‘Eureka’ Turns 15: Catch Up With the Cast of the Syfy Series
Time to book a return ticket to the town of Eureka, Oregon — if you can find it! Sci-fi drama Eureka is now 15 years old, having debuted on July 18, 2006.
Set in a secretive small town in the Pacific Northwest, Eureka followed Sheriff Jack Carter (Colin Ferguson) as he tried to keep the town’s population of future-tech scientists — and their inventions — in check.
Eureka premiered as Sci-Fi Channel’s highest-rated series launch, and it ended in 2012, with the network — by then renamed Syfy — remarking on the “difficult business decision” to cancel the show after five seasons.
Nevertheless, the residents of Eureka have not been forgotten. The series is currently streaming on Peacock, and Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series as a Blu-ray box set last year.
As we celebrate the show’s 15th anniversary, scroll down to see what the Eureka cast members have been up to since the end of the series.
Colin Ferguson (Sheriff Jack Carter)
Since the end of Eureka, Ferguson has recurred on The CW’s sudsy The Vampire Diaries, Hallmark’s Cedar Cove, and Syfy’s own Haven. He also starred opposite Jewel in Hallmark’s Fixer Upper Mysteries. But if you’re still wondering why he looks so dang familiar, you might also know him as the Maytag Man, a role he took on in commercials in 2014.
Jordan Hinson (Zoe Carter)
Hinson — who’s now going by the name Jordan Danger — starred in the 2015 ABC Family (now Freeform) comedy Kevin From Work opposite future Schitt’s Creek star Noah Reid. She’s currently working on a drag queen dramedy called God Save the Queens, which she wrote and directed.
Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Dr. Allison Blake)
After Eureka, Richardson-Whitfield had a recurring role in HBO drama The Newsroom and a starring role in Freeform’s sci-fi Stitchers. But she’s really made waves behind the camera: Richardson-Whitfield won a NAACP Image Award for directing an episode of Marvel series Luke Cage and a Black Reel Award for helming an episode of ABC sitcom black-ish.
Joe Morton (Dr. Henry Deacon)
Morton is probably best known for playing Eli Rowan Pope (father to Kerry Washington’s Olivia) on the ABC political thriller Scandal. He has also starred in the TV shows Proof and CBS’s killed-too-soon dramedy, God Friended Me, and on the big screen, he played scientist Silas Stone in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League.
Ed Quinn (Dr. Nathan Stark)
Quinn had big post-Eureka roles on Revenge, Mistresses, 2 Broke Girls, and One Day at a Time. These days, however, he’s in a fictional White House playing U.S. President Hunter Franklin on the BET drama The Oval.
Debrah Farentino (Dr. Beverly Barlow)
In the time since Eureka ended, Farentino has only graced the screen twice: in one episode of Criminal Minds and one of Trouble Creek. But Variety lists her as one of the producers on A Look Through His Lens, an upcoming documentary about cinematographer Philippe Rousselot.
Erica Cerra (Josephina “Jo” Lupo)
Cerra has booked big recurring parts in recent years, playing Miss De Luca on Deadly Class, the angel Duma on Supernatural, and Dr. Becca Franco on The 100. Currently, she’s playing Connie Rivers on the Nickelodeon action series The Astronauts.
Neil Grayston (Dr. Douglas Fargo)
This actor has guest-starred on shows all over the television dial. In the last five years, he has appeared in: Daredevil, iZombie, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, The Magicians, and Loudermilk.
Niall Matter (Zane Donovan)
Matter mostly stayed in the sci-fi genre after Eureka, starring in the Primeval spin-off series Primeval: New World. But he also recurred in the fourth season of Hallmark’s drama When Calls the Heart, and he has starred opposite Candace Cameron Bure in the network’s cozy Aurora Teagarden Mysteries.
Tembi Locke (Dr. Grace Monroe)
Locke’s recent television work includes appearances on dramas like S.W.A.T., NCIS: Los Angeles, Into the Dark, and Proven Innocent, plus Netflix comedy Never Have I Ever. She also appeared opposite Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in the 2014 big-screen sequel Dumb and Dumber To.
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THIS is a show they should bring back as a REIVAL, not reboot, with as many original cast members as possible.............
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Love this show watching it on Amazon prime this is one of the many showed they should bring back and Warehouse 13
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They should bring it back found out about big Niall Matter fan have all seasons and watched them 4 times now . Would like to see Jo and Zane get married and she what other problems they can give to the storyline to fix . Also read all 3 books they are good to they can make shows of the books. Great series BRING it Back!!
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Loved this show. 😊
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I wish I could upvote this more than once. I would donate $1k of my own money for production and buy a year's subscription to the streaming service it's on.
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I think you should have included Felicia Day. She is much loved by the sci-fi community.
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easily up there with the sci fi greats like Star Trek TNG , Stargate sg1, eureka will and forever be in my top five of sci fi shows, it was so nice to just sit down relax and watch it , to me scifi of today could take lessons from this show, it had everything , and it worked so well, bring it back but not a reboot, bring it back with the originals please
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The show ended with a very plausible scenario for a return, hopefully with as many of the original cast & characters as possible... Imagine the antics an 11 year old super genius son of Jack & Alison could come up with! Good for another 5 year run, at LEAST😉
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I watch this show over and over. I'm not exaggerating. All of my family and friends make fun of me. I'd probably faint if I got a new season or movie lol. Nobody can play Jack Carter like Colin Ferguson. I wish he did more comedy he's so incredible. Favorite scene is when he's floating next to the bank and screams like a girl. I so miss Eureka! 😂❤️
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i loved Eureka and sure wish it was back o.
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I never saw this show when it first aired but fell in love with the entire universe/concept of Eureka. I like to play the game, "What fictional workplace would you choose?" and it used to be Dunder Mifflin, but when I saw Eureka, I changed my choice!
So sad when the show ended abruptly, as five seasons was simply not enough for this amazing creation. And the production values, for 2006, were simply astounding. It certainly set a new bar for TV sci-fi. For years, I felt like nobody was going to come close to the Star Trek universe for television FX but they certainly did, and without relying on nearly as much CGI conjuring. Clearly a good deal of CGI of course, but so much more tightly integrated into the live-action shots. I think the team should have won all the awards for that category...and I understand it went to BG instead, which I think is a shame because space battles are so overdone and trite now, they've just become a boring joke/trope.
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I’m going to email Syfy and give my two cents about a much needed revival of Eureka. I recommend you all do the same.
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Omg I watch this over and over again like I have never seen it I laugh at the same parts get sad at the same parts get happy at the same parts like I haven’t just watched it and will watch it from season one to season five this is like my 6th or 7th time watching it back to back
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I still love to watch this wonderful series. I have the complete set and watch it on Peacock. Would love to for this series to be brought back.
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Did anything get explained about Deb Farantino's Beverly the alleged 'shrink' character, who seemed to also be a spy or saboteur for unknown bosses outside of Eureka? She appeared sporadically over 24 episodes.
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I just rewatched the pilot for "Eureka," from SyFy's recent marathon "Eureka" showing that coincided with new episodes of "Resident Alien." I used to watch "Eureka" when it first aired, and I remember meeting Colin Ferguson (Sheriff Jack Carter) in the San Diego Convention Center immediately after a "Eureka" panel at San Diego Comic-Con. I miss being able to visit Cafe Diem in San Diego's Historic Gaslamp Quarter during Comic-Con.
Now that SyFy has returned to its senses by producing the excellent science fiction drama "Resident Alien," they really should make this a trifecta of intelligent science fiction T.V. series by bringing back new episodes Olof Eureka and Warehouse 13 — oh, and kill off those horrible science fiction movies of the week and horror shows. Please?!!
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wish Wow ,wide open west ,would pick up this channel....guess i will miss all it has to show