Acting credits
90
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Sean Hayes
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.1
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Movies: 41Series: 54Crew credits: 10
TMDB ID: 52601
IMDb ID: nm0005003
Known for: Acting
Born: June 26, 1970
Age: 56
Place of birth: Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2026
Years active: 83
Average TMDB rating: 6.5
Wikidata: Q223033
Also known as
Sean P. Hayes • Sean Patrick Hayes • شان هيس
Other jobs
Executive Producer (6)Producer (2)Creator (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Sean Hayes.
as Elliott
The Unknown
2026 • Movie
as Stephen
Is This Thing On?
2025 • Movie
as Gary Greenbacks
The Running Man
2025 • Movie
as Stu
Am I OK?
2024 • Movie
as Johnny Blaze
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery
2022 • Movie
as Self
"Sr."
2022 • Movie
Executive Producer
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021 • Movie
as Self
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020 • Movie
as Self
Together in Pride: You Are Not Alone
2020 • Movie
as Susan
Lazy Susan
2020 • Movie
as Self
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
2019 • Movie
as Mr. Lorenzo
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's "All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons"
2019 • Movie
as Pete the Guard
Secret of the Sundrop
2018 • Movie
as Steven (voice)
The Emoji Movie
2017 • Movie
as Pete the Guard (voice)
Tangled: Before Ever After
2017 • Movie
as Mr. Pinky
Hairspray Live!
2016 • Movie
as Self
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown
2016 • Movie
as Self
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 • Movie
as Edison Elf (voice)
How Murray Saved Christmas
2014 • Movie
as Self
The Maya Rudolph Show
2014 • Movie
as Terri (voice)
Party Central
2014 • Movie
as Terri (voice)
Monsters University
2013 • Movie
as Sandy Osterman
Hit & Run
2012 • Movie
as Larry
The Three Stooges
2012 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Sean Hayes.
as Wilbur Wright • 1 eps
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
2026 • Series
Executive Producer • 2 eps
Billy Joel: And So It Goes
2025 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
SmartLess: On the Road
2023 • Series
as Steve Maryweather (voice) • 10 eps
Q-Force
2021 • Series
as Self - Special Guest • 2 eps
Stars in the House
2020 • Series
as Wyatt
The Morning Show
2019 • Series
as Jack McFarland • 52 eps
Will & Grace
2017 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Nineties
2017 • Series
as Pete the Guard (voice) • 10 eps
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017 • Series
Executive Producer • 13 eps
Crowded
2016 • Series
1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Kip Finkle • 11 eps
The Millers
2013 • Series
as Sean • 15 eps
Sean Saves the World
2013 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Hollywood Game Night
2013 • Series
Producer • 12 eps
The Soul Man
2012 • Series
as Terry Falls • 3 eps
Smash
2012 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Billy on the Street
2011 • Series
Producer • 66 eps
Grimm
2011 • Series
as Walter • 4 eps
Up All Night
2011 • Series
as Sean • 1 eps
Portlandia
2011 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Conan
2010 • Series
as Chad • 1 eps
Hot in Cleveland
2010 • Series