Jefferson Mays

Jefferson Mays

Jefferson Mays (born Lewis Jefferson Mays; June 8, 1965) is an American film, stage and television actor. Mays was raised in Clinton, Connecticut with his parents, a naval intelligence officer and a children's librarian, and his siblings. Mays graduated from Yale College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the University of California, San Diego, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts. Mays appeared on Broadway in I Am My Own Wife, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Doug Wright, from November 2003 (previews) to October 31, 2004. He had appeared in the play Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in May 2003, and at the La Jolla Playhouse in July 2001. Mays won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, the 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, an Obie Award, and a 2004 Theatre World Award for his solo performance. He also won the 2007 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play for seasons of I Am My Own Wife in Australia in 2006. In 2007, he appeared as Henry Higgins in a revival of Pygmalion and starred as Private Mason in a revival of Journey's End. In August 2009, Mays appeared at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Quartermaine's Terms by Simon Grey. Mays starred in the 2013 Broadway musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, in which he played eight roles. He won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He also was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and tied for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical (with Neil Patrick Harris).
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1965-06-08
Place of Birth: Connecticut, USA
Also Known As: Lewis Jefferson Mays

Movies List of Jefferson Mays

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The Big Brass Ring

1999 Movie
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I Am Michael

2015 Movie
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Rebuilding

Movie
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The Giver

2014 Movie
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My America

2014 Movie
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Rebel in the Rye

2017 Movie
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The Raven

2014 Movie
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Inherent Vice

2014 Movie
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Ned Rifle

2015 Movie
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Curated

2018 Movie
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Alfie

2004 Movie
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The Low Life

1995 Movie
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The Fight

2005 Movie
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Hudson River Blues

1997 Movie
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Cousin Bette

1998 Movie