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.

Filmography

• Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America — Wilbur Wright
• 2026The Unknown — Elliott
• Billy Joel: And So It Goes — Executive Producer
• 2025Is This Thing On? — Stephen
• 2025The Running Man — Gary Greenbacks
• 2024Am I OK? — Stu
• SmartLess: On the Road — Self, Executive Producer, Creator
• 2022Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery — Johnny Blaze
• Q-Force — Steve Maryweather (voice), Executive Producer
• 2021Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 — Executive Producer
• 2020Lazy Susan — Susan, Writer
• 2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" — Mr. Lorenzo
• The Morning Show — Wyatt
• 2018So Close — Executive Producer
• Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure — Pete the Guard (voice)
• 2017Tangled: Before Ever After — Pete the Guard (voice)
• 2017The Emoji Movie — 'Devil' Steven (voice)
• Will & Grace — Jack McFarland
• Crowded — Executive Producer
• 2016Hairspray Live! — Mr. Pinky
• 2014How Murray Saved Christmas — Edison Elf (voice)
• 2014Party Central — Terri (voice)
• Hollywood Game Night — Self, Creator
• 2013Monsters University — Terri (voice)
• Sean Saves the World — Sean
• The Millers — Kip Finkle
• 2012Hit & Run — Sandy Osterman
• Smash — Terry Falls
• The Soul Man — Producer
• 2012The Three Stooges — Larry
• Grimm — Producer
• Portlandia — Sean
• Up All Night — Walter
• 2010Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore — Mr. Tinkles (voice)
• Hot in Cleveland — Chad, Self, Executive Producer
• Parks and Recreation — Buddy Wood
• 2008Igor — Brain (voice)
• 2008Soul Men — Danny Epstein
• 2007The Bucket List — Thomas
• 30 Rock — Jesse Parcell
• Campus Ladies
• Lovespring International
• Rachael Ray
• American Dad! — Foster (voice)
• 2005Roberto the Insect Architect — Narrator (voice)
• The Showbiz Show with David Spade
• Weekends at the D.L.
• Tom Goes to the Mayor — Tour Guide (voice)
• 2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! — Richard Levy the Shameless
• 2003Pieces of April — Wayne
• 2003The Cat in the Hat — Mr. Humberfloob / Fish (voice)
• 2002Martin and Lewis — Jerry Lewis
• 2002Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell — Clerk (archive footage)
• 2001Cats & Dogs — Mr. Tinkles (voice)
• Dinner for Five
• Scrubs — Nick
• 2001The Tracker — Punk Nikolai
• 2000Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins — Brain Pod #13 (voice)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Christopher Mantle
• 1999Jackie's Back! — Sean Hayes
• 1998Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss — Billy Collier
• Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
• Will & Grace — Jack McFarland
• 1997Dancing on the Moon — Young man
• 1996A & P — Sammy
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Silk Stalkings
• Eight Days a Week — Producer
• St. Donatus — Executive Producer
• Untitled Grimm Reboot Film — Executive Producer

Appearances as themselves (33)

• 2022"Sr." — Self
• 2020One Night Only: The Best of Broadway — Self
• Stars in the House — Self - Special Guest
• 2020Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone — Self
• 2019Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin — Self
• The Nineties — Self
• 2016Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown — Self
• 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows — Self
• Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• 2014The Maya Rudolph Show — Self
• Billy on the Street — Self
• Conan — Self
• Who Do You Think You Are? — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Head Case — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• The Megan Mullally Show — Self - Guest
• The Reichen Show — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest, Self - Guest Host
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self, Self - Guest
• 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special — Self
• The View — Self
• The Daily Show — Self
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self
• MADtv — Self
• Inside the Actors Studio — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• People's Choice Awards — Self - Presenter
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• Tony Awards — Self - Host
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Nominee / Presenter