Jay O. Sanders
Acting
Born: April 16, 1953 (age 73) · Austin, Texas, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American film, theatre and television actor and playwright. He frequently appears in plays off-Broadway at The Public Theatre. He has received a Drama Desk Award and a New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. Sanders made his off-Broadway debut in a Shakespeare in the Park production of Henry V in 1976. He originated the role of Bradley in Sam Shepard's Buried Child (1978). He made his Broadway debut in the play Loose Ends (1979). He returned to Broadway in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1983), Saint Joan (1993), Pygmalion (2007), Girl from the North Country (2020), and Purlie Victorious (2023). He made his feature film debut in the comedy Starting Over (1979). He had notable roles in films such as Cross Creek (1983), Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988), Glory (1989), JFK (1991), Hostages (1992), Angels in the Outfield (1994), Music of the Heart (1999), Tumbleweeds (1999), and Revolutionary Road (2008). He took recurring roles in television series including Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Good Wife, Person of Interest, Blindspot, and Sneaky Pete. He has served as the narrator for the shows Wide Angle, Nova, and Secrets of the Dead. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay O. Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
Green Lantern
2011
True Detective
2014
Revolutionary Road
2008
Blindspot
2015
JFK
1991
Person of Interest
2011
Along Came a Spider
2001
Kiss the Girls
1997
Glory
1989
Edge of Darkness
2010
Daylight
1996
Photos (4)
Movies (127)
Green Lantern
Carl Ferris
The Day After Tomorrow
Frank Harris
Kiss the Girls
FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Glory
Gen. George Crockett Strong
JFK
Lou Ivon
Revolutionary Road
Bart Pollock
Along Came a Spider
Kyle Craig
Edge of Darkness
Whitehouse
Daylight
Steven Crighton
Angels in the Outfield
Ranch Wilder
His Three Daughters
Vincent
Cadillac Records
Mr. Feder
Wedding Daze
Sheriff
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Kirby
For Richer or Poorer
Samuel Yoder
The Assistant
Boss (voice)
Kiss of Death
Federal Agent
Half Nelson
Russ Dunne
Catfight
Angry Guy
Starting Over
Larry
Mr. Destiny
Jackie Earle
Three Wishes
Coach Schramka
V.I. Warshawski
Murray Ryerson
When You Finish Saving the World
Roger
The Odd Couple II
Leroy
Iceman Reborn
Narrator (voice)
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Ambassador Jones
Music of the Heart
Dan Paxton
ATF
Sam Sinclair
Hair High
Football Announcer (voice)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
Narrator (voice)
I Hate Valentine's Day
Tim the Delivery Guy
The Jack Bull
Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
The Big Green
Jay Huffer
The Misfit Brigade
Tiny
The Valley of Light
Howard
The Confession
Jack Renoble
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Douglas Duncan
Eddie Macon's Run
Rudy Potts
Silver Strand
Lucas Hughes
Hanky Panky
Katz
Boss of Bosses
Joseph O'Brien
Northern Borders
Agent Sanders
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
Narrator (voice)
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Trooper Joe
Abby Singer
Kevin's Father
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Tom Marshall
My Husband's Double Life
Patrick Hennessy Welsh
My Boyfriend's Back
Sheriff McCloud
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
Narrator (voice)
The Undying
Dr. Russell Lassiter
The Matchmaker
Senator John McGlory
Tumbleweeds
Dan Miller
Uncle Vanya
Vanya
Happenstance
Bob
Cross Creek
Charles Rawlings
Defenseless
Bull Dozer
Tapes
2020
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
Narrator (voice)
Wrestling with Alligators
Rick
Regular Singing
Richard Apple
The Secret Life of Girls
1999
Outrage
Frank Brand
A Novel Romance
Walter Evans
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum
Narration
Meeting Venus
Stephen Taylor
Incidental Moments of the Day
Richard Apple
Sorry
Richard Apple
Holocaust Escape Tunnel
Narrator (voice)
Earth from Space
Narrator (voice)
The Last Brickmaker in America
Mike Potter
The Jewel
Mr. Rothman
State of Emergency
Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
Earthly Possessions
Zack Emery
Picnic
Howard Bevens
Cold Sassy Tree
Clayton McAllister
The Man Who Saved the World
Narrator (voice)
Ghosts of Stonehenge
Narrator (voice)
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators
Narrator
Rio Shannon
John Cleary
Saving the Dead Sea
2019
And So We Come Forth
Richard Apple
Just Like in the Movies
Ryan Legrand
Dead Dog
Frank Edmonds
DC Noir
Sgt. Peters
The Road to Galena
John Baird
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Dick Willey
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
Narrator (voice)
Sweet and Sad
Richard Apple
The Gathering Swarms
Narrator (voice)
A Doctor's Story
Dr. Curtis
That Hopey Changey Thing
Richard Apple
Greetings from the Shore
Commodore Callaghan
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Narrator (voice)
The Prosecutors
DA Alan Baker
Nobody's Children
Joe Stevens
Wild Costa Rica
Narrator
The Violin Alone
Narrator (voice)
The Day Christ Died
Peter
Hostages
Terry Anderson
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
Narrator (voice)
Girl From the North Country
Nick Laine
World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII
Narrator
Starstruck
Mr. Miller
Down Came a Blackbird
Jan Talbeck
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
George Gabriel
What Do We Need to Talk About?
Richard Apple
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
Narrator (voice)
Riddles of the Sphinx
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of Stonehenge
Narrator (voice)
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
Narrator (voice)
Broken Places
Narrator (voice)
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
George Gabriel
NOVA: First Face of America
Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
George Gabriel
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
Narrator (voice)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
Cliff
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
Narrator (voice)
Dawn of Humanity
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
Narrator (voice)
TV Shows (39)
Law & Order
Nick Taska / Bill Fallon · 1 eps
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Harry Rowan, Sr. · 1 eps
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Joseph Hannah · 8 eps
Blue Bloods
Jimmy Reagan · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Judge Hal Ferris · 2 eps
Person of Interest
Special Counsel · 9 eps
Chicago Med
Cray · 1 eps
Miami Vice
Det. Tim Duryea · 1 eps
True Detective
Billy Lee Tuttle · 2 eps
American Playhouse
Adam Penn · 1 eps
Great Performances
Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Detective Michael Phillips · 1 eps
Northern Exposure
Dr. John Summer · 1 eps
Blindspot
Bill Weller · 10 eps
Nature
Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
Damages
Calder Security Executive · 1 eps
Unforgettable
Jonathan Hedstrom · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Ed Barkley · 1 eps
Sneaky Pete
Sam · 15 eps
Body of Proof
Harvey Brady · 1 eps
New York Undercover
Howard · 1 eps
Kate & Allie
Tim Merr · 1 eps
ABC Afterschool Special
Mr. Miller · 1 eps
Crime Story
Steve Kordo · 24 eps
Manhunt
Watson Bryant · 6 eps
Secrets of the Dead
Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Spenser: For Hire
Father Crawford · 1 eps
Pan Am
Douglas Vanderway · 3 eps
Booker
Gordon Rudd · 1 eps
Texas
Seth · 3 eps
Roseanne
Ziggy · 2 eps
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Xander · 1 eps
Wonderland
Ed Butowski · 1 eps
Salem Witch Trials
Thomas Putnam · 2 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Howard · 1 eps
Widows
Detective John Maynard · 4 eps
The Scarlet Letter
Robert Salter · 4 eps
Decoding the Universe
Narrator · 2 eps
