Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Biography
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is an American actor who was born in Missoula, Montana, and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he began performing at eight with the Albuquerque Children's Theater. He later trained in New York City at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and first appeared on Broadway in On the Town in 1998. In 2006 he created the part of Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He played Mitchell Pritchett, a lawyer, on Modern Family from 2009 to 2020, a role that brought him five Emmy nominations in a row for supporting actor in a comedy. He acted in the 2008 thriller Untraceable. On stage he has appeared in several Shakespeare in the Park productions, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest, and he won a 2022 Tony for his featured performance in Take Me Out. A solo turn in Fully Committed earned him a Drama Desk award.
50years old
Turns 51 on October 22in 9 days
- Born Missoula
- Star sign: LibraLast day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
- Also credited as Jesse Ferguson
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 19 years2006 to 2025
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Early training
Ferguson decided at age eight to become an actor and spent six years as a member of the Albuquerque Children's Theater.
First role
Ferguson originated the role of Leaf Coneybear in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Ice Age: Collision Course2016 Adventure, Animation, Comedyas Shangri Llamavoice
IMDb rating 5.788K votes
Worked with
Jesse Tyler Ferguson shares two films with Neil deGrasse Tyson, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Galen T. ChuDirector, 1 film, 2016
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Mike ThurmeierDirector, 1 film, 2016
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Online
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