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John Ralston | |
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| Born | October 9, 1964 Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Karen Waddell (?–present) [1] |
John Ralston (born October 9, 1964) [2] is a Canadian actor.
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John Ralston | |
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| Born | October 9, 1964 Miramichi, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Karen Waddell (?–present) [1] |
John Ralston (born October 9, 1964) [2] is a Canadian actor.
Ralston's most notable roles are George Venturi on Life with Derek , and his role as Mr. Avenir on Strange Days at Blake Holsey High . He was also the lead on the 2010–12 HBO Canada series Living in Your Car . [3]
Earlier in his career, Ralston was seen on the Toronto stage in a production of George F. Walker's Risk Everything in 1998. [4]
In 2006 and 2007, he was featured in Toyota Tundra truck commercials airing in Canada, and starred as Ming the Merciless in the 2007 Sci-Fi Channel original series Flash Gordon . [5] [6] In 2008 he was in the Lifetime movie A Near Death Experience.
In July 2013, Ralston appeared on Degrassi in its 13th season as Miles Hollingsworth II, a role he continued through its 14th and final season. Ralston reprised this role in the follow-up series, Degrassi: Next Class . In 2015, he co-starred as Jean-Claude Van Damme's estranged brother in the film, Pound of Flesh . [7] [8]
Ralston was born in Miramichi, New Brunswick. [3] He grew up in Fredericton and St. Andrews, New Brunswick. He received a Bachelor of Education degree (Literature and Anthropology) from The University of New Brunswick. He became interested in acting while studying for a diploma in jazz studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.[ citation needed ]
Ralston lives in Toronto, Canada. He has a son named Stuart, who is best known as the original voice of Rocky from the TV series PAW Patrol and as the second voice of O the Owl on Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2000 | Turn It Up | Mr. White | |
| 2001 | Khaled | Mr. Borquin | |
| 2004 | Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy | Paul Keaton | |
| 2007 | Kaw | Oskar | |
| 2008 | South of the Moon | Matt Hawkins | |
| 2010 | One Night | Jack | Short |
| 2011 | Counselling | Clark | Short |
| 2013 | The Last Round | Sammy | Short |
| 2013 | The Informant | John Wexford | |
| 2014 | The Calling | Andrew Pederson | |
| 2014 | Billy the Kid | Edward McCarthy | Short |
| 2015 | Pound of Flesh | George Lyle | [7] [8] |
| 2016 | An American Dream: The Education of William Bowman | Coach Reynolds | |
| 2016 | Dog Days of Summer | Jack Darling | Short |
| 2016 | Sadie's Last Days on Earth | Burt | |
| 2017 | Buckout Road | John Buckhout | |
| 2017 | Mary Goes Round | Walt | |
| 2018 | Stockholm | Detective Jackobsson | |
| 2018 | On the Basis of Sex | Tom Miller | |
| 2019 | Ready or Not | Stevens | |
| 2020 | Our House | Richard | |
| 2023 | Infinity Pool | Dr. Bob Modan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Psi Factor | Corbin Dean | "The Undead/The Stalker" |
| 1998 | La Femme Nikita | Sullivan Bates | "Soul Sacrifice" |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven | Riley Del Deegan | "Birthright" |
| 1999 | Vanished Without a Trace | Neil Farley | TV film |
| 1999 | Mythic Warriors | Paris (voice) | "Ulysses and the Trojan Horse" |
| 1999–00 | The City | Jack Berg | Main role |
| 2000 | The Deadly Look of Love | District Atty. Barry Fenley | TV film |
| 2000 | Earth: Final Conflict | Dr. Raymond Fuchs / Stephen | "First Breath" |
| 2001 | Sanctuary | David Delaney | Television film |
| 2001 | Doc | Rick | "Love or Money" |
| 2002 | Queer as Folk | Rev. Tom Butterfield | "Accentuate the Positive" |
| 2002 | Her Best Friend's Husband | Elliott | TV film |
| 2002 | Jeremiah | Dr. Sean Alexander | "Firewall" |
| 2002 | Power and Beauty | Frank Sinatra | TV film [9] |
| 2002 | Adventure Inc. | Prof. Halpern | "Beyond the Missing Link" |
| 2002 | No Night Is Too Long | Kit Winwood | TV film |
| 2002 | Chasing Cain: Face | Pessoa | TV film |
| 2003 | Another Country | Lloyd Chandler | TV film |
| 2003 | Blue Murder | Phil Green | "Boy Band" |
| 2003 | Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story | Steve 42 | TV film |
| 2003 | Jinnah: On Crime - White Knight, Black Widow | Neil Thompson | TV film |
| 2003 | Mutant X | Carl | "The Hand of God" |
| 2004 | The Eleventh Hour | Nathan Halpern | "Swimmers" |
| 2004 | The Cradle Will Fall | Dr. Richard Carroll | TV film |
| 2004 | Wild Card | Dr. Kadar | "Premonition Mission" |
| 2004 | The Jane Show | Cary | "Pilot" |
| 2005–06 | Strange Days at Blake Holsey High | Jack Avenir | Recurring role |
| 2005–06 | This Is Wonderland | Len Taft | "3.2", "3.12" |
| 2005–09 | Life with Derek | George Venturi | Main role |
| 2006 | The Velvet Devil | Jake | TV film |
| 2006 | Instant Star | Don | Recurring role |
| 2006 | Earthstorm | Dr. Garth Pender | TV film |
| 2006 | Angela's Eyes | Ed Mulhall | "Undercover Eyes" |
| 2007 | Demons from Her Past | Quentin Baxter | TV film |
| 2007–08 | Friends and Heroes | Lucius / Various (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2007–08 | Flash Gordon | Ming the Merciless | Main role [5] [6] |
| 2008 | A Near Death Experience | Dr. William Shaw | TV film |
| 2010 | Vacation with Derek | George Venturi | TV film |
| 2010 | The Cult | William Rivers | TV film |
| 2010–12 | Living in Your Car | Steve Unger | Main role |
| 2011 | Nikita | Dr. Joseph Mars | "Falling Ash" |
| 2012 | Good God | Danny McClure | Main role |
| 2012 | The Listener | Mitch Deerfoot | "She Sells Sanctuary" |
| 2012 | Flashpoint | Senator Mark Drury | "A World of Their Own" |
| 2012–13 | Bomb Girls | Pastor Vernon Rowley | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Played | Thomas Novak | "Secrets" |
| 2013–15 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Miles Hollingsworth II | 18 episodes |
| 2014 | Not With My Daughter | Detective Mike | TV film |
| 2014 | Ascension | Robert Bryce | TV miniseries |
| 2015 | The Lizzie Borden Chronicles | Ezekiel Danforth | Recurring role |
| 2015 | Degrassi: Don't Look Back | Mr. Miles Hollingsworth II | TV film |
| 2015 | Haven | Walter | "Wild Card", "Perditus" |
| 2016-17 | Degrassi: Next Class | Mr. Miles Hollingsworth II | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | The Stepchild | Bill | TV film |
| 2016 | Bitten | Sasha Antonov | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Reign | Lord Ruthven | "The Shakedown", "Coup de Grace", "A Bride. A Box. A Body." |
| 2023 | Life with Luca | George Venturi | TV film |
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