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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Biography from TMDB.
- October 22, 1975 (51)
- Missoula, Montana, USA
- Actor and producer
- 27 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
What are Jesse Tyler Ferguson's films like?
Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 11
Light 5 · Serious 5 · Dark 2
Grounded 10 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 4 · Charged 5 · Intense 3
Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2
A split, not a type: Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 1
Casual 6 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 2
Resolved 11 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.
- Tricksteras Richie Velch in The Class (2006)
- Tricksteras Larry in Do Not Disturb (2008)
- Tricksteras Cyril in Wonderful World (2009)
- Shapeshifteras Mitchell Pritchett in Modern Family (2009)
- Threshold guardianas Shangri Llama in Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
- Allyas Stan in All That We Love (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet9
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Jesse Tyler Ferguson's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Jesse Tyler Ferguson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
37 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page; 29 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Stop! That! Train!(2026)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
All That We Love(2024)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Mid-Century Modern(2025)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows
It's Okay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Elsbeth(2024)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Cocaine Bear(2023)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Broadway Rising(2022)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Island Queen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Welcome to Chechnya(2020)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
Pete the Cat(2017)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
The Good Fight(2017)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
One Night Stand(2011)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Stars in Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
The Procession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Finding Your Roots(2012)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
8(2012)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Web Therapy(2011)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
Hot in Cleveland(2010)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Modern Family(2009)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Wonderful World(2009)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Web Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Do Not Disturb(2008)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
Untraceable(2008)
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Ugly Betty(2006)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
The Class(2006)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Griffin & Phoenix(2006)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Ordinary Sinner(2001)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Great Performances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Career shape
Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1971 to 2026; peak year 2007.
Biggest box office
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
Highest rated
Welcome to Chechnya (2020)
Most popular right now
Modern Family (2009)
Film career
Peak 2007 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 2006Screen debut· Griffin & Phoenix
- 2009Screen Actors Guild Award win· Modern Family
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.
Awards
4 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 13 major nominations, 2010–2017.
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Jesse Tyler Ferguson's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th9
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 27 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser8
- Broadly Agreed3
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Jesse Tyler Ferguson's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Jesse Tyler Ferguson work with?
People who share at least 2 of Jesse Tyler Ferguson's MovieCove titles; Justin Mikita shares the most, 3.
- Justin MikitaShared titles: Broadway Rising (2022), Welcome to Chechnya (2020), 8 (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Justin Mikita
- Elizabeth BanksShared titles: Cocaine Bear (2023), Ordinary Sinner (2001)See all 2 shared titles with Elizabeth Banks
