Background
Ferguson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ferguson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
He graduated from the Claude Watson School for the Performing Arts.
Ferguson made his debut in theatre as "Morgan Moreen" in Geometry in Venice (1989), which garnered him a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination as Best Featured Actor, then on screen as Simon Henderson in On My Own. He is best known as "Seymour Birkoff", from the series Louisiana Femme Nikita (1997–2001). His roles in movies such as Love and Human Remains (1993), Eclipse (1994) and Lilies (1996) gave him nominations at the Genie Awards in the 1990s.
Street Legal (1992) as Mark (2 episodes) Louisiana Femme Nikita (1997–2001) as Seymour Birkoff/Jason Crawford (90 episodes) An American in Canada (2002–2004) as Derrick (5 episodes) Odd Job Jack (2003–2007) as Bobby Lee (voice) (52 episodes) 1998 - Gemini Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series for Louisiana Femme Nikita 1996 - 17th Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Lilies 1996 - 16th Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for Eclipse 1994 - 15th Genie Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Love and Human Remains 1993 - Australian Film Institute: Best Actor in a Leading Role for On My Own.