Biography
Sean Hayes is an American actor and comedian. Born on 26 June 1970 in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, he trained at Illinois State University and began his career in Chicago theatre and stand-up before moving into television and film.
He is best known for playing Jack McFarland in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace (1998–2020), a role that earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. Hayes has appeared in films such as The Bucket List (2007), The Three Stooges (2012) and Monsters University (2013). On stage, he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for portraying Oscar Levant in Good Night, Oscar (2022).
In 2025 he played Stephen in Is This Thing On? and Gary Greenbacks in The Running Man. He co-hosts the podcast SmartLess with Jason Bateman and Will Arnett.
