Jefferson Mays (Lewis Jefferson Mays)

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Lewis Jefferson Mays is an American actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including a Tony Award, a Helen Hayes Award, a Lucille Lortel Award, two Drama Desk Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, and three Obie Awards.

Birthday, Age, Height, Weight

Full Name	Jefferson Mays	Nick/Other Name	Lewis Jefferson Mays
Citizenship	American	Born On (Age)	June 09, 1965
Birth (Place)	Clinton, Connecticut	Gender	Male
Height	185 cm	Weight	70 kg

Education, Career, Agency, Partner

Professions	Actor
Actively Working	1988 - Present
Agencies (Work For)	...
Higher Education	Attended University of California, San Diego (MFA)
Marital Status	Married Susan Lyons (2003-Present)

Jefferson Mays Bio, Education, Professional Life

Jefferson Mays was born on 8 June 1965 in Clinton, Connecticut, and raised in Clinton, Connecticut, with his parents, a naval intelligence officer and a children's librarian, and his siblings.

Mays graduated from Yale College, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the University of California, San Diego, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts from the graduate acting program. He appeared at La Jolla Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, the Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Playwrights Horizons.