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 is married to his wife Tori; they have two sons, Dexton and Revel.

He then sold his estate in Valley Village, Los Angeles, for $1.38 million. The estate Ratchford sold is a house that was built in the 1940s with 2,900 feet of living space.