John Ralston (actor)
| John Ralston | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 9, 1964 Chatham, New Brunswick (Miramichi, New Brunswick), Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
John Ralston (born October 9, 1964[1] in New Brunswick[2]) is a Canadian actor.
Career
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.[2]
Earlier in his career, Ralston was seen on the Toronto stage in a production of George F. Walker's Risk Everything in 1998.[3]
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.[4][5] 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.[6][7]
Personal life
Although John Ralston was born in Chatham, New Brunswick (Miramichi, New Brunswick), he grew up in Fredericton and St. Andrews, New Brunswick, and lived in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. He became interested in acting while going after a diploma in jazz studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.
Ralston now lives in Toronto, Canada. He has a son named Stuart who voices Rocky in Seasons 1 and 2 in the TV series PAW Patrol.
Filmography
Television
- PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1997) — Corbin Dean
- La Femme Nikita (1998) — Sullivan Bates
- Highlander: The Raven (1998) — Riley Del Deegan
- Ice (1998) — Airport Gunman
- Vanished Without a Trace (1999) — Neil Farley
- The City (aka Deep in the City) (1999–2000) — Jack Berg
- Mythic Warriors: Guardians of the Legend (1999) — Paris
- The Deadly Look of Love (2000) — District Attorney Barry Fenley
- Earth: Final Conflict (2000) — Dr. Fuchs / Stephen
- Sanctuary (2001) — David Delaney
- Doc (2001) — Rick
- Queer as Folk (2002) — Reverend Tom Butterfield
- Her Best Friend's Husband (2002) — Elliott
- Jeremiah (2002) — Dr. Sean Alexander
- Power and Beauty (2002) — Frank Sinatra[8]
- Adventure Inc. (2002) — Professor Halpern
- Chasing Cain: Face (2002) — Pessoa
- Another Country (2003) — Lloyd Chandler
- Blue Murder (2003) — Phil Green
- Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story (2003) — Steve 42
- Jinnah: On Crime - White Knight, Black Widow (2003) — Neil Thompson
- Mutant X (2003) — Carl
- The Eleventh Hour (2004) — Nathan Halpern
- The Cradle Will Fall (2004) — Dr. Richard Carroll
- Brave New Girl (2004) — Jason Sloan
- Vendetta: No Conscience, No Mercy [aka Irish Eyes] (2004) — Paul Keaton
- Wild Card (2004) — Dr. Kadar
- The Jane Show (2004) — Cary
- Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (2005–06) — Jack Avenir aka Andreas Avenir
- This Is Wonderland (2005–06) — Len Taft
- The Velvet Devil (2006) — Jake
- Instant Star (2006) — Don
- Earthstorm (2006) — Dr. Garth Pender
- No Night Is Too Long (2006) — Kit Winwood
- Angela's Eyes (2006) — Ed Mulhall
- The Path to 9/11 (2006) — Flight School Teacher
- Demons from Her Past (2006) — Quentin Baxter
- KAW (2007) — Oskar
- A Near Death Experience (2008) — Dr. William Shaw
- Flash Gordon (2007) — Ming the Merciless[4][5]
- Friends and Heroes (2007–08) — Lucius / Jonah / Elijah
- Life with Derek (2005–09) — George Venturi
- Vacation with Derek (2010) — George Venturi
- The Cult (2010) — William Rivers
- Nikita (2011) — Dr. Joseph Mars
- Living in Your Car (2010–12) — Steve Unger
- Good God (2012) — Danny McClure
- The Listener (2012) — Mitch Deerfoot
- Bomb Girls (2012–13) — Pastor Vernon Rowley
- Played (2013) — Thomas Novak
- Degrassi (2013–15) — Mr. Miles Hollingsworth II
- Ascension (2014) — Robert Bryce
- Haven (2015) — Walter
- Degrassi: Next Class (2016) – Mr. Miles Hollingsworth II
- Bitten (2016) — Sasha Antonov
Film
- Turn It Up (2000) — Mr. White
- Exit Wounds (2001) — Mulcahy's Date
- Khaled (2001) — Mr. Borquin
- Hurt (2003) — Stevie's Dad
- Crust (2003) — Father / Narrator
- Bar Life (2003) — Boss
- South of the Moon (2008) — Matt Hawkins
- One Night (2010) — Jack
- Counselling (2011) — Clark
- The Last Round (2013) — Sammy
- The Informant [aka Gibraltar] (2013) — John Wexford
- Billy the Kid (2014) — Edward McCarty
- Client Seduction (2014) — Detective Mike
- Pound of Flesh (2015) — George[6][7]
References
- ↑ Gentile, Petrina (June 30, 2010). "It's no Rolls-Royce, but this actor loves his Kia". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- 1 2 MacDonald, Gayle (May 7, 2010). "With Living in Your Car, an expat fires up an HBO satire". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ Friedlander, Mira (July 20, 1998). "Review: 'Risk Everything'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- 1 2 Lowry, Brian (August 7, 2007). "Review: 'Flash Gordon'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- 1 2 Richmond, Ray (August 9, 2007). "Flash Gordon". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- 1 2 Scheck, Frank (May 14, 2015). "'Pound of Flesh': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- 1 2 Harvey, Dennis (June 1, 2015). "Film Review: 'Pound of Flesh'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ↑ Speier, Michael (July 17, 2002). "Review: 'Power and Beauty'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
External links
- John Ralston at the Internet Movie Database
- John Ralston at SCIFIpedia