Sean Hayes
Acting • Born 1970-06-26
Biography
Sean Patrick Hayes (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained acclaim for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also received nominations for six Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards, winning one. He also runs a television production company called Hazy Mills Productions, which produces shows such as Grimm, Hot in Cleveland, The Soul Man, and Hollywood Game Night. He portrayed Jerry Lewis in the CBS film Martin and Lewis (2002). He is known for his appearances in films such as Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998), Cats & Dogs (2001), Pieces of April (2003), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004), The Bucket List (2007), Igor (2008), The Three Stooges (2012), Monsters University (2013), and Am I OK? (2022). Since July 2020, he has co-hosted the comedy podcast SmartLess alongside Jason Bateman and Will Arnett. Hayes made his Broadway debut playing Chuck Baxter in the musical revival Promises, Promises in 2010, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He portrayed God in the comedy An Act of God from 2015 to 2016. Oscar Levant in the Doug Wright play Good Night, Oscar in 2022, the latter of which earned him the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play. He hosted the 64th Tony Awards in 2010, for which he was awarded a Primetime Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sean Hayes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
97 credits
The Cat in the Hat
Movie • 2003
Mr. Humberfloob / Fish (voice)
The Bucket List
Movie • 2007
Thomas
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Movie • 2004
Richard Levy the Shameless
Igor
Movie • 2008
Brain (voice)
Soul Men
Movie • 2008
Danny Epstein
Monsters University
Movie • 2013
Terri (voice)
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
Movie • 1998
Billy Collier
The Three Stooges
Movie • 2012
Larry
The Tracker
Movie • 2001
Punk Nikolai
Hit & Run
Movie • 2012
Sandy Osterman
Party Central
Movie • 2014
Terri (voice)
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
Movie • 2020
Self
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Movie • 2002
Clerk (archive footage)
A & P
Movie • 1996
Sammy
"Sr."
Movie • 2022
Self
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
Movie • 2022
Johnny Blaze
How Murray Saved Christmas
Movie • 2014
Edison Elf (voice)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
Pieces of April
Movie • 2003
Wayne
Hairspray Live!
Movie • 2016
Mr. Pinky
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Movie • 2010
Mr. Tinkles (voice)
Dancing on the Moon
Movie • 1997
Young man
Tangled: Before Ever After
Movie • 2017
Pete the Guard (voice)
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
Movie • 2016
Self
The Emoji Movie
Movie • 2017
Steven (voice)
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Movie • 2000
Brain Pod #13 (voice)
Martin and Lewis
Movie • 2002
Jerry Lewis
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Movie • 2019
Mr. Lorenzo
Cats & Dogs
Movie • 2001
Mr. Tinkles (voice)
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
Movie • 2019
Self
The Maya Rudolph Show
Movie • 2014
Self
Lazy Susan
Movie • 2020
Susan
Roberto the Insect Architect
Movie • 2005
Narrator (voice)
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Movie • 2020
Self
Am I OK?
Movie • 2024
Stu
Jackie's Back!
Movie • 1999
Sean Hayes
The Running Man
Movie • 2025
Gary Greenbacks
Is This Thing On?
Movie • 2025
Stephen
Secret of the Sundrop
Movie • 2018
Pete the Guard
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
Dinner for Five
TV • 2001
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
TV • 2005
Lovespring International
TV • 2006
Tom Goes to the Mayor
TV • 2004
Tour Guide (voice)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Silk Stalkings
TV • 1991
Campus Ladies
TV • 2006
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Jesse Parcell
Will & Grace
TV • 1998
Jack McFarland
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Q-Force
TV • 2021
Steve Maryweather (voice)
SmartLess: On the Road
TV • 2023
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Weekends at the D.L.
TV • 2005
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
TV • 1998
Sean Saves the World
TV • 2013
Sean
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
The Millers
TV • 2013
Kip Finkle
Portlandia
TV • 2011
Sean
Will & Grace
TV • 2017
Jack McFarland
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2010
Self
The Nineties
TV • 2017
Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
Head Case
TV • 2007
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
Up All Night
TV • 2011
Walter
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV • 2000
Christopher Mantle
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self - Special Guest
Billy on the Street
TV • 2011
Self
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
Smash
TV • 2012
Terry Falls
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
Parks and Recreation
TV • 2009
Buddy Wood
Hot in Cleveland
TV • 2010
Chad
Hot in Cleveland
TV • 2010
Self
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Foster (voice)
Hollywood Game Night
TV • 2013
Self
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
TV • 2017
Pete the Guard (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest Host
People's Choice Awards
TV • 1975
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee / Presenter
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Scrubs
TV • 2001
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