Background
Ferguson was born in Dallas, Texas.
Ferguson was born in Dallas, Texas.
In 1989, Jay was plucked from obscurity to play Ponyboy Curtis in the television adaptation of South. East. Hinton"s novel The Outsiders. Over the last 22 years, he has appeared in television and film. His notable television roles include Taylor Newton in four seasons of the Columbia Broadcasting System sitcom Evening Shade, Doctor Todd Hooper on Judging Amy, Rich Connelly in the 2005 National Broadcasting Company television series Surface, Agent Warren Russell on the Showtime series Sleeper Cell, Stan Rizzo on the Administrative Management College series Mad Men and as Pat O"Neal the father of the O"Neal family in the American Broadcasting Company sitcom The Real O"Neals.
His film roles include Billy in Higher Learning, Elmer Conway in The Killer Inside Maine, and Keith Clayton in The Lucky One.
