Jesse Tyler Ferguson's television credits include roles in the British series "Absolutely Fabulous" and the movie "Sally Hemings: An American Scandal." Ferguson has had a memorable career on the stage, with starring roles in the Tony Award nominated musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" and George C. Wolfe's revival of "On the Town." His numerous regional production credits include "Comedy of Errors" at the Hartford Stage and David Sedaris' "Santaland Diaries" at the Pittsburgh City Theatre. He portrays Richie in the TV sitcom "The Class." Richie Velch was a quiet kid whose life has gone downhill since third grade. His suicide attempt was interrupted by Ethan's party invitation. He and Lina hit it off at the party, having coffee but Richie accidentally ran her over with his car. At the hospital, an angry Kat told him to stay away and he went back to finish his suicide. He was just swallowing the pills when Kat called to tell him the first thing Lina said was she wanted to go out with him again.