A native of Dallas, Texas, Jay R. Ferguson embarked on his acting career at the age of 14 when cast in the role of Ponyboy in the series adaptation of the feature film The Outsiders, and has been working steadily on television, in film, and on stage ever since. His feature credits include The Lucky One for Oscar®-nominated director Scott Hicks and Michael Winterbottom’s The Killer Inside Me. He will soon be seen playing the lead in the indie film The Makings of You.