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Jay O. Sanders
Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

ActingBorn April 16, 1953 (age 73)Austin, Texas, USA

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.

Filmography

2027Movie
2024Movie
2024Movie
2024TV
2023
Outrage

as Frank Brand

Movie
2022
The Road to Galena

as John Baird

Movie
2020Movie
2020
And So We Come Forth

as Richard Apple

Movie
2020Movie
2020Movie
2020
That Hopey Changey Thing

as Richard Apple

Movie
2020
Sweet and Sad

as Richard Apple

Movie
2020
Sorry

as Richard Apple

Movie
2020
Regular Singing

as Richard Apple

Movie
2020TV
2020
The Assistant

as Boss (voice)

Movie
2019
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2019
Uncle Vanya

as Vanya

Movie
2019
DC Noir

as Sgt. Peters

Movie
2019Movie
2019
The Violin Alone

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2018
Broken Places

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2018Movie
2018
NOVA: First Face of America

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2018
Vice

as Governor

Movie
2017
Ghosts of Stonehenge

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2017
Manhunt

as Jack Bryant

TV
2017
Holocaust Escape Tunnel

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2017
Catfight

as Angry Guy

Movie
2017
NOVA: Why Trains Crash

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2017Movie
2016
Iceman Reborn

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2016Movie
2016
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2016
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2015TV
2015Movie
2015
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2015
Blindspot

as Bill Weller

TV
2015
Dawn of Humanity

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2015TV
2015
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2015
Northern Borders

as Agent Sanders

Movie
2014
The Mystery of Mona Lisa

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2014
The Gathering Swarms

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2014
True Detective

as Billy Lee Tuttle

TV
2013
NOVA: Cold Case JFK

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2013
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Movie
2013
The River

as Phil

Movie
2013Movie
2012
The Man Who Saved the World

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2012Movie
2012
Earth from Space

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2011
A Novel Romance

as Walter Evans

Movie
2011
Pan Am

as Douglas Vanderway

TV
2011
Person of Interest

as Special Counsel

TV
2011
Unforgettable

as Jonathan Hedstrom

TV
2011Movie
2011
Green Lantern

as Carl Ferris

Movie
2011
Body of Proof

as Harvey Brady

TV
2011
The Jewel

as Mr. Rothman

Movie
2010
Blue Bloods

as Jimmy Reagan

TV
2010
Edge of Darkness

as Whitehouse

Movie
2010
Riddles of the Sphinx

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2010
Secrets of Stonehenge

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2009
The Good Wife

as Judge Hal Ferris

TV
2009
I Hate Valentine's Day

as Tim the Delivery Guy

Movie
2009
The Undying

as Dr. Russell Lassiter

Movie
2008
Revolutionary Road

as Bart Pollock

Movie
2008
Cadillac Records

as Mr. Feder

Movie
2008
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
2008
Kill the Day

as Dr. Susskind

Movie
2007
Greetings from the Shore

as Commodore Callaghan

Movie
2007
Damages

as Calder Security Executive

TV
2007Movie
2007Movie
2006
Wedding Daze

as Sheriff

Movie
2006
Half Nelson

as Russ Dunne

Movie
2004
The Day After Tomorrow

as Frank Harris

Movie
2004
Hair High

as Football Announcer (voice)

Movie
2003
Abby Singer

as Kevin's Father

Movie
2003Movie
2003
Salem Witch Trials

as Thomas Putnam

TV
2002
Salem Witch Trials

as Thomas Putnam

Movie
2002
Widows

as Detective John Maynard

TV
2001
Dead Dog

as Frank Edmonds

Movie
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Harry Rowan, Sr.

TV
2001TV
2001Movie
2001
Boss of Bosses

as Joseph O'Brien

Movie
2001
Along Came a Spider

as Kyle Craig

Movie
2001
My Husband's Double Life

as Patrick Hennessy Welsh

Movie
2000
Secrets of the Dead

as Narrator (voice)

TV
2000
Picnic

as Howard Bevens

Movie
2000
Wonderland

as Ed Butowski

TV
2000
Wild Costa Rica

as Narrator

Movie
1999
Earthly Possessions

as Zack Emery

Movie
1999
Tumbleweeds

as Dan Miller

Movie
1999
Music of the Heart

as Dan Paxton

Movie
1999
ATF

as Sam Sinclair

Movie
1999
The Jack Bull

as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe

Movie
1999
The Confession

as Jack Renoble

Movie
1998Movie
1997
For Richer or Poorer

as Samuel Yoder

Movie
1997
The Matchmaker

as Senator John McGlory

Movie
1997
Kiss the Girls

as FBI Agent Kyle Craig

Movie
1996
Daylight

as Steven Crighton

Movie
1996
The Prosecutors

as DA Alan Baker

Movie
1995
Silver Strand

as Lucas Hughes

Movie
1995
Three Wishes

as Coach Schramka

Movie
1995
Down Came a Blackbird

as Jan Talbeck

Movie
1995
The Big Green

as Jay Huffer

Movie
1995
Kiss of Death

as Federal Agent

Movie
1995
The Outer Limits

as Ed Barkley

TV
1994TV
1994
Angels in the Outfield

as Ranch Wilder

Movie
1994
Nobody's Children

as Joe Stevens

Movie
1994
State of Emergency

as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest

Movie
1993
Rio Shannon

as John Cleary

Movie
1993
My Boyfriend's Back

as Sheriff McCloud

Movie
1992
Hostages

as Terry Anderson

Movie
1991
JFK

as Lou Ivon

Movie
1991
Meeting Venus

as Stephen Taylor

Movie
1991
Defenseless

as Bull Dozer

Movie
1991
V.I. Warshawski

as Murray Ryerson

Movie
1990
Mr. Destiny

as Jackie Earle

Movie
1990
Law & Order

as Nick Taska / Bill Fallon

TV
1990
Law & Order

as Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick

TV
1990
Northern Exposure

as Dr. John Summer

TV
1989
Glory

as Gen. George Crockett Strong

Movie
1989
Cold Sassy Tree

as Clayton McAllister

Movie
1989Movie
1989
Booker

as Gordon Rudd

TV
1988
Roseanne

as Ziggy

TV
1988Movie
1988Movie
1987Movie
1986
Crime Story

as Steve Kordo

TV
1986
L.A. Law

as Detective Michael Phillips

TV
1985
Spenser: For Hire

as Father Crawford

TV
1984
Miami Vice

as Det. Tim Duryea

TV
1984
A Doctor's Story

as Dr. Curtis

Movie
1984
Kate & Allie

as Tim Merr

TV
1983
Cross Creek

as Charles Rawlings

Movie
1983
Eddie Macon's Run

as Rudy Potts

Movie
1982
Nature

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1982Movie
1981
Starstruck

as Mr. Miller

Movie
1980
Texas

as Seth

TV
1980Movie
1979Movie
1979
The Scarlet Letter

as Robert Salter

TV
1974
NOVA

as Self - Narrator (voice)

TV
1972TV
1951TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayApril 16, 1953
Place of BirthAustin, Texas, USA
Popularity1.4