John Ralston (actor)

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John Ralston
Born (1964-10-09) October 9, 1964 (age 48)
Chatham, New Brunswick (Miramichi, New Brunswick)

John Ralston (born October 9, 1964) 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. Although John Ralston was born in Chatham, New Brunswick (Miramichi, New Brunswick), he grew up in Fredericton and St. Andrews, New Brunswick. He became interested in acting while going after a diploma in jazz studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. He lived in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.

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. In 2008 he was in the Lifetime movie A Near Death Experience.

He now lives in Toronto, Canada.

Television [edit]

  • The City (1999-2000) Jack Berg
  • Jeremiah (2002)- Dr. Alexander (Marcus Alexander's father) (uncredited)
  • Jinnah - On Crime: White Knight, Black Widow (2003) - Neil Thompson
  • Crust (TV series)|Crust (2003) – Father/Narrator
  • Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story (2003) – Steve 42
  • Hurt (2003) – Stevie's Dad
  • Another Country (2003) – Lloyd Chandler
  • Irish Eyes (2004) – Paul Keaton
  • Brave New Girl (2004) – Jason Sloan
  • The Cradle Will Fall (2004) – Dr. Richard Carroll
  • Life with Derek (2005 – 2009) – George Venturi
  • Angela's Eyes (2006) – Ed Mulhall
  • The Path to 9/11 (2006) – Flight SchoolTeacher
  • Earthstorm (2006) – Garth
  • The Velvet Devil (2006) – Jake
  • Demons from Her Past (2006) – Quentin
  • Flash Gordon (2007) – Ming the Merciless
  • KAW (2007) – Oskar
  • Living in Your Car (2010) – Steve Unger
  • Good God (2012) – Danny McClure

Guest roles [edit]

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