Sean Hayes
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.
Born: 26 June 1970
Played In
Movie
Apr 2026
The Unknown
Elliott
Movie
Dec 2025
Is This Thing On?
Stephen
Movie
Nov 2025
The Running Man
Gary Greenbacks
Movie
Jun 2024
Am I OK?
Stu
TV Show
May 2023
SmartLess: On the Road
Self
Movie
Dec 2022
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
Johnny Blaze
Movie
Sep 2022
"Sr."
Self
TV Show
Sep 2021
Q-Force
Steve Maryweather (voice)
Movie
Dec 2020
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Self
Movie
Apr 2020
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
Self
Movie
Apr 2020
Lazy Susan
Susan
TV Show
Mar 2020
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest
TV Show
Mar 2020
Stars in the House
Self
Movie
Sep 2019
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
Self
Movie
May 2019
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
Mr. Lorenzo
Movie
Jan 2018
Secret of the Sundrop
Pete the Guard
TV Show
Sep 2017
Will & Grace
Jack McFarland
Movie
Jul 2017
The Emoji Movie
Steven (voice)
TV Show
Jul 2017
The Nineties
Self
TV Show
Mar 2017
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
Pete the Guard (voice)
Movie
Mar 2017
Tangled: Before Ever After
Pete the Guard (voice)
Movie
Dec 2016
Hairspray Live!
Mr. Pinky
Movie
Sep 2016
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
Self
Movie
Feb 2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
TV Show
Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV Show
Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
TV Show
Aug 2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Movie
Dec 2014
How Murray Saved Christmas
Edison Elf (voice)
Movie
May 2014
The Maya Rudolph Show
Self
TV Show
Feb 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
Movie
Feb 2014
Party Central
Terri (voice)
TV Show
Oct 2013
Sean Saves the World
Sean
TV Show
Oct 2013
The Millers
Kip Finkle
TV Show
Jul 2013
Hollywood Game Night
Self
Movie
Jun 2013
Monsters University
Terri (voice)
Movie
Aug 2012
Hit & Run
Sandy Osterman
Movie
Apr 2012
The Three Stooges
Larry
TV Show
Feb 2012
Smash
Terry Falls
TV Show
Dec 2011
Billy on the Street
Self
TV Show
Sep 2011
Up All Night
Walter
TV Show
Jan 2011
Portlandia
Sean
TV Show
Nov 2010
Conan
Self
Movie
Jul 2010
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Mr. Tinkles (voice)
TV Show
Jun 2010
Hot in Cleveland
Chad
TV Show
Jun 2010
Hot in Cleveland
Self
TV Show
Mar 2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
TV Show
Jul 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
TV Show
Apr 2009
Parks and Recreation
Buddy Wood
Movie
Nov 2008
Soul Men
Danny Epstein
Movie
Sep 2008
Igor
Brain (voice)
Movie
Dec 2007
The Bucket List
Thomas
TV Show
Apr 2007
Head Case
Self
TV Show
Feb 2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self
TV Show
Oct 2006
30 Rock
Jesse Parcell
TV Show
Sep 2006
Rachael Ray
TV Show
Sep 2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
TV Show
Jun 2006
Lovespring International
TV Show
Jan 2006
Campus Ladies
TV Show
Nov 2005
The Reichen Show
Self
TV Show
Sep 2005
The Showbiz Show with David Spade
TV Show
Jul 2005
Weekends at the D.L.
Movie
Apr 2005
Roberto the Insect Architect
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Feb 2005
American Dad!
Foster (voice)
TV Show
Nov 2004
Tom Goes to the Mayor
Tour Guide (voice)
Movie
Jan 2004
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Richard Levy the Shameless
Movie
Nov 2003
The Cat in the Hat
Mr. Humberfloob / Fish (voice)
Movie
Oct 2003
Pieces of April
Wayne
TV Show
Sep 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
TV Show
Sep 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest
TV Show
Jan 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
TV Show
Jan 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
TV Show
Jan 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest Host
Movie
Nov 2002
Martin and Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Movie
Sep 2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
Clerk (archive footage)
Movie
May 2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
Movie
Nov 2001
The Tracker
Punk Nikolai
TV Show
Oct 2001
Scrubs
Nick
TV Show
Jul 2001
Dinner for Five
Movie
Jul 2001
Cats & Dogs
Mr. Tinkles (voice)
TV Show
Oct 2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Christopher Mantle
Movie
Aug 2000
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Brain Pod #13 (voice)
Movie
Jun 1999
Jackie's Back!
Sean Hayes
TV Show
Sep 1998
Will & Grace
Jack McFarland
TV Show
Aug 1998
Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
Movie
Jul 1998
Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss
Billy Collier
TV Show
Aug 1997
The View
Self
Movie
Jan 1997
Dancing on the Moon
Young man
TV Show
Jul 1996
The Daily Show
Self
TV Show
Jun 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self
Movie
Jan 1996
A & P
Sammy
TV Show
Oct 1995
MADtv
Self
TV Show
Aug 1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
TV Show
Sep 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
TV Show
May 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV Show
Nov 1991
Silk Stalkings
TV Show
Oct 1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
TV Show
Mar 1975
People's Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
TV Show
Apr 1956
Tony Awards
Self - Host
TV Show
Jan 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee / Presenter