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A Connecticut native, L. Jefferson Mays studied at Yale College and trained in the Graduate Drama Program at the University of California - San Diego where he appeared in numerous La Jolla Playhouse productions. A two-time Obie Award winner, Mr. Mays has worked extensively with director Des McAnuff and Anne Bogart; for a number of years... See full bio »

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Lewis Jefferson Mays
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2011 The Good Wife (TV series)
Diplomat Van Buskirk
– Affairs of State (2011) … Diplomat Van Buskirk
 
2011 Mildred Pierce (TV mini-series)
Man In Blue Coat
– Part Four (2011) … Man In Blue Coat
 
2010 Detroit 1-8-7 (TV series)
Dr. Roger Kosowski
– Shelter (2010) … Dr. Roger Kosowski
– Déjà Vu/All In (2010) … Dr. Roger Kosowski
 
2010 Lie to Me (TV series)
Sidney
– Double Blind (2010) … Sidney
 
2010 God in America (TV series)
Jeremiah Moore
– A New Adam/A New Eden (2010) … Jeremiah Moore
 
2010 Nurse Jackie (TV series)
Tim
– P.O. Box (2010) … Tim
 
2010 Dolley Madison (TV series)
James Madison
 
2004-2010 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Additional voice / James Madison / Voice
– Dolley Madison (2010) … James Madison
– Kinsey (2005) … Voice
– The Fight (2004) … Additional voice (voice)
 
2010 Le mystère
Benjamin Cuvier
 
2009 Fringe (TV series)
Nicholas Boone
– Midnight (2009) … Nicholas Boone
 
2009 Law & Order (TV series)
Attorney Olson
– Pledge (2009) … Attorney Olson
 
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Bill Nathanson
 
2008 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV series)
Keifer Gates
– Legacy (2008) … Keifer Gates
 
2006 Memoirs of My Nervous Illness
Daniel Schreber
 
2005 The Notorious Bettie Page
Little John
 
2005 The Closer (TV series)
Dr. Easton
– Fatal Retraction (2005) … Dr. Easton
 
2004 Alfie
Dr. Miranda Kulp
 
2004 Kinsey
Effete Man's Friend
 
2002 Benjamin Franklin (TV mini-series documentary)
Elkanah Watson
 
1999 The Big Brass Ring
Garne Strickland
 
1998 Cousin Bette
Stidmann
 
1997 Liberty! The American Revolution (TV mini-series)
James Madison
– Are We to Be a Nation? 1783-1788 (1997) … James Madison
– The World Turned Upside Down: 1778-1783 (1997) … James Madison
– Oh, Fatal Ambition: 1777-1778 (1997) … James Madison
– The Times That Try Men's Souls: 1776-1777 (1997) … James Madison
– Blows Must Decide: 1774-1776 (1997) … James Madison
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1997 Hudson River Blues
Eric
 
1995 The Low Life
Hollywood Mogul
 
1994 Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (short)
Gerry Woolridge
 
1993 Grey Knight
Martin Bradley
 
1988 Dynaman (TV series)
Dynabiege (as Jeff Mays)
 
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2005 The American Experience (TV series documentary) (additional voices - 1 episode)
– Kinsey (2005) (additional voices)
 
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2013 Showing Up (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Working in the Theatre (TV series)
Himself
– The Tony Awards: History, Highlights and Backstage (2012) … Himself
 
2006 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Notorious Bettie Page (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Harold Weston: A Bigger Belief in Beauty (documentary)
Narrator
 
2004 Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 July 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
 
2004 The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Play
 

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The American Experience: Season 22: Episode 4 -- As the wife of the fourth President, James Madison, Dolley Madison played an important part in the political and social experiment that was the early American Republic. The Low Life -- US Home Video Trailer from Cabin Fever The Big Brass Ring -- Open-ended Trailer from Millennium Films
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Other Works:

(August 2002): Plays Tom Prior in "Outward Bound" play by Sutton Vane (Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, Connecticut, USA). See more »

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I think being thrown into having dyslexia made me struggle with words and be interested in words, and learn to get them right. That was the beginning of my love affair with language. See more »

Trivia:

Won Broadway's 2004 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for his one-man show, "I Am My Own Wife." See more »

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