Film & TV NewsTony Winner Jefferson Mays Tapped for Guest Role on The BlacklistThe Broadway alum will appear as a scientist who assassinated several world leaders.
By
Dan Meyer
October 28, 2019
Jefferson Mays as Norman Devan in The BlacklistWill Hart / NBC
Tony winner Jefferson Mays will guest star on the November 1 episode of NBC鈥檚 The Blacklist. The Broadway alum plays Norman Devane, a brilliant scientist who murdered several world leaders with bio-weapons.
In the episode, Liz (Megan Boone) and the Task Force investigate Devane, who is on a new diabolical scientific quest after laying low. Elsewhere, Red (James Spader) and Dembe (Hisham Tawfiq) travel to Cuba in search of a lead.
Jefferson Mays in The Blacklist as Norman Devane
Will Hart / NBC
Mays won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for I Am My Own Wife. He鈥檒l of The Music Man as Mayor Shin opposite Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster.
Several Broadway favorites have appeared on The Blacklist, including Tony winners Donna Murphy (Passion) , Brian Stokes Mitchell (Kiss Me, Kate) , and Michael Aronov (Oslo) .
Now in its seventh season, the show follows the life of ex-government agent Raymond "Red" Reddington as he hunts down an infamous blacklist of spies, terrorists, and mobsters. The Blacklist airs Fridays at 8pm on NBC.
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Look at the Transformations of Jefferson Mays Throughout His Broadway Career
Look at the Transformations of Jefferson Mays Throughout His Broadway Career
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