Who is Mitchell Pritchett in Modern Family?

Last Modified Mar 28, 2025 04:26 EDT
Who is Mitchell Pritchett in Modern Family?
Mitchell Pritchett (Source: Facebook)


Mitchell Pritchett is one of the main characters in the Modern Family series.


Modern Family is one of the most entertaining family comedy sitcoms, created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan. The series started its journey on September 23, 2009, showcasing 3 interconnected families and their day-to-day lives. The show has aired 11 seasons with a total of 250 episodes on the ABC network.


The 3 interconnected family was cast with an assembly of actors like Ed O'Neill, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons among many others. Over the years, the show has earned various awards and accolades including Golden Globe Awards, 4 American Film Institute Awards, The Comedy Awards, and 4 Primetime Emmy Awards among many others.


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Who is Mitchell Pritchett in Modern Family?


Mitchell Pritchett is the son of Jay Pritchett. The character has been one of the constant roles since the 1st episode of the series and is a lawyer by profession. Throughout the series, Mitchell’s character has a meticulous and cautious nature. The character is the younger brother of Claire Dunphy and is quite close to her throughout the series.


Mitchell is revealed to be in a committed relationship with Cameron Tucker, with whom he shares a loving marriage. The two have an adopted daughter, Lily. In the series, Mitchell has quite a reserved and structured demeanor that contrasts humorously with Cameron’s more flamboyant personality.


Who is Mitchell Pritchett in Modern Family?
Mitchell Pritchett (source: Facebook)


Who plays Mitchell Pritchett in Modern Family?


In Modern Family, the character of Mitchell Pritchett is played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Jesse is an American television actor who started his career back in 1998 as a theater artist working on various plays like On the Town (1998), On the Twentieth Century (2005), and The Producers (2012) among many others. The character started his journey in the television industry with the series Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000). Apart from Modern Family, the actor was seen working on other projects like Submissions Only (2012), Hot in Cleveland (2013), Drop the Mic (2017), Martha Gets Down and Dirty (2021), and Elsbeth (2024) among many others.


The actor was also in various movies like Ordinary Sinner (2001), Griffin and Phoenix (2006), Wonderful World (2009), Red (2012), and Cocaine Bear (2023) among many other projects. Jesse has received 4 Screen Actors Guild Awards for being a part of the Modern Family series, a Tony Award for his part in the play Take Me Out, and an MTV Video Music Award among others.

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