Jefferson Mays recently completed his one-man rendition of A Christmas Carol at the Geffen Playhouse for which he received rave reviews. He was nominated for a 2017 Tony Award for originating the role of Terje Rød-Larsen in the Tony Award-winning play Oslo. Mays was also Tony-nominated for his multi-character performance in the Tony Award–winning Broadway production of A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, as well as his Tony Award–winning performance in I Am My Own Wife, where he played over 40 different roles. He also recently starred as George Hodel in the TNT miniseries I Am the Night, directed by Patty Jenkins, and recently had a featured role in the Coen Brothers anthology series The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Jefferson’s television credits include recurring arcs on FX’s The Americans; Cinemax’s The Knick, directed by Steven Soderbergh; NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; as well as a guest role in the Netflix hit Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Jefferson Mays, A Christmas Carol
Jefferson Mays, A Christmas Carol
Jefferson Mays, Oslo
Jefferson MaysOslo
Jefferson Mays, Oslo
Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Jefferson Mays, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Jefferson Mays, Blood and Gifts
Jefferson Mays, Blood and Gifts
Jefferson Mays, Blood and Gifts
Jefferson Mays, Blood and Gifts
Jefferson MaysI Am My Own Wife
Jefferson Mays, I Am My Own Wife
Jefferson Mays, I Am My Own Wife
Jefferson Mays, I Am My Own Wife
Jefferson Mays, I Am My Own Wife
Jefferson Mays, I Am My Own Wife
Jefferson Mays, I Am My Own Wife
Jefferson MaysOrestes
Jefferson Mays has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.
Jefferson Mays has not appeared in the West End.
Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for A Christmas Carol, Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Christmas Carol, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Oslo, Ensemble (Obie Awards) for Oslo, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Oslo, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Blood and Gifts , Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Blood and Gifts , Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Blood and Gifts, Outstanding Lead Actor (The Lortels) for Blood and Gifts, Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for I Am My Own Wife, Best Leading Actor in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for I Am My Own Wife, Performance (Obie Awards) for I Am My Own Wife, Outstanding Solo Performance (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for I Am My Own Wife, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for I Am My Own Wife, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for I Am My Own Wife, Outstanding Solo Performance (Drama Desk Awards) for I Am My Own Wife and Performance (Obie Awards) for Orestes.
Jefferson Mays has received numerous awards for his outstanding performances. He won the Obie Award for Ensemble for Oslo. He earned the Outstanding Actor in a Musical award at both the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder. For I Am My Own Wife, he received the Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production award from the Helen Hayes Awards, Best Leading Actor in a Play from the BroadwayWorld Awards, and a Performance award from the Obie Awards. Additionally, he won Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Drama Desk Awards for the same role. He was honored with a Performance Award from the Theatre World Awards and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for I Am My Own Wife. Jefferson Mays also received an Obie Award for Performance in Orestes.
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