 From 2009 to 2020, he has played the role of Mitchell Pritchett, the openly gay lawyer on the ABC sitcom "Modern Family".For his performance, Ferguson has received five consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.He has also appeared as a judge on "So You Think You Can Dance", and opposed actress Chrissy Metz in a 2017 episode of TBS's "Drop the Mic".