament in 2011 | |
| Born | August 6, 1965 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse | Tori Ratchford |
| Children | 2 |
Jeremy Ratchford (born August 6, 1965) is a Canadian actor. He starred as Nick Vera on the TV series Cold Case .
Ratchford was born in Kitchener, Ontario, on August 6, 1965. He studied acting at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School, from which he graduated. [1]
While in Canada, Ratchford played Marvel Comic book character Banshee in the live action TV super hero film Generation X . Ratchford also starred in a series of Canadian Crispy Crunch candy bar commercials.[ citation needed ]
When he relocated to Hollywood, California, he played a sexual predator on an episode of NYPD Blue and two episodes of The Practice , as well as the vampire Lyle Gorch in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes "Bad Eggs" and "Homecoming" before being cast on Cold Case . On Cold Case, he played detective Nick Vera. [2] [3] [4]
Ratchford is married to his wife Tori; they have two sons, Dexton and Revel.
He then sold his estate in Valley Village, Los Angeles, for $1.38 million. [4] The estate Ratchford sold is a house that was built in the 1940s with 2,900 square feet of living space. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Hot Water | Junior | film debut |
| 1986 | The Vindicator | Lead Biker | |
| 1987 | Hearts of Fire | Jimbo | |
| 1988 | Short Circuit 2 | Bill | |
| 1989 | Prom Night III: The Last Kiss | Leonard Welsh | Direct-to-Video |
| 1991 | The Events Leading Up to My Death | The Fireman | |
| 1992 | Unforgiven | Deputy Andy Russell | |
| 1993 | Change of Heart | Felix | |
| 1994 | Small Gifts | ||
| 1996 | The Stupids | Soldier | |
| Fly Away Home | Glen Seifert | ||
| 2000 | The Crew | Young Mike "The Brick" Donatelli | |
| 2001 | Angel Eyes | Ray Micigliano | |
| Century Hotel | The Nightfly | ||
| 2002 | The Barber | Sheriff Corgan | |
| 2008 | Leatherheads | Eddie | |
| Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) | Additional voices (voice role) | English version | |
| 2009 | Shipping and Receiving | Glen Allen | Short film |
| 2011 | Robbed | Detective Flynn | Short film |
| The New Republic | Agent Livingston | ||
| 2013 | Lost on Purpose | Phill Noff | |
| 2014 | Jersey Boys | Police Officer | |
| 2015 | Death Valley | Lucas Kern | |
| 2017 | Small Town Crime | Orthopedic | |
| Radio 88 | "Danger" Dickie Defozzio | Short film | |
| 2018 | Dead Women Walking | Bill | |
| First Timers | T.J. | ||
| Give Till It Hurts | Elvis | ||
| 2020 | The Way Back | Matty |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Check It Out | Brandon | television debut Episode: "Skip to the Loo" |
| 1986 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Todd | Episode: "Young Again" |
| 1986 | As Is | Pickup #1 | Television Movie |
| 1986 | Hangin' In | Hit Man | Episode: "Hit Man Kate" |
| 1986 | Easy Prey | Billy | Television Movie |
| 1986 | The Truth About Alex | 'Dutch' | Television Movie |
| 1986–1987 | The Lawrenceville Stories | Charley DeSoto | Television Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 1986–1990 | The Campbells | 'Ox' | 8 episodes; recurring role |
| 1987 | American Playhouse | Charley DeSoto | Episode: "The Prodigious Hickey" |
| 1987 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Luke | Episode: "The Day They Came to Arrest the Book" |
| 1987 | Night Heat | Doyle | 2 episodes |
| 1988 | T and T | Bob Douglas | Episode: "The Drop" |
| 1988 | Diamonds | Unknown | Episode: "Man with a Gun" |
| 1988 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Tom | Episode: "Fogbound" |
| 1988 | War of the Worlds | Student | Episode: "Goliath Is My Name" |
| 1988 | 9B | Frankie Mitchell | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Street Legal | Mark Leeson | Episode: "Brotherhoods" |
| 1991 | Counterstrike | Jeremy | Episode: "Hidden Assets" |
| 1991 | Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop | Unknown | Episode: "Light at the End of the Tunnel" also known as "Katts and Dog" |
| 1991 | Top Cops | Tom Kennedy | Episode: "Tom Kennedy/Eddie Perez and Raul Alviso/Danny Miller" |
| 1992 | A Savage Christmas: The Fall of Hong Kong | Fred Reich | Television Documentary |
| 1992 | Top Cops | Jim Gorry | Episode: "Freddie Williams/Jim Gorry/Bruno Pezzulich" |
| 1992 | Beyond Reality | Unknown | Episode: "Master of Darkness" |
| 1992 | Secret Service | DeMarco | Episode: "Curiosity Killed the Cat/Murder, He Broke" |
| 1992–1996 | X-Men | Additional voices | 15 episodes; |
| 1993 | Secret Service | Lombardi | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" |
| 1993 | Matrix | Eddie Mayberry | Episode: "Death and Taxes" |
| 1993 | Street Legal | Jeffrey Sinclair | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | The Kids in the Hall | Rookie | Episode: "#4.10" |
| 1994 | Getting Gotti | Harvey Sanders | Television Movie |
| 1994 | RoboCop | J.J. Biddle | Episode: "When Justice Fails" |
| 1994 | Small Gifts | Evan | Television Movie Nominated - Gemini Award for Best Lead Actor in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries (1996) |
| 1994–1995 | The Busy World of Richard Scarry | Unknown (voice role) | 4 episodes; recurring role |
| 1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Series | Travis | Episode: "Blood Money" |
| 1995 | The Shamrock Conspiracy | Johnny McQueen | Television Movie |
| 1995 | TekWar | Logan | Episode: "Cyberhunt" |
| 1995 | Convict Cowboy | Bob | Television Movie |
| 1995 | Where's the Money, Noreen? | Satterfield | Television Movie |
| 1996 | Generation X | Sean Cassidy | Television Movie |
| 1996 | Moonshine Highway | Dwayne Dayton | Television Movie |
| 1996 | Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm | Smoke (voice role) | Episode: "Old Friends Never Die" |
| 1997 | Home Invasion | Raymond | Television Movie |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Artie Parkman | Episode: "The Girl Next Door" |
| 1997 | Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Shadowy Figure (voice role) | Episode: "Spy vs. Monster/Misery Date" |
| 1997 | Peacekeepers | Sergeant Conrad Bitner | Television Movie |
| 1997 | The Practice | Gibbons | Episode: "Hide and Seek" |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | Sergeant Adam Sears | Episode: "Relativity Theory" |
| 1998 | Brooklyn South | Robert Standley | Episode: "Doggonit" |
| 1998 | Pensacola: Wings of Gold | Seaton Palmer | Episode: "Not in My Backyard" |
| 1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Lyle Gorch | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | JAG | Lewis Beecham | Episode: "Rivers' Run" |
| 1999 | Turks | Tony | Episode: "Lend My Your Ears" |
| 1999 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Maxwell | Episode: "Brothers in Arms" |
| 1999 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Jimmy Boyle | Episode: "Brother's Keeper" |
| 2000 | The Magnificent Seven | Jack 'Handsome Jack' Averal | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 2000 | The Wild Thornberrys | Alligator (voice role) | Episode: "Time Flies" |
| 2000 | Blacktop | Mechanic | Television Movie |
| 2001 | The Sports Pages | Unknown | Television Movie; segment "The Heidi Bowl" |
| 2001–2003 | Blue Murder | Detective Jack Pogue | series regular; 39 episodes Nominated - Gemini Award for Best Lead Actor in a Continuing Dramatic Role (2001, 2003) |
| 2002 | The Practice | Gavin Brown | Episode: "The Test" |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tommy Sconzo | Episode: "Primim Non Nocere" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Darryl Marquette | Episode: "Low Blow" |
| 2003–2010 | Cold Case | Nick Vera | series regular; 156 episodes |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon | Charlie Goodnight | Television Miniseries; Episode: "#1.3" |
| 2010 | One Angry Juror | Don Burston | Television Movie |
| 2011 | Shameless | Detective Bernero | Episode: "Father Frank, Full of Grace" |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Chet | Episode: "Alaheo Pau'ole" |
| 2012 | Perception | Detective Hammond | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2012 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Detective | Episode: "The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre" |
| 2015 | The Mentalist | George Hoilday | Episode: "Little Yellow House" |
| 2015 | Bones | ATM | Episode: "The Eye in the Sky" |
| 2015 | Longmire | Rett Jacky | Episode: "War Eagle" |
| 2015 | NCIS | Detective Ramsey Malone | Episode: "Day in Court" |
| 2016 | Workaholics | Frank | Episode: "Always Bet on Blake" |
| 2016 | Chicago P.D. | Jim | Episode: "300,000 Likes" |
| 2017 | NCIS: New Orleans | Richard Marino | Episode: "NOLA Confidential" |
| 2017 | Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | Boris | Episode: "The Ripper of Riga" |
| 2018 | Taken | Detective Lyons | Episode: "Absalom" |
| 2019 | Hudson and Rex | Rupert Mankiewicz | Episode: "The Hunt" |
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