John Ralston (actor)

Infobox actor
name = John Ralston


caption = John Ralston
birthdate = birthdate and age|1964|10|9
birthplace = Chatham, New Brunswick (Miramichi, New Brunswick), Canada

John Ralston (born October 9, 1964) is a Canadian actor.

Most notable are Ralston's roles as Derek, Edwin, and Marti's father, George Venturi, on "Life with Derek" and 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.

He has been cast as Ming in the SCI FI Channel original series "Flash Gordon".

Television

* "Flash Gordon" (2007) – Ming
* "KAW" (2007) – Oskar
*"Demons from Her Past" (2006) – Quentin
* "Life with Derek" (2005 – present) – George Venturi
* "The Path to 9/11" (2006) – Flight SchoolTeacher
* "Earthstorm" (2006) – Garth
* "The Velvet Devil" (2006) – Jake
* "Irish Eyes" (2004) – Paul Keaton
* "Brave New Girl" (2004) – Jason Sloan
* "The Cradle Will Fall" (2004) – Dr. Richard Carroll
* "" (2003) - Neil Thompson
* "Crust" (2003) – Father/Narrator
* "Angela's Eyes" (2006) – Ed Mulhall
* "" (2003) – Steve 42
* "Hurt" (2003) – Stevie's Dad
* "Another Country" (2003) – Lloyd Chandler

Guest Roles

* "Angela's Eyes" (2006) – Ed Mulhall
* "Instant Star" (2006) – Don
* "Strange Days at Blake Holsey High" (2005 – 2006) – Jack Avenir aka Andreas Avenir
* "This Is Wonderland" (2005) –- Len Taft
* "The Jane Show" (2004) – Cary
* "Wild Card" (2005) – Dr. Kadar
* "The Eleventh Hour" (2005) – Nathan Halpern
* "Mutant X" (2005) – Carl
* "Blue Murder" (2003) – Phil Green
* "Queer as Folk" (2002) Reverend Tom Butterfield

External links

*imdb name|id=0707816|name=John Ralston
* [http://scifipedia.scifi.com/index.php/John_Ralston John Ralston] at SCIFIpedia