Jay R. Ferguson
Actor, Producer
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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Filmography
| 2025 | Leanne · as Pastor Tom |
| 2019 | Briarpatch · as Jake Spivey |
| 2018 | The Conners · as BenOn Plex |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs · as Joe Garner |
| 2018 | Living Biblically · as Chip Curry |
| 2016 | The Real O'Neals · as Pat O'neal |
| 2016 | A Stand Up Guy · as Manny |
| 2016 | American Crime Story · as Agent Keith Evans, Fbi |
| 2015 | Club Life · as StevenOn Plex |
| 2015 | Little Loopers · as ToddOn Plex |
| 2014 | Chasing Life · as Mr. Gordon |
| 2014 | Back in the Day · as MarkOn Plex |
| 2013 | Ray Donovan · as Thomas Volcheck |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project · as Drew Schakowsky |
| 2012 | |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! · as Paul BunyanOn Plex |
| 2012 | The Lucky One · as Keith Clayton |
| 2010 | No Ordinary Family · as Agent Norris |
| 2010 | The Killer Inside Me · as Elmer Conway |
| 2009 | Castle (2009) · as Dick Coonan |
| 2009 | |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Mad Men · as Stan RizzoOn Plex |
| 2007 | Burn Notice · as John O'lear |
| 2006 | Passengers · as Edsel |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer · as Gil Bradley |
| 2005 | Surface · as Rich Connelly |
| 2005 | Weeds · as KeithOn Plex |
| 2005 | Medium · as Tommy Lehane |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami · as Larry Hopkins |
| 2002 | The Year That Trembled · as Isaac Hoskins |
| 2001 | Glory Days · as Rudy Dunlop |
| 2001 | Hollywood Palms · as RileyOn Plex |
| 2000 | The in Crowd · as Andy |
| 1999 | Blue Ridge Fall · as Shane |
| 1999 | Judging Amy · as Dr. Todd Hooper |
| 1998 | Girl · as Parker Blackman |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Campfire Tales · as Cliff (segment "the Campfire")On Plex |
| 1995 | The Price of Love · as Beau |
| 1995 | Higher Learning · as Billy |
| 1994 | McKenna · as Cast |
| 1990 | Evening Shade · as Taylor Newton |
| 1990 | Shattered Dreams · as Older Dotti |
| 1990 | Twin Peaks · as Randall Headley |
| 1990 | The Outsiders · as Ponyboy Curtis |
| 2012 | Home & Family · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk · as Self |
| 2009 | Kevin Pollak's Chat Show · as Self |
| 2005 | Infanity · as Self |
| 2004 | The Soup · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly · as Self |
| 1993 | 1993 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1990 | The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self |
| 2006 | Swedish Auto · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Passengers · as Executive Producer |