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Jay R. Ferguson

Actor, ProducerBorn July 25, 1974 (51 years)
Jay Rowland Ferguson Jr. (born July 25, 1974) is an American actor. Best known as Taylor Newton in Evening Shade (1990-1994), Stan Rizzo in Mad Men (2010-2015), and Ben in The Conners (2018-present).

Ferguson was born in Dallas, Texas. In 1989, Ferguson played Ponyboy Curtis in the television adaptation of S. E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders.[1]

His notable television roles include Taylor Newton in four seasons of the CBS sitcom Evening Shade, Dr. Todd Hooper on Judging Amy, Rich Connelly in the 2005 NBC television series Surface, Agent Warren Russell on the Showtime series Sleeper Cell, Stan Rizzo on the AMC series Mad Men, and as Pat O'Neal, the father of the O'Neal family in the ABC series The Real O'Neals.

His film roles include Billy in Higher Learning, Elmer Conway in The Killer Inside Me, and Keith Clayton in The Lucky One.

In 2018, he played Chip Curry in the CBS sitcom Living Biblically.

Since 2018, he has played Darlene's boss (and eventual lover), Ben, in The Conners.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Mad Men
  • Weeds
  • The Conners
  • Campfire Tales
  • The in Crowd
  • Comedy Bang! Bang!
  • Back in the Day
  • Hollywood Palms
  • Little Loopers

Known For

  • The Lucky One
  • Campfire Tales
  • Surface
  • The Real O'Neals
  • The Conners
  • Living Biblically
  • The Outsiders
  • Briarpatch
  • The in Crowd
  • Back in the Day
  • Evening Shade
  • Blue Ridge Fall
  • Swedish Auto
  • Glory Days
  • Club Life

Featured Videos

    Filmography

    2025
    Leanne (TV Series) · as Pastor Tom
    2019
    Briarpatch (TV Series) · as Jake Spivey
    2018
    The Conners (TV Series) · as Ben
    2018
    The Romanoffs (TV Series) · as Joe Garner
    2018
    Living Biblically (TV Series) · as Chip Curry
    2016
    The Real O'Neals (TV Series) · as Pat O'neal
    2016
    A Stand Up Guy · as Manny
    2016
    American Crime Story (TV Series) · as Agent Keith Evans, Fbi
    2015
    Club Life · as Steven
    2015
    2014
    Chasing Life (TV Series) · as Mr. Gordon
    2014
    2013
    Ray Donovan (TV Series) · as Thomas Volcheck
    2012
    The Mindy Project (TV Series) · as Drew Schakowsky
    2012
    The Unknown (TV Series)
    2012
    Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV Series) · as Paul Bunyan
    2012
    The Lucky One · as Keith Clayton
    2010
    No Ordinary Family (TV Series) · as Agent Norris
    2010
    The Killer Inside Me · as Elmer Conway
    2009
    Castle (2009) (TV Series) · as Dick Coonan
    2009
    Lie to Me (TV Series)
    2008
    Easy Money (TV Series)
    2007
    Mad Men (TV Series) · as Stan Rizzo
    2007
    Burn Notice (TV Series) · as John O'lear
    2005
    Sleeper Cell (TV Series)
    2005
    Ghost Whisperer (TV Series) · as Gil Bradley
    2005
    Surface (TV Series) · as Rich Connelly
    2005
    Weeds (TV Series) · as Keith
    2005
    Medium (TV Series) · as Tommy Lehane
    2002
    CSI: Miami (TV Series)
    2002
    The Year That Trembled · as Isaac Hoskins
    2001
    Glory Days (TV Series) · as Rudy Dunlop
    2001
    2000
    1999
    Blue Ridge Fall · as Shane
    1999
    Judging Amy (TV Series) · as Dr. Todd Hooper
    1998
    Girl · as Parker Blackman
    1997
    1997
    Campfire Tales · as Cliff (segment "the Campfire")
    1995
    1995
    Higher Learning · as Billy
    1994
    McKenna (TV Series) · as Cast
    1990
    Evening Shade (TV Series) · as Taylor Newton
    1990
    Shattered Dreams · as Older Dotti
    1990
    Twin Peaks (TV Series) · as Randall Headley
    1990
    The Outsiders (TV Series) · as Ponyboy Curtis

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