Portrait of Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Acting

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Career

Active from 2001 to 2025, busiest in 2009 and 2012 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for Modern Family
Modern Family
GoodWatch score85/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

    2014 · Won

    Modern Family

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

    2013 · Won

    Modern Family

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

    2012 · Won

    Modern Family

    Source: Wikidata

  • Screen Actors Guild Awards · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

    2011 · Won

    Modern Family

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

7

The characters Jesse Tyler Ferguson played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 27 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 4.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    1.7, average 4.1
  • Crime
    1.7, average 3.6
  • Tension
    4.1, average 5.9
  • Adrenaline
    3.0, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Contemporary Realism 4
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Situational Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

37
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

15 titles · average score 68
Stop! That! Train!
Stop! That! Train! (2026)
GoodWatch score 56

as Business Person

TFI Unplugged
TFI Unplugged (2026)

TV show

Mid-Century Modern
Mid-Century Modern (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Tevin

All That We Love
All That We Love (2025)
GoodWatch score 63

as Stan

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

as Santa

Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night (2025)
GoodWatch score 71

as Andrew Aguecheek

Elsbeth
Elsbeth (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Skip Mason

It's Okay
It's Okay (2024)

Producer

Cocaine Bear
Cocaine Bear (2023)
GoodWatch score 58

as Peter

Ivy + Bean: Doomed to Dance
Ivy + Bean: Doomed to Dance (2022)
GoodWatch score 61

as Monsieur Joy

Broadway Rising
Broadway Rising (2022)

Producer

Welcome to Chechnya
Welcome to Chechnya (2020)
GoodWatch score 84

Executive Producer

2010s

11 titles · average score 67
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Marvin

The Good Fight
The Good Fight (2017)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Mr. Vitar

Pete the Cat
Pete the Cat (2017)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Syd (voice)

Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
GoodWatch score 37

as Shangri Llama (voice)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Mitchell Pritchett

The Procession
The Procession (2012)

as Jason

8
8 (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

as Ilan Meyer

Finding Your Roots
Finding Your Roots (2012)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Mitchell Pritchett (archive footage)

Stars in Shorts
Stars in Shorts (2012)
GoodWatch score 51

as Jason

Web Therapy
Web Therapy (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Steve Olson

Hot in Cleveland
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Wes

2000s

10 titles · average score 57
Modern Family
Modern Family (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show · as Mitchell Pritchett

Wonderful World
Wonderful World (2009)
GoodWatch score 43

as Cyril

Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb (2008)
GoodWatch score 21

TV show

Web Therapy
Web Therapy (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Steve Olson

Untraceable
Untraceable (2008)
GoodWatch score 42

as Arthur James Elmer

The Class
The Class (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Richie Velch

Ugly Betty
Ugly Betty (2006)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Gabe Farkus

Griffin & Phoenix
Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
GoodWatch score 70

as Student

Ordinary Sinner
Ordinary Sinner (2001)
GoodWatch score 33

as Ogden

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Young Tom Hemings

1970s

1 title · average score 70
Great Performances
Great Performances (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Andrew Aguecheek