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Ferguson has built a 25-plus-year theatre career, starting with his Off-Broadway debut in On the Town at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, which later transferred to Broadway.
- His notable Broadway roles include Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, which earned him a Drama League Award nomination and a Drama Desk Award win for the ensemble.
- He also starred in Fully Committed, for which he won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance.
- Ferguson has appeared in multiple Shakespeare in the Park productions, The Producers, and Monty Python’s Spamalot at the Hollywood Bowl.
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson is set to make his National Theatre debut in the UK premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s final musical, Here We Are.
TV Credits:
- Ferguson is best known for his role as Mitchell Pritchett on the ABC sitcom Modern Family, which aired for 11 seasons from 2009 to 2020. He received four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series and was nominated five times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
- He has also appeared on shows like Ugly Betty, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and The Good Fight.
Film Credits:
- Ferguson’s film credits include roles in Cocaine Bear (2023), Ivy + Bean: Doomed to Dance (2022), and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016).
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