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Meet Colin Ferguson, the Hong Kong-raised actor playing John in The Summer I Turned Pretty

STORYHyewon Lee
Colin Ferguson at The Summer I Turned Pretty season three New York launch event at Refinery Rooftop in July, in New York City. Photo: Getty Images
Colin Ferguson at The Summer I Turned Pretty season three New York launch event at Refinery Rooftop in July, in New York City. Photo: Getty Images
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The 56-year-old is best known for his role as Sheriff Jack Carter in Eureka, and for playing the Maytag Man in TV commercials for the brand

The Summer I Turned Pretty’s third and final season has brought Isabel “Belly” Conklin’s love triangle to a dramatic peak.

But beyond her love life, Belly (portrayed by Lola Tung) must also deal with her strained relationship with her mother Laurel (played by Jackie Chung). Her engagement announcement not only stirred up drama for the Fisher brothers – it turned her family lunch into full-blown chaos. Add to that the complicated relationship between her brother, Steven (played by Sean Kaufman), and her best friend Taylor (Rain Spencer), and you’ve got a household brimming with tension.
Colin Ferguson (left) plays the role of John Conklin, Belly’s father, in The Summer I Turned Pretty. Photo: @anotherjackiechung/Instagram
Colin Ferguson (left) plays the role of John Conklin, Belly’s father, in The Summer I Turned Pretty. Photo: @anotherjackiechung/Instagram
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While emotions run high, John Conklin tries to remain a caring and easy-going father to Belly and Steven, doing his best to make things work between his ex-wife and children.

The actor behind this calming figure is Colin Ferguson, who’s also known for his role in the SyFy series Eureka. But what else is there to know about the 53-year-old actor?

What else has Colin Ferguson been in?

Colin Ferguson starred in Eureka for five seasons as Jack Carter. Photo: Getty Images
Colin Ferguson starred in Eureka for five seasons as Jack Carter. Photo: Getty Images

Ferguson’s most iconic role was his five-season run as Sheriff Jack Carter in the SyFy show Eureka. In 2013, he talked about his experience in an interview with Out Magazine. “I miss the family of it. You have the same crew and same cast for six years, you know you see children being born and marriages,” he said. “You really end up growing up with them and quite close to them.”

Colin Ferguson appeared in Hallmark’s Fixer Upper Mysteries series alongside Jewel. Photo: @hallmarkmystery/Instagram
Colin Ferguson appeared in Hallmark’s Fixer Upper Mysteries series alongside Jewel. Photo: @hallmarkmystery/Instagram
The Canadian actor has also starred in The Vampire Diaries as Tripp Cooke and as William in Haven. He is a familiar face to fans of the Hallmark network, having appeared in several of its films, including the Fixer Upper Mysteries series alongside singer and actor Jewel.

He is the Maytag Man

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