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Jay R. Ferguson
Birth Name:Jay Rowland Ferguson Jr.
Birth Date:July 25, 1974
Birth Place:Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1990–present
Spouse:Lorena Ruiz
Children:3

Jay Rowland Ferguson Jr.[1] (born July 25, 1974)[2] is an American actor. He is known as Taylor Newton in Evening Shade (1990–1994), Stan Rizzo in Mad Men (2010–2015), and Ben Olinsky in The Conners (2018–present).

Biography

Ferguson was born in Dallas, Texas. In 1990, he played Ponyboy Curtis in the television series adaptation of S. E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders.[3]

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,[3] and as Pat O'Neal, the father of the O'Neal family in the ABC series The Real O'Neals.[4]

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.[5] Since 2018, he has played Ben Olinsky, the second love of Darlene Conner (Sara Gilbert) on the ABC sitcom The Conners.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Higher LearningBilly
1997Campfire TalesCliff
1997Pink as the Day She Was BornBrad
1998GirlParker Blackman
1999Blue Ridge FallShane
2000Andy
2001Hollywood PalmsRiley
2002The Year That TrembledIsaac Hoskins
2006PassengersEdselShort film
2006Spreading the NewsSampsonShort film
2010Elmer Conway
2012Keith Clayton
2014Back in the DayMark
2014The Makings of YouWallisa.k.a. Never My Love
2015Little LoopersTodd
2015Club LifeSteven
2015RothShort film

Television films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Shattered DreamsTeenage Luke
1995Beau

Television series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Ponyboy Curtis13 episodes
1990–1994Evening ShadeTaylor Newton98 episodes
2002Glory DaysSheriff Rudy Dunlop9 episodes
2003–2004Judging AmyDr. Todd Hooper8 episodes
2005MediumTommy LahaineEpisode: "Lucky"
2005–2006SurfaceRichard Connelly15 episodes
2006Sleeper CellCase Agent Warren Russell6 episodes
2008Larry HopkinsEpisode: "Raising Caine"
2008–2009Easy MoneyCooper Buffkin8 episodes
2009WeedsKeithEpisode: "Machete Up Top"
2009Lie to MeJimmyEpisode: "Grievous Bodily Harm"
2010CastleDick CoonanEpisode: "Sucker Punch"
2010Ghost WhispererGil BradleyEpisode: "Lethal Combination"
2010–2015Mad MenStan Rizzo39 episodes
Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2013, 2016)
2011No Ordinary FamilyAgent NorrisEpisode: "No Ordinary Future"
2011Burn NoticeJohn O'LearEpisode: "Besieged"
2012Chef Nick MorriettiEpisode: "Prime Cut"
2013Ray DonovanFBI Agent Thomas VolcheckEpisode: "Bucky Fuckn' Dent"
2015Chasing LifeOwen Gordon3 episodes
2016–2017Pat O'Neal29 episodes
2016Drew Schakowsky3 episodes
2016Comedy Bang! Bang!Paul BunyanEpisode: "Kaley Cuoco Wears a Black Blazer and Slip on Sneakers"
2017Twin PeaksSpecial Agent Randall Headley4 episodes
2018FBI Agent Keith Evans2 episodes
2018Living BiblicallyChip13 episodes
2018The RomanoffsJoe GarnerEpisode: "End of the Line"
2018–presentThe ConnersBen Olinsky80 episodes
2019–2020BriarpatchJake Spivey10 episodes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jay R. Ferguson Biography . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802233828/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jay-r-ferguson/bio/3030061505/ . August 2, 2023 . August 2, 2023 . TV Guide.
  2. News: . 2022-07-25 . Birthdays . . 2A . . Actor Jay R. Ferguson is 48..
  3. Web site: Jay R. Ferguson was a teen idol as was Vincent Kartheiser before 'Mad Men' . March 11, 2018 . Jaimie Etkin . May 2, 2013 . Huffington Post.
  4. Web site: The Real O'Neals – Jay Ferguson . March 11, 2018 . ABC.
  5. Web site: 'Living Biblically': Jay R. Ferguson Talks CBS' Feel-Good Sitcom. February 8, 2018.