Sean Patrick Hayes (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. Known for his performances on stage and screen, he gained recognition for his role as Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also been nominated for six Golden Globe Awards and two Tony Awards, winning one of the latter.

He also heads the television production company Hazy Mills Productions, which produces shows such as Grimm, Hot in Cleveland, Soul Man, and Hollywood Game Night. He played Jerry Lewis in the CBS film Martin and Lewis (2002). He is known for his appearances in films such as Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1998), Cats & Dogs (2001), Pieces of April (2003), The Cat in the Hat (2003), Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004), The Bucket List (2007), Igor (2008), The Three Stooges (2012), Monsters University (2013), and Am I OK? (2022). Since July 2020, he has co-hosted the comedy podcast SmartLess with Jason Bateman and Will Arnett.

Hayes made his Broadway debut playing Chuck Baxter in the 2010 revival of the musical Promises, Promises, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He played God in the comedy An Act of God from 2015 to 2016 and Oscar Levant in Doug Wright's play Good Night, Oscar in 2022, for the latter of which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He hosted the 64th Tony Awards in 2010, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award.

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