Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1965-06-08 (60 years)
- Place of BirthConnecticut, USA
- Also Known AsLewis Jefferson Mays
Jefferson Mays
Biography
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2025
Rebuilding
As: Mr. Cassidy
- 2023
Seneca
As: Narrator (voice)
- 2022
Julia
As: Albert Duhamel
- 2021
The Tragedy of Macbeth
As: Doctor
- 2021
Hacks
As: T.L. Gurley
- 2020
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
As: Narrator
- 2020
Perry Mason
As: Virgil Sheets
- 2019
I Am the Night
As: George Hodel
- 2018
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
As: Gilbert Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
2018Curated
As: The Curator
2017Rebel in the Rye
As: William Maxwell
2016Westworld
As: Liam Dempsey, Sr.
2015Ned Rifle
As: Dr. Ford
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
As: Daddy (voice)
2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
As: Daddy
2015I Am Michael
As: Preacher Teacher
- 2014
Inherent Vice
As: Dr. Threeply
2014The Cask of Amontillado
As: Fortunato
- 2014
The Giver
As: Community (voice)
2013The Blacklist
As: Norman Devane
2013The Americans
As: Walter Taffet
2009The Good Wife
As: Diplomat Van Buskirk
2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
As: Bill Nathanson
2008Fringe
As: Nicholas Boone
2005The Notorious Bettie Page
As: Little John
2005The Closer
As: Dr. Easton
- 2004
Alfie
As: Dr. Miranda Kulp
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As: Keifer Gates
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Carl Rudnick
1999The Big Brass Ring
As: Garne Strickland
1998Cousin Bette
As: Stidmann
1997Liberty!
As: James Madison
1995The Low Life
As: Hollywood Mogul
1994Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
As: Gerry Woolridge
1993Grey Knight
As: Martin Bradley
1990Law & Order
As: Mr. Olson