Ferguson made his debut in theatre as "Morgan Moreen" in Geometry in Venice (1989), which garnered him a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination as Best Featured Actor, then on screen as Simon Henderson in On My Own.
He is best known as "Birkoff" from the TV series Nikita (1997-2001).
His roles in movies such as Love and Human Remains (1993), Eclipse (1995) and Lilies (1996) gave him nominations at the Genie Awards in the 1990s.
