Jefferson Mays
Nacimiento : 1965-06-08, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Historia
Jefferson Mays (born Lewis Jefferson Mays; June 8, 1965) is an American film, stage and television actor.
Mays was 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.
Mays appeared on Broadway in I Am My Own Wife, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Doug Wright, from November 2003 (previews) to October 31, 2004. He had appeared in the play Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in May 2003, and at the La Jolla Playhouse in July 2001.
Mays won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, the 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show, an Obie Award, and a 2004 Theatre World Award for his solo performance. He also won the 2007 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play for seasons of I Am My Own Wife in Australia in 2006.
In 2007, he appeared as Henry Higgins in a revival of Pygmalion and starred as Private Mason in a revival of Journey's End. In August 2009, Mays appeared at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Quartermaine's Terms by Simon Grey.
Mays starred in the 2013 Broadway musical A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, in which he played eight roles. He won the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical. He also was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and tied for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical (with Neil Patrick Harris).
Doctor
Macbeth, recibe una profecía de un trío de brujas de que algún día se convertirá en rey de Escocia. Consumido por la ambición y empujado a la acción por su esposa, Macbeth asesina a su rey y toma el trono para él.
Writer
The timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to thrilling new life as Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays plays over 50 roles in a virtuosic, master class of a performance that must be seen to be believed. This theatrical achievement comes from the haunting vision of one of Broadway’s most imaginative directors, Michael Arden. Staged exclusively for this production and captured live with breathtaking clarity, this must-watch streaming event conjures the powerful spirits of Christmas and brings all the magic of live theatre home for the holidays.
Narrator
The timeless tale of Ebenezer Scrooge comes to thrilling new life as Tony Award winner Jefferson Mays plays over 50 roles in a virtuosic, master class of a performance that must be seen to be believed. This theatrical achievement comes from the haunting vision of one of Broadway’s most imaginative directors, Michael Arden. Staged exclusively for this production and captured live with breathtaking clarity, this must-watch streaming event conjures the powerful spirits of Christmas and brings all the magic of live theatre home for the holidays.
Gilbert Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
Antología de seis capítulos, cada uno enfocado desde una perspectiva distinta con respecto a la frontera norteamericana y a los peculiares personajes que habitan en sus alrededores. Cada parte cuenta una historia distinta basada en las convenciones del Lejano Oeste de los Estados Unidos.
The Curator
During a reluctant trip to her late Grandmother's home in the middle of nowhere, Nancy learns that a person's sentiment and complexities aren't limited to the things they leave behind. Created for TNT's Shatterbox project.
William Maxwell
Biografía del aclamado aunque elusivo novelista J.D. Salinger, que se hizo muy famoso tras la publicación de su novela 'El guardián entre el centeno' ('The Catcher in the Rye').
Dr. Ford
Hal Hartley completa la trilogía que inició diecisiete años atrás con Henry Fool. Hace ocho, cerraba el segundo capítulo con Fay Grim (Parker Posey), purgando pena por los presuntos actos terroristas del siempre complicado Henry. Y esta es la travesía de Ned, hijo de Henry y Fay, criado por el reverendo Gardner bajo el programa de protección de testigos, y quien, al cumplir 18, ha decidido que es hora de salir en busca del hombre que arruinó las vidas del resto de su familia: su propio padre.
Dr. Threeply
La historia está ambientada a finales de los años sesenta en Los Ángeles. Doc Sportello es un detective privado que hace mucho tiempo que no ve a su ex novia Shasta, hasta que un día ésta contrata sus servicios para resolver la desaparición de su nuevo amante. Sportello se verá entonces enredado en una serie de situaciones donde dejará atrás los escrúpulos y donde la resolución del misterio no será finalmente el objetivo principal.
Voice over (voice)
In this chilling and lyrical reinterpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, a narrator mourning the loss of his love, Lenore, wavers on the brink of insanity. Perhaps hallucinating - or not - he sees a mysterious raven, whispering, 'nevermore.'
Fortunato
Deep beneath the streets of Italy lie the catacombs of the Montresors, filled with barrels of wine and the bones of the dead. One evening, friends Fortunado and Montresor venture below the city with promises of the rare vintage wine Amontillado.
Community (voice)
En una sociedad futura carente de penalidades pero también de libre albedrío, el joven Jonas descubre una increíble verdad y decide sacarla a la luz.
21 monologues written by American playwrights form a sort of fractured portrait of the American collective psyche. Ranging from the sad to the hilarious, from the angry to the tentatively celebratory, many of the major and recurrent issues associated with our fraught but beloved union are reconsidered with elegance, wit, brutal honesty, and a little outright insanity.
Bill Nathanson
Basada en la verdadera historia de un verdadero idiota, “Nueva York Para Principiantes” es la crónica del declive de Sidney Young, un prometedor periodista británico que un día tiene la oportunidad de escribir en una de las revistas más prestigiosas de Nueva York, "Sharps". Young, un fracaso total sin vergüenza, sin tacto y sin control, se abrirá camino a través de Manhattan por los motivos más inoportunos, y sus malos modales y sus bromas de mal gusto le llevarán a percances monumentales con divertidas consecuencias... (FILMAFFINITY)
Little John
Historia de la famosa pin-up de los años 50 Bettie Page, cuyas legendarias fotografías provocaron el escándalo y la investigación del Senado Norteamericano por acusaciones de pornografía.
Documentary on the boxing match between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling, which captured the world's attention on June 22, 1938.
Dr. Miranda Kulp
En Manhattan, un conductor de limusinas londinense, Alfie, está rodeado de mujeres hermosas, con las que pasa la noche sin ningún tipo de compromiso. Sus mejores amigos son su colega Marlon y la novia de Marlon, Lonette. Alfie tiene un breve romance con Lonette, y las consecuencias de lo ocurrido obligan a Alfie a reflexionar sobre su forma de vida.
Garne Strickland
Faltan un par de días para la elección del nuevo gobernador de Missouri. La carrera por el puesto está muy reñida entre dos candidatos independientes. El poderoso William Blake Pallarin se alza como el líder más probable, e incluso como un posible candidato para presidente del país. Pero cuando un periodista desvela un nombre que oscurece su pasado, las preguntas empiezan a asediar al candidato...
Hoping to help their marriage, a Manhattan lawyer (Rya Kihlstedt) brings her burned-out husband (Robert Stanton) to her mother's home upstate.
Hollywood Mogul
Yale graduate John has come to Hollywood to catch his big break. It hasn't happened yet.
Gerry Woolridge
25 years after committing a double murder, Karl Childers is going to be released from an institution for the criminally insane. A local reporter comes to talk to him, and listens in horror about his life leading up to the crime. This is the short film that inspired the full-length "Sling Blade".
