Jefferson Mays
Nascimento : 1965-06-08, Connecticut, U.S.A.
História
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
Três bruxas convencem Lord Macbeth de que ele se tornará o próximo rei da Escócia e sua ambiciosa esposa está disposta a tudo para ajudá-lo em seu plano de conquistar o poder.
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")
Os aclamados irmãos Joel e Ethan Coen idealizam uma antologia faroeste em seis segmentos focada na fronteira americana. Acompanhando de foras da lei, a colonizadores, até todo tipo de personalidade do velho oeste, essa série de histórias vai desde profundas reflexões até o mais completo absurdo.
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
A vida, a carreira e a trajetória do célebre escritor Jerome David Salinger, mais conhecido como J.D. Salinger. Famoso por ter escrito o livro "O Apanhador no Campo de Centeio", uma das obras mais importantes, influentes e impactantes da literatura estadunidense a ser lançada após os eventos da Segunda Guerra Mundial, o autor esteve diretamente envolvido no conflito como soldado.
Dr. Ford
Henry and Fay's son Ned sets out to find and kill his father for destroying his mother's life. But his aims are frustrated by the troublesome Susan, whose connection to Henry predates even his arrival in the lives of the Grim family.
Dr. Threeply
Em uma comunidade litorânea da Califórnia, o solitário detetive particular Larry "Doc" Sportello costuma lidar com os seus casos através da fumaça de um cigarro de maconha. Um dia, ele recebe a visita inesperada da ex-namorada Shasta, por quem ainda sente algo. Shasta precisa da ajuda de Larry para encontrar seu amante, Mickey Wolfmann, um bilionário do mercado imobiliário, que desapareceu misteriosamente. Aparentemente, a esposa de Mickey está tentando interná-lo em um hospital psiquiátrico.
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)
O filme, baseado no livro de Lois Lowry, conta a história de um mundo perfeito, no qual todos são felizes. Quando Jonas faz 12 anos, é escolhido para ser o Receptor de Memórias da comunidade. Ele entra em treinamento com um velho homem, a quem chamam O Doador. Do Doador, Jonas aprende sobre dor, tristeza, guerra e todas as verdades infelizes do mundo "real", percebendo rapidamente que a comunidade vive em falsidade. Confrontado com a realidade, Jonas enfrenta escolhas difíceis sobre sua própria vida e seu futuro.
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
Sidney Young é um escritor e intelectual desiludido que ao mesmo tempo ama e odeia o mundo das celebridades, da da fama e do glamour. Ele trabalha num revista britânica alternativa, chamada Post Modern Review, cujo conteúdo editorial é justamente alfinetar esse mundinho. Um dia Young recebe o convite para integrar a equipe de uma revista completamente oposta à sua – a conservadora Sharps, sediada em Nova York. Ele decide aceitar, mas terá de lutar para se encaixar no perfil de seu novo emprego. Além de sofrer para lidar com seu editor, uma pretendente a estrela e até uma colega de trabalho por quem vai se apaixonar.
Little John
Bettie Page (Gretchen Mol) nasceu numa família interiorana, muito religiosa. Decidida a mudar de vida, a jovem partiu rumo à Nova York. Um dia, passeando pela praia, encontrou um fotógrafo amador e aceitou fazer algumas poses despretensiosas. Sua beleza e sensualidade chamaram atenção e Bettie iniciou uma carreira de modelo fotográfica. Rapidamente tornou-se uma das mais famosas pin-up's do país, esbanjando alegria e erotismo. Mas, em 1955, um senador americano iniciou uma dura investigação sobre a influência da pornografia na juventude do país. E Bettie acabou sendo transformada num exemplo de imoralidade.
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
Alfie (Jude Law) é um homem mulherengo, que pula de cama em cama com a facilidade com a qual troca de roupa. Charmoso, ele possui uma legião de conquistas em sua vida amorosa. Porém, quando uma das mulheres com quem se relaciona lhe diz que está grávida, ele passa a enfrentar dilemas morais sobre seu modo de vida.
Garne Strickland
Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him.
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".