Jay R. Ferguson

Jay Rowland Ferguson Jr. (born July 25, 1974) is an American actor. He is known as Taylor Newton in Evening Shade (1990–1994), Stan Rizzo in Mad Men (2010–2015), Ben Olinsky in The Conners (2018–2025) and Pastor Tom on Leanne (1 episode in 2025)

Biography Ferguson was born in Dallas, Texas.

His notable television roles include Taylor Newton in four seasons of the CBS sitcom Evening Shade, Dr. Todd Hooper on Judging Amy, Rich Connelly in the 2005 NBC television series Surface, Agent Warren Russell on the Showtime series Sleeper Cell, Stan Rizzo on the AMC series Mad Men,

His film roles include Billy in Higher Learning, Elmer Conway in The Killer Inside Me, and Keith Clayton in The Lucky One.

In 2018, he played Chip Curry in the CBS sitcom Living Biblically. From 2018 to 2025, he played Ben Olinsky, the second husband of Darlene Conner (Sara Gilbert) on the ABC sitcom The Conners.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1995 Higher Learning Billy 1997 Campfire Tales Cliff 1997 Pink as the Day She Was Born Brad 1998 Girl Parker Blackman 1999 Blue Ridge Fall Shane 2000 Andy 2001 Hollywood Palms Riley 2002 The Year That Trembled Isaac Hoskins 2006 Passengers Edsel Short film 2006 Spreading the News Sampson Short film 2010 Elmer Conway 2012 Keith Clayton 2014 Back in the Day Mark 2014 The Makings of You Wallisa.k.a. Never My Love 2015 Little Loopers Todd 2015 Club Life Steven 2015 Roth Short film

Television films Year Title Role Notes 1990 Shattered Dreams Teenage Luke 1995 Beau

Television series Year Title Role Notes 1990 Ponyboy Curtis 13 episodes 1990–1994 Evening Shade Taylor Newton 98 episodes 2002 Glory Days Sheriff Rudy Dunlop 9 episodes 2003–2004 Judging Amy Dr. Todd Hooper 8 episodes 2005 Medium Tommy Lahaine Episode: "Lucky" 2005–2006 Surface Richard Connelly 15 episodes 2006 Sleeper Cell Case Agent Warren Russell 6 episodes 2008 CSI: Miami Larry Hopkins Episode: "Raising Caine" 2008–2009 Easy Money Cooper Buffkin 8 episodes 2009 Weeds Keith Episode: "Machete Up Top" 2009 Lie to Me Jimmy Episode: "Grievous Bodily Harm" 2010 Castle Dick Coonan Episode: "Sucker Punch" 2010 Ghost Whisperer Gil Bradley Episode: "Lethal Combination" 2010–2015 Mad Men Stan Rizzo 39 episodesNominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2013, 2016) 2011 No Ordinary Family Agent Norris Episode: "No Ordinary Future" 2011 Burn Notice John O'Lear Episode: "Besieged" 2012 Chef Nick Morrietti Episode: "Prime Cut" 2013 Ray Donovan FBI Agent Thomas Volcheck Episode: "Bucky Fuckn' Dent" 2015 Chasing Life Owen Gordon 3 episodes 2016–2017 Pat O'Neal 29 episodes 2016 Drew Schakowsky 3 episodes 2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Paul Bunyan Episode: "Kaley Cuoco Wears a Black Blazer and Slip on Sneakers" 2017 Twin Peaks Special Agent Randall Headley 4 episodes 2018 The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story FBI Agent Keith Evans 2 episodes 2018 Living Biblically Chip 13 episodes 2018 The Romanoffs Joe Garner Episode: "End of the Line" 2018–2025 The Conners Ben Olinsky Series regular 2019–2020 Briarpatch Jake Spivey 10 episodes 2025 Leanne Pastor Tom 1 episode