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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.
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.
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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 | Little Loopers · as Todd |
2014 | Chasing Life (TV Series) · as Mr. Gordon |
2014 | Back in the Day · as Mark |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | Hollywood Palms · as Riley |
2000 | The in Crowd · as Andy |
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 | The Price of Love · as Beau |
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 |