Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Biography

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is an American actor and Tony Award winner. He's best known for his role as Mitchell Pritchett on the sitcom Modern Family from 2009 to 2020. For his performance, he received five consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Ferguson has also won an Outer Critics Circle Award for his role in Take Me Out. Since Modern Family ended in 2020, Ferguson has continued his Hollywood career.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Modern Family

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Dancing with the Stars

Conan

The Jennifer Hudson Show

All Movies (20)

• Stop! That! Train!2026 · as Business Person
• Twelfth Night2025 · as Andrew Aguecheek
• A Very Jonas Christmas Movie2025 · as Santa
• All That We Love2025 · as Stan
• Cocaine Bear2023 · as Peter
• Broadway Rising2022 · as Self
• Ivy + Bean: Doomed to Dance2022 · as Monsieur Joy
• Adele One Night Only2021 · as Self
• Island Queen2020
• Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness?2017 · as Self
• Ice Age: Collision Course2016 · as Shangri Llama (voice)
• Backstage With Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 20 Years2014 · as himself
• One Night Stand2013
• Stars in Shorts2012 · as Jason
• The Procession2012 · as Jason
• 82012 · as Ilan Meyer
• Wonderful World2009 · as Cyril
• Untraceable2008 · as Arthur James Elmer
• Griffin & Phoenix2006 · as Student
• Ordinary Sinner2001 · as Ogden

All TV Shows (45)

• The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer2025
• Mid-Century Modern2025 · as Tevin
• Elsbeth2024 · as Skip Mason
• Dinner Time Live with David Chang2024 · as Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• Top Chef Family Style2021 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Secret Celebrity Renovation2021 · as Self
• Celebrity Wheel of Fortune2021 · as Self - Contestant
• Name That Tune2021 · as Self - Contestant
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition2020 · as Self - Host
• Visible: Out on Television2020 · as Self
• High School Musical: The Musical: The Series2019 · as Marvin
• Busy Tonight2018 · as Self - Guest
• Pete the Cat2017 · as Syd (voice)
• Drop the Mic2017 · as Self
• The Good Fight2017 · as Mr. Vitar
• Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry2016 · as Self - Guest
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls2014 · as Self
• Trailblazer Honors2014 · as Self
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Mitchell Pritchett
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• Comedy Bang! Bang!2012 · as Self
• Finding Your Roots2012 · as Mitchell Pritchett (archive footage)
• Web Therapy2011 · as Steve Olson
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Wes
• Who Do You Think You Are?2010 · as Self
• Modern Family2009 · as Mitchell Pritchett
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• RuPaul's Drag Race2009 · as Self - Guest Judge
• Web Therapy2008 · as Steve Olson
• Do Not Disturb2008
• Ugly Betty2006 · as Gabe Farkus
• The Class2006 · as Richie Velch
• Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Audience Member
• Project Runway2004 · as Self - Guest Judge
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Sally Hemings: An American Scandal2000 · as Young Tom Hemings
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Great Performances1971 · as Andrew Aguecheek