John Ralston (actor)
John Ralston (born October 9, 1964) 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". Earlier in his career, Ralston was seen on the Toronto stage in a production of George F. Walker's "Risk Everything" in 1998. 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". In July 2013, Ralston appeared on "" 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, "". In 2015, he co-starred as Jean-Claude Van Damme's estranged brother in the film, "Pound of Flesh". Personal life. Ralston was born in Miramichi, New Brunswick. 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. Ralston lives in Toronto, Canada. He has a son named Stuart, who is best known as the original voice of Rocky in the first two seasons of the TV series "PAW Patrol". https://www.thejohnralston.com/