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 Arts. Mays appeared on Broadway in I Am My Own Wife, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Doug Wright, from November 2003 (previews) to October 31, 2004. He had appeared in the play Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in May 2003, and at the La Jolla Playhouse in July 2001. Mays won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, the 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, an Obie Award, and a 2004 Theatre World Award for his solo performance. He also won the 2007 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play for seasons of I Am My Own Wife in Australia in 2006. In 2007, he appeared as Henry Higgins in a revival of Pygmalion and starred as Private Mason in a revival of Journey's End. In August 2009, Mays appeared at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Quartermaine's Terms by Simon Grey. Mays starred in the 2013 Broadway musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, in which he played eight roles. He won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He also was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and tied for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical (with Neil Patrick Harris). Jefferson Mays(1965년생, Connecticut, USA) 는 배우로, 대표작으로 리빌딩, The Raven, Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade가 있으며, 그 외에도 로 앤 오더: 성범죄전담반, 로 앤 오더, 블랙리스트, 로 앤 오더: 크리미널 인텐트, 굿 와이프, 클로저, 프린지, 웨스트월드, 아메리칸즈, 나의 직장상사는 코미디언, 라이 투 미, 너스 재키 등 다양한 작품에 출연했다. 특히 2026년에는 Los Vampires에도 참여해서 활동중이다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2026년 Los Vampires에서 George Wilmore 역을 맡았다. 2025년 리빌딩에서 Mr. Cassidy 역을 맡았다. 2023년 세네카에서 Narrator (voice) 역을 맡았다.