Jay R. Ferguson (born July 25, 1974) is an American actor, known as Taylor Newton in ''
Evening Shade'' (1990–1994), Stan Rizzo in ''
Mad Men
''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its f ...
'' (2010–2015), and Ben Olinsky in ''
The Conners'' (2018–present).
Biography
In 1990 Ferguson played Ponyboy Curtis in the
television adaptation
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Some common examples are:
* Film adaptation, a story from another work, adapted into a film (it may be a novel, non-fiction like journalism, autobiography, ...
of
S. E. Hinton
Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially '' The Outsiders'' (1967), which she wrote during high school. Hinton is credited with introducing the YA gen ...
's novel ''
The Outsiders''.
His notable television roles include Taylor Newton in four seasons of the
CBS sitcom ''
Evening Shade'', Dr. Todd Hooper on ''
Judging Amy
''Judging Amy'' is an American legal drama television series that was telecast from September 19, 1999, through May 3, 2005, on CBS. This TV series starred Amy Brenneman and Tyne Daly. Its main character (Brenneman) is a judge who serves in a ...
'', Rich Connelly in the 2005
NBC
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television series ''
Surface'', Agent Warren Russell on the
Showtime series ''
Sleeper Cell'',
Stan Rizzo on the
AMC series ''
Mad Men
''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its f ...
,''
[ and as Pat O'Neal, the father of the O'Neal family in the ABC series '']The Real O'Neals
''The Real O'Neals'' is an American single-camera sitcom that aired on ABC from March 2, 2016, to March 14, 2017. The series, based on an idea by Dan Savage (who also served as executive producer), was picked up to series on May 7, 2015. The se ...
''.
His film roles include Billy in ''Higher Learning
''Higher Learning'' is a 1995 American drama film written and directed by John Singleton and starring an ensemble cast. The film follows the changing lives of three incoming freshmen at the fictional Columbus University: Malik Williams ( Omar Epp ...
'', 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
''Living Biblically'' is an American television sitcom created by Patrick Walsh and executive produced by Walsh and Johnny Galecki, with co-executive producers Andrew Haas, Spencer Medof, and director Andy Ackerman. The series was based on A. J. ...
''. Since 2018, he has played Darlene's boss (and eventual husband), Ben Olinsky, in '' The Conners''.
Filmography
Film
Television films
Television series
References
External links
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Jay R. Ferguson
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1974 births
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
American child models
American male child actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Dallas
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