Jay O. Sanders
Known for Acting · 176 credits
- Born
- 1953-04-16 (age 73)
- Place of birth
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Jay Sanders · Jay Olcutt Sanders · جی او. ساندرس
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (38)
Law & Order
1990
as Nick Taska / Bill Fallon / Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Harry Rowan, Sr. / Joseph Hannah
Person of Interest
2011
as Special Counsel
Blue Bloods
2010
as Jimmy Reagan
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Hal Ferris
Chicago Med
2015
as Cray
NOVA
1974
as Self - Narrator (voice)
True Detective
2014
as Billy Lee Tuttle
Damages
2007
as Calder Security Executive
Miami Vice
1984
as Det. Tim Duryea
Nature
1982
as Narrator (voice)
Blindspot
2015
as Bill Weller
L.A. Law
1986
as Detective Michael Phillips
Unforgettable
2011
as Jonathan Hedstrom
American Playhouse
1982
as Adam Penn
Northern Exposure
1990
as Dr. John Summer
Sneaky Pete
2015
as Sam
The Outer Limits
1995
as Ed Barkley
Body of Proof
2011
as Harvey Brady
Kate & Allie
1984
as Tim Merr
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
as Mr. Miller
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Manhunt
2017
as Watson Bryant
New York Undercover
1994
as Howard
Crime Story
1986
as Steve Kordo
Spenser: For Hire
1985
as Father Crawford
Booker
1989
as Gordon Rudd
Pan Am
2011
as Douglas Vanderway
Texas
1980
as Seth
Roseanne
1988
as Ziggy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Howard
Secrets of the Dead
2000
as Narrator (voice)
Wonderland
2000
as Ed Butowski
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995
as Xander
The Scarlet Letter
1979
as Robert Salter
Salem Witch Trials
2003
as Thomas Putnam
Widows
2002
as Detective John Maynard
Decoding the Universe
2024
as Narrator
Movies (138)
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as Frank Harris
Green Lantern
2011
as Carl Ferris
Starting Over
1979
as Larry
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
2017
as George Gabriel
Glory
1989
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Kiss the Girls
1997
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Revolutionary Road
2008
as Bart Pollock
Daylight
1996
as Steven Crighton
JFK
1991
as Lou Ivon
Along Came a Spider
2001
as Kyle Craig
Angels in the Outfield
1994
as Ranch Wilder
Edge of Darkness
2010
as Whitehouse
Cadillac Records
2008
as Mr. Feder
ATF
1999
as Sam Sinclair
Catfight
2017
as Angry Guy
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Remain
2027
Iceman Reborn
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Wedding Daze
2006
as Sheriff
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Silver Strand
1995
as Lucas Hughes
When You Finish Saving the World
2023
as Roger
Happenstance
2007
as Bob
Kiss of Death
1995
as Federal Agent
The Valley of Light
2007
as Howard
My Husband's Double Life
2001
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
The Undying
2009
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
For Richer or Poorer
1997
as Samuel Yoder
Abby Singer
2003
as Kevin's Father
Half Nelson
2006
as Russ Dunne
The Assistant
2020
as Boss (voice)
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
as Kirby
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
as Tim the Delivery Guy
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
2003
as Douglas Duncan
His Three Daughters
2024
as Vincent
Uncle Vanya
2019
as Vanya
The Big Green
1995
as Jay Huffer
Northern Borders
2015
as Agent Sanders
The Odd Couple II
1998
as Leroy
The Jack Bull
1999
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
2022
as Ambassador Jones
Boss of Bosses
2001
as Joseph O'Brien
Cross Creek
1983
as Charles Rawlings
The Secret Life of Girls
1999
Music of the Heart
1999
as Dan Paxton
Just Like in the Movies
1989
as Ryan Legrand
And So We Come Forth
2020
as Richard Apple
The Matchmaker
1997
as Senator John McGlory
State of Emergency
1994
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
V.I. Warshawski
1991
as Murray Ryerson
The Confession
1999
as Jack Renoble
Mr. Destiny
1990
as Jackie Earle
Regular Singing
2020
as Richard Apple
Greetings from the Shore
2007
as Commodore Callaghan
Eddie Macon's Run
1983
as Rudy Potts
That Hopey Changey Thing
2020
as Richard Apple
Hanky Panky
1982
as Katz
Down Came a Blackbird
1995
as Jan Talbeck
The Prince of Pennsylvania
1988
as Trooper Joe
Holocaust Escape Tunnel
2017
as Narrator (voice)
The Day Christ Died
1980
as Peter
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
as Sheriff McCloud
Three Wishes
1995
as Coach Schramka
Tapes
2020
Sweet and Sad
2020
as Richard Apple
A Doctor's Story
1984
as Dr. Curtis
The Misfit Brigade
1987
as Tiny
The Gathering Swarms
2014
as Narrator (voice)
Wild Costa Rica
2000
as Narrator
Incidental Moments of the Day
2020
as Richard Apple
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
2024
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Defenseless
1991
as Bull Dozer
Hair High
2004
as Football Announcer (voice)
Earthly Possessions
1999
as Zack Emery
Cold Sassy Tree
1989
as Clayton McAllister
Ghosts of Stonehenge
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Outrage
2023
as Frank Brand
Saving the Dead Sea
2019
A Novel Romance
2011
as Walter Evans
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum
2025
as Narration
Girl From the North Country
2024
as Nick Laine
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011
as Self
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators
2026
as Narrator
Sorry
2020
as Richard Apple
Secrets of Stonehenge
2010
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
2008
as Narrator (voice)
I'm Coming Over
2011
as Walter
Wrestling with Alligators
1998
as Rick
Tumbleweeds
1999
as Dan Miller
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
2016
as Narrator (voice)
Meeting Venus
1991
as Stephen Taylor
Riddles of the Sphinx
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Earth from Space
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Picnic
2000
as Howard Bevens
Dead Dog
2001
as Frank Edmonds
Starstruck
1981
as Mr. Miller
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Nobody's Children
1994
as Joe Stevens
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
as Tom Marshall
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Broken Places
2018
as Narrator (voice)
The Prosecutors
1996
as DA Alan Baker
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
2017
as Narrator (voice)
The Revolt of Mother
1988
as Adam Penn
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983
as Dick Willey
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001
as Mike Potter
DC Noir
2019
as Sgt. Peters
Rio Shannon
1993
as John Cleary
What Do We Need to Talk About?
2020
as Richard Apple
World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII
2019
as Narrator
The Jewel
2011
as Mr. Rothman
The Man Who Saved the World
2012
as Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
2017
as George Gabriel
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
2012
as Narrator (voice)
Hostages
1992
as Terry Anderson
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Dawn of Humanity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
The Violin Alone
2019
as Narrator (voice)
The Road to Galena
2022
as John Baird
About Jay O. Sanders
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), Sain… With 176 credits spanning from 1951 to 2027, Jay O. Sanders has appeared in 138 films and 38 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jay O. Sanders Movies
- The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — as Frank Harris
- Green Lantern (2011) — as Carl Ferris
- Starting Over (1979) — as Larry
- The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect? (2017) — as George Gabriel
- Glory (1989) — as Gen. George Crockett Strong
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