Acting
Jefferson Mays
Born June 8, 1965 · Connecticut, USA (age 61)
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 Art…
Known For
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs · 2018The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
★ 7.12018
MovieWesternComedy
Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.
The Tragedy of Macbeth · 2021The Tragedy of Macbeth
★ 6.92021
MovieDrama
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Inherent Vice · 2014Inherent Vice
★ 6.52014
MovieDramaMystery
In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.
The Giver · 2014The Giver
★ 6.62014
MovieDramaScience Fiction
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People · 2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
★ 6.02008
MovieComedyRomance
Sidney Young is a down-on-his-luck journalist. Thanks to a stint involving a pig and a glitzy awards ceremony, Sidney turns his fortunes around, attracting the attention of Clayton Harding, editor of New York-based glossy magazine 'Sharps', and landing the holy grail of journalism jobs. The Brit jets off to the Big Apple and moves from one blunder to the next.
Cousin Bette · 1998Cousin Bette
★ 5.51998
MovieComedyDrama
In 19th century Paris, Bette Fischer, a poor and homely spinster, forms an alliance with the seductive courtesan Valerie Marneffe to orchestrate revenge on her handsome and wealthy relatives.
Alfie · 2004Alfie
★ 5.82004
MovieComedyDrama
A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.
The Notorious Bettie Page · 2006The Notorious Bettie Page
★ 6.32006
MovieComedyDrama
Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into an erotic icon who continues to enthrall fans to this day.
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs · 2018The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
★ 7.12018
MovieWesternComedy
Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone gold prospector, a woman traveling the West to an uncertain future, and a motley crew of strangers undertaking a carriage ride.
Gilbert Longabaugh (segment "The Gal Who Got Rattled")
