# Jeremy Ratchford

Jeremy Ratchford (born August 6, 1965) is a Canadian actor. He starred as Nick Vera on the TV series Cold Case.

## Early life

Ratchford was born in Kitchener, Ontario, on August 6, 1965. He studied acting at Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School, from which he graduated.

## Career

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.
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.

## Personal life

Ratchford has three sons from his marriage to Tori: Dexton, Revel and Wylder.
In 2017, he sold his then estate, a house that was built in the 1940s with 2,900 square feet of living space in Valley Village, Los Angeles, for $1.38 million.

## Filmography
### Film

| 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 | |
| 1996 | Fly Away Home | Glen Seifert | |
| 2000 | The Crew | Young Mike "The Brick" Donatelli | |
| 2001 | Angel Eyes | Ray Micigliano | |
| 2001 | Century Hotel | The Nightfly | |
| 2002 | The Barber | Sheriff Corgan | |
| 2008 | Leatherheads | Eddie | |
| 2008 | 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 |
| 2011 | 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 | |
| 2017 | Radio 88 | "Danger" Dickie Defozzio | Short film |
| 2018 | Dead Women Walking | Bill | |
| 2018 | First Timers | T.J. | |
| 2018 | Give Till It Hurts | Elvis | |
| 2020 | The Way Back | Matty | |

### Television

| 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" |