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 (126)
Green Lantern
Carl Ferris
The Day After Tomorrow
Frank Harris
Revolutionary Road
Bart Pollock
Edge of Darkness
Whitehouse
Kiss the Girls
FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Along Came a Spider
Kyle Craig
Wedding Daze
Sheriff
Cadillac Records
Mr. Feder
His Three Daughters
Vincent
Glory
Gen. George Crockett Strong
Daylight
Steven Crighton
The Assistant
Boss (voice)
Kiss of Death
Federal Agent
The Big Green
Jay Huffer
JFK
Lou Ivon
Half Nelson
Russ Dunne
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Ambassador Jones
Hanky Panky
Katz
Starting Over
Larry
V.I. Warshawski
Murray Ryerson
Angels in the Outfield
Ranch Wilder
When You Finish Saving the World
Roger
The Odd Couple II
Leroy
Mr. Destiny
Jackie Earle
The Jack Bull
Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Kirby
For Richer or Poorer
Samuel Yoder
Three Wishes
Coach Schramka
Catfight
Angry Guy
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Douglas Duncan
Music of the Heart
Dan Paxton
Boss of Bosses
Joseph O'Brien
My Boyfriend's Back
Sheriff McCloud
I Hate Valentine's Day
Tim the Delivery Guy
Outrage
Frank Brand
The Valley of Light
Howard
Hair High
Football Announcer (voice)
The Road to Galena
John Baird
Defenseless
Bull Dozer
Cross Creek
Charles Rawlings
A Novel Romance
Walter Evans
My Husband's Double Life
Patrick Hennessy Welsh
The Misfit Brigade
Tiny
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
Narrator (voice)
The Confession
Jack Renoble
Iceman Reborn
Narrator (voice)
Tumbleweeds
Dan Miller
Eddie Macon's Run
Rudy Potts
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Dick Willey
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Trooper Joe
The Matchmaker
Senator John McGlory
Uncle Vanya
Vanya
The Secret Life of Girls
1999
Silver Strand
Lucas Hughes
Tapes
2020
Northern Borders
Agent Sanders
The Day Christ Died
Peter
Earthly Possessions
Zack Emery
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum
Narration
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
George Gabriel
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Narrator (voice)
ATF
Sam Sinclair
The Undying
Dr. Russell Lassiter
And So We Come Forth
Richard Apple
The Jewel
Mr. Rothman
A Doctor's Story
Dr. Curtis
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
NOVA: First Face of America
Narrator (voice)
The Gathering Swarms
Narrator (voice)
Meeting Venus
Stephen Taylor
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Tom Marshall
Just Like in the Movies
Ryan Legrand
What Do We Need to Talk About?
Richard Apple
The Last Brickmaker in America
Mike Potter
Girl From the North Country
Nick Laine
Happenstance
Bob
Citizen Berlusconi
Narrator
Abby Singer
Kevin's Father
Regular Singing
Richard Apple
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
George Gabriel
That Hopey Changey Thing
Richard Apple
Incidental Moments of the Day
Richard Apple
Saving the Dead Sea
2019
The Prosecutors
DA Alan Baker
Dead Dog
Frank Edmonds
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators
Narrator
Picnic
Howard Bevens
The Man Who Saved the World
Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
George Gabriel
Greetings from the Shore
Commodore Callaghan
Hostages
Terry Anderson
Cold Sassy Tree
Clayton McAllister
Wrestling with Alligators
Rick
Rio Shannon
John Cleary
Sorry
Richard Apple
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
Narrator (voice)
State of Emergency
Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
DC Noir
Sgt. Peters
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
Cliff
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
Narrator (voice)
Dawn of Humanity
Narrator (voice)
Earth from Space
Narrator (voice)
Down Came a Blackbird
Jan Talbeck
Sweet and Sad
Richard Apple
Holocaust Escape Tunnel
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
Narrator (voice)
Riddles of the Sphinx
Narrator (voice)
The Violin Alone
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of Stonehenge
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
Narrator (voice)
Broken Places
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
Narrator (voice)
Starstruck
Mr. Miller
Ghosts of Stonehenge
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
Narrator (voice)
Nobody's Children
Joe Stevens
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
Narrator (voice)
Wild Costa Rica
Narrator
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
Narrator (voice)
World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII
Narrator
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
Chicago Med
Cray · 1 eps
Person of Interest
Special Counsel · 9 eps
The Good Wife
Judge Hal Ferris · 2 eps
True Detective
Billy Lee Tuttle · 2 eps
Great Performances
Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee · 1 eps
Miami Vice
Det. Tim Duryea · 1 eps
Unforgettable
Jonathan Hedstrom · 1 eps
L.A. Law
Detective Michael Phillips · 1 eps
Nature
Narrator (voice) · 5 eps
Blindspot
Bill Weller · 10 eps
Damages
Calder Security Executive · 1 eps
Northern Exposure
Dr. John Summer · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Adam Penn · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Ed Barkley · 1 eps
Body of Proof
Harvey Brady · 1 eps
Sneaky Pete
Sam · 15 eps
ABC Afterschool Special
Mr. Miller · 1 eps
Crime Story
Steve Kordo · 24 eps
New York Undercover
Howard · 1 eps
Manhunt
Watson Bryant · 6 eps
Kate & Allie
Tim Merr · 1 eps
Texas
Seth · 3 eps
Spenser: For Hire
Father Crawford · 1 eps
Secrets of the Dead
Narrator (voice) · 3 eps
Pan Am
Douglas Vanderway · 3 eps
Booker
Gordon Rudd · 1 eps
Roseanne
Ziggy · 2 eps
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Xander · 1 eps
Wonderland
Ed Butowski · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Howard · 1 eps
Widows
Detective John Maynard · 4 eps
Salem Witch Trials
Thomas Putnam · 2 eps
The Scarlet Letter
Robert Salter · 4 eps
Decoding the Universe
Narrator · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
NOVA
Self - Narrator (voice) · 39 eps
Stars in the House
Self · 1 eps
Decoding the Universe: Quantum
Self - Narrator
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos
Self - Narrator
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
Self - Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
Self - Narrator (voice)
Adventures in Plymptoons!
Self
