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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 26, 1970
Place of Birth
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Sean P. Hayes
- Sean Patrick Hayes
- شان هيس
Sean Hayes
1.6 Popularity
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.
Known For
7.5
Stephen
Is This Thing On?
2025
6.8
Gary Greenbacks
The Running Man
2025
6.3
Stu
Am I OK?
2024
8.0
Self
SmartLess: On the Road
2023
5.9
Johnny Blaze
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
2022
6.9
Self
"Sr."
2022
6.6
Steve Maryweather (voice)
Q-Force
2021
6.0
Self
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020
🎬
0.0
Self - Presenter & Winner
The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards
2020
10.0
Self
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
2020
Credits
Is This Thing On?
as Stephen
2025
7.5
The Running Man
as Gary Greenbacks
2025
6.8
Am I OK?
as Stu
2024
6.3
SmartLess: On the Road
as Self
2023
8.0
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
as Johnny Blaze
2022
5.9
"Sr."
as Self
2022
6.9
Q-Force
as Steve Maryweather (voice)
2021
6.6
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
as Self
2020
6.0
🎬
The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards
as Self - Presenter & Winner
2020
0.0
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
as Self
2020
10.0
Lazy Susan
as Susan
2020
4.5
Stars in the House
as Self - Special Guest
2020
0.0
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
0.0
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
as Self
2019
7.0
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
as Mr. Lorenzo
2019
6.6
Secret of the Sundrop
as Pete the Guard
2018
8.7
Will & Grace
as Jack McFarland
2017
7.5
The Emoji Movie
as Steven (voice)
2017
5.4
The Nineties
as Self
2017
6.9
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
as Pete the Guard (voice)
2017
7.3
Tangled: Before Ever After
as Pete the Guard (voice)
2017
6.8
Hairspray Live!
as Mr. Pinky
2016
7.3
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
as Self
2016
7.0
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2016
4.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
How Murray Saved Christmas
as Edison Elf (voice)
2014
5.9
The Maya Rudolph Show
as Self
2014
5.0
Party Central
as Terri (voice)
2014
6.8
The Millers
as Kip Finkle
2013
5.9
Sean Saves the World
as Sean
2013
5.7
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
2013
6.5
Monsters University
as Terri (voice)
2013
7.0
Hit & Run
as Sandy Osterman
2012
5.7
The Three Stooges
as Larry
2012
5.8
Smash
as Terry Falls
2012
6.4
Billy on the Street
as Self
2011
6.6
Up All Night
as Walter
2011
6.0
Portlandia
as Sean
2011
7.0
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
as Mr. Tinkles (voice)
2010
5.2
Hot in Cleveland
as Chad
2010
7.3
Hot in Cleveland
as Self
2010
7.3
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2010
6.6
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Parks and Recreation
as Buddy Wood
2009
8.0
Soul Men
as Danny Epstein
2008
6.1
Igor
as Brain (voice)
2008
6.0
The Bucket List
as Thomas
2007
7.2
Head Case
as Self
2007
6.3
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
30 Rock
as Jesse Parcell
2006
7.5
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
4.2
Rachael Ray
2006
5.1
Lovespring International
2006
0.0
Campus Ladies
2006
3.0
The Reichen Show
as Self
2005
4.8
🎬
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
2005
7.3
🎬
Weekends at the D.L.
2005
0.0
Roberto the Insect Architect
as Narrator (voice)
2005
10.0
American Dad!
as Foster (voice)
2005
7.0
Tom Goes to the Mayor
as Tour Guide (voice)
2004
6.8
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
as Richard Levy the Shameless
2004
5.7
The Cat in the Hat
as Mr. Humberfloob / Fish (voice)
2003
5.3
Pieces of April
as Wayne
2003
6.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
5.5
Martin and Lewis
as Jerry Lewis
2002
6.1
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
as Clerk (archive footage)
2002
7.7
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
0.0
The Tracker
as Punk Nikolai
2001
4.2
Scrubs
as Nick
2001
8.0
Dinner for Five
2001
8.2
Cats & Dogs
as Mr. Tinkles (voice)
2001
5.4
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Christopher Mantle
2000
8.0
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
as Brain Pod #13 (voice)
2000
6.4
Jackie's Back!
as Sean Hayes
1999
6.5
Will & Grace
as Jack McFarland
1998
6.8
🎬
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
1998
0.0
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
as Billy Collier
1998
5.6
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
Dancing on the Moon
as Young man
1997
5.6
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1996
3.9
🎬
A & P
as Sammy
1996
8.0
MADtv
as Self
1995
7.0
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
7.5
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Silk Stalkings
1991
6.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
1956
5.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9