Jefferson Mays
Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
- A Connecticut native, L. Jefferson Mays studied at Yale College and trained in the Graduate Drama Program at the University of California - San Diego where he appeared in numerous La Jolla Playhouse productions. A two-time Obie Award winner, Mr. Mays has worked extensively with director Des McAnuff and Anne Bogart; for a number of years, Mr. Mays ...
- Birth date
- 1965-06-08
- Awards
- 1 nomination.
Known For
Activities
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | Julia (TV Series) (announced) - Episode #1.1 | |
| Actor | Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol Narrator | 2020 |
| Actor | Perry Mason (TV Series) Virgil Sheets - Chapter Seven (2020) ... Virgil Sheets - Chapter Six (2020) ... Virgil Sheets - Chapter Four (2020) ... Virgil Sheets - Chapter Three (2020) ... Virgil Sheets - Chapter One (2020) ... Virgil Sheets | 2020 |
| Actor | Westworld (TV Series) Liam Dempsey, Sr. - Genre (2020) ... Liam Dempsey, Sr. | 2020 |
| Actor | The Blacklist (TV Series) Norman Devane - Norman Devane (No. 138) (2019) ... Norman Devane | 2019 |
| Actor | Bush Leaguers: Team Photo (Video short) Cornelius Van Der Klam (voice) | 2019 |
| Actor | I Am the Night (TV Series) George Hodel - Queen's Gambit, Accepted (2019) ... George Hodel - Aloha (2019) ... George Hodel - Matador (2019) ... George Hodel - Dark Flower (2019) ... George Hodel - Phenomenon of Interference (2019) ... George Hodel Show all 6 episodes | 2019 |
| Actor | Curated (Short) Curator | 2018 |
| Actor | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Gilbert Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled") | 2018 |
| Actor | Duet (Short) | 2017/III |
| Actor | Rebel in the Rye William Maxwell | 2017 |
| Actor | Shatterbox (TV Series short) - Curated | 2016 |
| Actor | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (TV Series) Daddy - Kimmy Gives Up! (2016) ... Daddy (voice) - Kimmy's in a Love Triangle! (2015) ... Daddy | 2015-2016 |
| Actor | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) Dr. Carl Rudnick - Nationwide Manhunt (2016) ... Dr. Carl Rudnick - Criminal Pathology (2015) ... Dr. Carl Rudnick - Devil's Dissections (2015) ... Dr. Carl Rudnick - Surrendering Noah (2015) ... Dr. Carl Rudnick - Granting Immunity (2015) ... Dr. Carl Rudnick Show all 7 episodes | 2014-2016 |
| Actor | The Knick (TV Series) Attorney Whitting - You're No Rose (2015) ... Attorney Whitting | 2015 |
| Actor | The Americans (TV Series) Walter Taffet - One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov (2015) ... Walter Taffet - Stingers (2015) ... Walter Taffet - Divestment (2015) ... Walter Taffet - Walter Taffet (2015) ... Walter Taffet | 2015 |
| Actor | I Am Michael Preacher Teacher | 2015 |
| Actor | The Raven (Short) Voice over (voice) | 2014/I |
| Actor | Inherent Vice Dr. Threeply | 2014 |
| Actor | Ned Rifle Dr. Ford | 2014 |
| Actor | The Giver Community (voice) | 2014 |
| Actor | The Cask of Amontillado (Short) Fortunato | 2014/I |
| Actor | My America (segment "Fire in Dreamland") | 2014 |
| Actor | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) Lord Adalbert D'Ysquith - Jennifer Lawrence/Craig Robinson/A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (2014) ... Lord Adalbert D'Ysquith | 2014 |
| Actor | My America (TV Series) - Fire in Dreamland (2012) | 2012 |
| Actor | The Good Wife (TV Series) Diplomat Van Buskirk - Affairs of State (2011) ... Diplomat Van Buskirk | 2011 |
| Actor | Mildred Pierce (TV Mini-Series) Man In Blue Coat - Part Four (2011) ... Man In Blue Coat | 2011 |
| Actor | Detroit 1-8-7 (TV Series) Dr. Roger Kosowski - Shelter (2010) ... Dr. Roger Kosowski - Déjà Vu/All In (2010) ... Dr. Roger Kosowski | 2010 |
| Actor | Lie to Me (TV Series) Sidney Carlton - Double Blind (2010) ... Sidney Carlton | 2010 |
| Actor | God in America (TV Series) Jeremiah Moore - A New Adam/A New Eden (2010) ... Jeremiah Moore | 2010 |
| Actor | Nurse Jackie (TV Series) Tim - P.O. Box (2010) ... Tim | 2010 |
| Actor | American Experience (TV Series documentary) James Madison / Voice / Additional voice - Dolley Madison (2010) ... James Madison - Kinsey (2005) ... Voice - The Fight (2004) ... Additional voice (voice) | 2004-2010 |
| Actor | Dolley Madison (TV Series) James Madison | 2010 |
| Actor | Fringe (TV Series) Nicholas Boone - Midnight (2009) ... Nicholas Boone | 2009 |
| Actor | Law & Order (TV Series) Attorney Olson - Pledge (2009) ... Attorney Olson | 2009 |
| Actor | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Bill Nathanson | 2008 |
| Actor | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) Keifer Gates - Legacy (2008) ... Keifer Gates | 2008 |
| Actor | Memoirs of My Nervous Illness Daniel Schreber | 2006 |
| Actor | The Notorious Bettie Page Little John | 2005 |
| Actor | The Closer (TV Series) Dr. Easton - Fatal Retraction (2005) ... Dr. Easton | 2005 |
| Actor | Alfie Dr. Miranda Kulp | 2004 |
| Actor | Kinsey Effete Man's Friend | 2004 |
| Actor | Benjamin Franklin (TV Mini-Series documentary) Elkanah Watson - The Chess Master (2002) ... Elkanah Watson - The Making of a Revolutionary (2002) ... Elkanah Watson - Let the Experiment Be Made (2002) ... Elkanah Watson | 2002 |
| Actor | The Big Brass Ring Garne Strickland | 1999 |
| Actor | Cousin Bette Stidmann | 1998 |
| Actor | Liberty! The American Revolution (TV Mini-Series) James Madison - The World Turned Upside Down: 1778-1783 (1997) ... James Madison - Are We to Be a Nation? 1783-1788 (1997) ... James Madison - The Times That Try Men's Souls: 1776-1777 (1997) ... James Madison - Oh, Fatal Ambition: 1777-1778 (1997) ... James Madison - The Reluctant Revolutionaries: 1763-1774 (1997) ... James Madison Show all 6 episodes | 1997 |
| Actor | Hudson River Blues Eric | 1997 |
| Actor | The Low Life Hollywood Mogul | 1995 |
| Actor | Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (Short) Gerry Woolridge | 1994 |
| Actor | Grey Knight Martin Bradley | 1993 |
| Actor | Dynaman (TV Series) Dynabeige (1988) (voice) | 1988 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Kimmy Gives Up! (2016) ... (performer: "Daddy's Boy" - uncredited) | 2016 |
| Soundtrack | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode) - Jennifer Lawrence/Craig Robinson/A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (2014) ... (performer: "I Don't Understand the Poor") | 2014 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Writer | Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (adapted by) | 2020 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Crew | American Experience (TV Series documentary) (additional voices - 1 episode) - Kinsey (2005) ... (additional voices) | 2005 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Thanks | The Louise Log (TV Series) (special thanks - 1 episode) - How to Get Out of Crazytown (2014) ... (special thanks) | 2014 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Self | Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal (TV Series) Self - December 2020 (2020) ... Self | 2020 |
| Self | At the Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber (TV Special) Self | 2017 |
| Self | The 71st Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| Self | Theater Talk (TV Series) Self - Guest / Self - "Oslo" and "Dear Evan Hansen" Creatives, Part 2 (2017) ... Self - Guest - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (2014) ... Self | 2014-2017 |
| Self | The 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV Special) Self | 2014 |
| Self | The Broadway.com Show (TV Series) Self - Episode #2.45 (2014) ... Self - Episode #2.23 (2014) ... Self - Episode #2.20 (2014) ... Self | 2014 |
| Self | Dress Up! With George B. Style (TV Series) Self - Dress Up!: Jefferson Mays & Bryce Pinkham (2014) ... Self | 2014 |
| Self | The 68th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) Self - Nominee & Performer | 2014 |
| Self | Showing Up (Documentary) Self | 2014 |
| Self | Working in the Theatre (TV Series documentary) Self - The Tony Awards: History, Highlights and Backstage (2012) ... Self - Performance (2004) ... Self | 2004-2012 |
| Self | HBO First Look (TV Series documentary short) Self - The Notorious Bettie Page (2006) ... Self | 2006 |
| Self | Harold Weston: A Bigger Belief in Beauty (Documentary) Narrator | 2005 |
| Self | Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (TV Movie documentary) Self | 2004 |
| Self | Charlie Rose (TV Series) Self - Guest - Episode dated 30 July 2004 (2004) ... Self - Guest | 2004 |
| Self | The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) Self - Winner | 2004 |
| Self | This Week in Joe's Basement (TV Series) Alex - Remote Control (1991) ... Alex | 1991 |
| Role | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Archive footage | Spotlight on Broadway (TV Series) Charlotte von Mahlsdorf - The Impresarios (2013) ... Charlotte von Mahlsdorf | 2013 |