Jefferson Mays

Stage Actor

Birthday June 8, 1965

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Connecticut

Age 58 years old

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About

Acclaimed stage actor known for his roles in such Broadway productions as Journey's End, The Best Man, and A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. For his performance in I Am My Own Wife, he received Drama Desk, Obie, and Tony Awards. In 2018, he began starring in a TV limited series called I Am the Night.

Before Fame

He earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of California, San Diego.

Trivia

His screen credits include roles in such late 1990s and early 2000s films as Alfie, The Low Life, and Cousin Bette.

Family Life

He married Australian-born film and television actress Susan Lyons.

Associated With

He appeared with screen actor Liam Neeson in the 2004 Bill Condon-directed film Kinsey.