Craig Ferguson was first seen in the Episode: "Confidence and Paranoia" of the television sitcom series ‘Red Dwarf’ in 1988. That same year, he also appeared in the British television situation comedy ‘Chelmsford 123’ where he played the role of ‘Scott.’ He continued to appear in television series and films like ‘The Bogie Man’ (1992), ‘One Foot in the Grave’ (1993), ‘The Dirt Detective: A History of Scotland’ (1994), and ‘The Ferguson Theory’ (1994). In 1995, he became a part of the American sitcom television series ‘Maybe This Time’ created by Michael Jacobs and Bob Young. He played the role of ‘Logan McDonough’ and remained a part of the series until it went off-air in 1996. After appearing in television shows like ‘Aaahh!!! Real Monsters’ (1995) and ‘Freakazoid!’ (1995-1997), he joined the cast of the American television sitcom ‘The Drew Carey Show’ in 1996. The series ran for 9 seasons and aired its final episode in 2004. In 1998, Ferguson made his big-screen debut in the American black comedy-horror film ‘Modern Vampires’ directed by Richard Elfman. He next starred in films like ‘The Big Tease’ (1999), ‘Chain of Fools’ (2000), ‘Born Romantic’ (2000), ‘Saving Grace’ (2000), ‘Life Without Dick’ (2002), ‘Prendimi l'anima (The Soul Keeper)’ (2002), and ‘I'll Be There’ (2003).
In 2005, he joined the American late-night talk show ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ as a host. The show aired 2,058 episodes before going off-air in 2014. He starred as ‘Phillie’ in the 2006 Canadian drama film ‘Niagara Motel’ directed by Gary Yates. The film received a 36% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. He next appeared in films like ‘Trust Me’ (2007) and ‘The Ugly Truth’ (2009) before joining the cast of the 2010 American computer-animated action-fantasy film ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ where he voiced ‘Gobber.’ The film was lauded by critics and grossed over $494.9 million on a $165 million budget. He continued to star in films like ‘Kick-Ass’ (2010), ‘Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon’ (2010), ‘Gift of the Night Fury’ (2011), ‘Winnie the Pooh’ (2011), ‘Brave’ (2012), ‘Big Top Scooby-Doo!’ (2012), ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ (2014), and ‘The Hero of Color City’ (2014). In 2014, he became a part of the American syndicated game show ‘Celebrity Name Game’ as a presenter. The show completed its run in 2017. Ferguson continued to appear in television series and shows like ‘Web Therapy’ (2014), ‘Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest’ (2015), ‘Join or Die with Craig Ferguson’ (2016), ‘Lip Sync Battle’ (2017), ‘Still Game’ (2018), ‘How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming’ (2019), and ‘The Hustler’ (2021). He was last seen voicing ‘Doorknob’ in the American computer-animated television series ‘Alice's Wonderland Bakery’ in 2022.
