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Sean Hayes

Sean Hayes

Birthday: 1970-06-26 | Place of Birth: Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
The Running Man

as    Gary Greenbacks

2025
Is This Thing On?

as    Stephen

2024
Am I OK?

as    Stu

2023
SmartLess: On the Road

as    Self

2022
"Sr."

as    Self

2021
Q-Force

as    Steve Maryweather (voice)

2020
Lazy Susan

as    Susan

2018
Secret of the Sundrop

as    Pete the Guard

2017
Will & Grace

as    Jack McFarland

2017
Tangled: Before Ever After

as    Pete the Guard (voice)

2014
How Murray Saved Christmas

as    Edison Elf (voice)

2014
The Maya Rudolph Show

as    Self

2014
Party Central

as    Terri (voice)

2013
The Millers

as    Kip Finkle

2013
Sean Saves the World

as    Sean

2013
Monsters University

as    Terri (voice)

2012
The Three Stooges

as    Larry

2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

as    Mr. Tinkles (voice)

2008
Igor

as    Brain (voice)

2008
Soul Men

as    Danny Epstein

2007
The Bucket List

as    Thomas