Jay R. Ferguson
Biography
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.
Known For
Castle
2009
CSI: Miami
2002
Twin Peaks
1990
Mad Men
2007
Medium
2005
Judging Amy
1999
Weeds
2005
The Mindy Project
2012
Lie to Me
2009
Burn Notice
2007
Ray Donovan
2013
American Crime Story
2016
Filmography
Castle
as Dick Coonan · 2009
CSI: Miami
as Larry Hopkins · 2002
Twin Peaks
as Randall Headley · 1990
Mad Men
as Stan Rizzo · 2007
Medium
as Tommy Lehane · 2005
Judging Amy
as Dr. Todd Hooper · 1999
Weeds
as Keith · 2005
The Mindy Project
as Drew Schakowsky · 2012
Lie to Me
as Jimmy · 2009
Burn Notice
as John O'Lear · 2007
Ray Donovan
as Thomas Volcheck · 2013
American Crime Story
as Agent Keith Evans, FBI · 2016
The Conners
as Ben · 2018
The Paper
as Randy · 2025
Evening Shade
as Taylor Newton · 1990
Surface
as Rich Connelly · 2005
The Real O'Neals
as Pat O'Neal · 2016
The Romanoffs
as Joe Garner · 2018
The Lucky One
as Keith Clayton · 2012
Sleeper Cell
· 2005
The Outsiders
as Ponyboy Curtis · 1990
Glory Days
as Rudy Dunlop · 2002
The Killer Inside Me
as Elmer Conway · 2010
Briarpatch
as Jake Spivey · 2020
Easy Money
· 2008
Living Biblically
as Chip Curry · 2018
Higher Learning
as Billy · 1995
The In Crowd
as Andy · 2000
Campfire Tales
as Cliff (segment "The Campfire") · 1997
Back in the Day
as Mark · 2014
The Unknown
· 2012
Hollywood Palms
as Riley · 2000
Criminology 101
as Johnny · 2003
A Stand Up Guy
as Manny · 2016
Little Loopers
as Todd · 2015
The Price of Love
as Beau · 1995
Girl
as Parker Blackman · 1998
Blue Ridge Fall
as Shane · 1999
The Year That Trembled
as Isaac Hoskins · 2002
Pink as the Day She Was Born
· 1997
Club Life
as Steven · 2015
Shattered Dreams
as Older Dotti · 1990
The Makings of You
as Wallis · 2014
The Bard