Sean Hayes

His success has led him to film appearances in Cats & Dogs (2001), as Jerry Lewis in Martin and Lewis (2002), Pieces of April (2003), The Cat in the Hat (2003) and Win a Date With Tad Hamilton! (2004). He is best known for playing Shane Donovan on Days of Our Lives from 1984 to 1992, as well as his portrayal of Maxwell Sheffield on The Nanny from 1993 to 1999. He won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001. He was born in London, England. The show became a hit and Hayes' comedic performance earned him four Emmy Award nominations. Charles Shaughnessy (born February 9, 1955) is a television and film actor of British descent. In 1998, he was cast in the NBC comedy television series Will & Grace, as the constantly unemployed, gay, aspiring actor, Jack McFarland.

His film debut in the independent film Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss (1996) brought him to attention, when the film became a success at the Sundance Film Festival. Trained in the theater in his native Chicago, Hayes moved to Los Angeles in 1995, where he found work as a stand-up comedian. Sean Patrick Hayes (born June 26, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor.