Jefferson Mays
Actor · Writer
Born Jun 8, 1965 · Connecticut, USA
Active 1990–present · Awards: Theatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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.
Filmography
Rebuilding (2025) - Mr. CassidyLos Vampires (2026) - George WilmoreWestworld (2016) - Liam Dempsey, Sr.Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) - Carl RudnickFringe (2008) - Nicholas BooneThe Blacklist (2013) - Norman DevaneThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) - Gilbert Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")Lie to Me (2009) - Sidney CarltonThe Giver (2014) - Community (voice)The Americans (2013) - Walter TaffetInherent Vice (2014) - Dr. ThreeplyThe Good Wife (2009) - Diplomat Van BuskirkLaw & Order (1990) - Mr. OlsonThe Tragedy of Macbeth (2021) - DoctorThe Closer (2005) - Dr. EastonUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015) - Daddy · Daddy (voice)Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) - Keifer GatesHacks (2021) - T.L. GurleyPerry Mason (2020) - Virgil SheetsHow to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) - Bill NathansonAlfie (2004) - Dr. Miranda KulpNurse Jackie (2009) - TimRebel in the Rye (2017) - William MaxwellThe Notorious Bettie Page (2006) - Little John