
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.
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Acting History
2025
Twelfth Night as Andrew Aguecheek
2025A Very Jonas Christmas Movie as Santa
2025All That We Love as Stan
2025The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer
2025Mid-Century Modern as Tevin
2024Elsbeth as Skip Mason
2024Dinner Time Live with David Chang as Self
2023Cocaine Bear as Peter
2022Broadway Rising as Self
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
2022Ivy + Bean: Doomed to Dance as Monsieur Joy
2021Adele One Night Only as Self
2021Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant
2021Name That Tune as Self - Contestant
2020Island Queen
2020Modern Family: A Modern Farewell as Self / Mitchell Pritchett
2020Extreme Makeover: Home Edition as Self - Host
2020Visible: Out on Television as Self
2019High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as Marvin
2018Busy Tonight as Self - Guest
2017Pete the Cat as Syd (voice)
2017Drop the Mic as Self
2017Katy Perry: Will You Be My Witness? as Self
2017The Good Fight as Mr. Vitar
2016Ice Age: Collision Course as Shangri Llama (voice)
2016Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry as Self - Guest
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2014Backstage With Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 20 Years as himself
2014Running Wild with Bear Grylls as Self
2014Trailblazer Honors as Self
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Mitchell Pritchett
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013One Night Stand
2012The Procession as Jason
2012Stars in Shorts as Jason
2012Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
2012Finding Your Roots as Mitchell Pritchett (archive footage)
20128 as Ilan Meyer
2011Web Therapy as Steve Olson
2010Conan as Self
2010Hot in Cleveland as Wes
2010Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2009Modern Family as Mitchell Pritchett
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2009RuPaul's Drag Race as Self - Guest Judge
2009Wonderful World as Cyril
2008Web Therapy as Steve Olson
2008Do Not Disturb
2008Untraceable as Arthur James Elmer
2006Ugly Betty as Gabe Farkus
2006The Class as Richie Velch
2006Griffin & Phoenix as Student
2005Dancing with the Stars as Self - Audience Member
2004Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
2001Ordinary Sinner as Ogden
2000Sally Hemings: An American Scandal as Young Tom Hemings
1997The View as Self - Guest
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1971Great Performances as Andrew Aguecheek
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter









