Jay O. Sanders
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-04-16 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Austin, Texas, USA
Jay O. Sanders
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
Acting
(2026)
(2024)
His Three Daughters
as Vincent
(2024)
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
(2024)
Girl From the North Country
as Nick Laine
(2023)
Outrage
as Frank Brand
(2023)
When You Finish Saving the World
as Roger
(2022)
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
as Ambassador Jones
(2022)
The Road to Galena
as John Baird
(2020)
The Assistant
as Boss (voice)
(2020)
Sweet and Sad
as Richard Apple
(2020)
And So We Come Forth
as Richard Apple
(2020)
Sorry
as Richard Apple
(2020)
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as Richard Apple
(2020)
Regular Singing
as Richard Apple
(2020)
(2020)
That Hopey Changey Thing
as Richard Apple
(2020)
Incidental Moments of the Day
as Richard Apple
(2019)
DC Noir
as Sgt. Peters
(2019)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
as Narrator (voice)
(2019)
The Violin Alone
as Narrator (voice)
(2019)
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
(2019)
(2019)
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
as Narrator (voice)
(2018)
Vice
as Governor
(2018)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
as Narrator (voice)
(2018)
Broken Places
as Narrator (voice)
(2018)
NOVA: First Face of America
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
(2017)
(2017)
(2017)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
Ghosts of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
as Narrator (voice)
(2016)
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
as Narrator (voice)
(2016)
Catfight
as Angry Guy
(2016)
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
as Narrator (voice)
(2016)
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
as Narrator (voice)
(2016)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
as Narrator (voice)
(2016)
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
Dawn of Humanity
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
Northern Borders
as Agent Sanders
(2015)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
as Narrator (voice)
(2014)
The Gathering Swarms
as Narrator (voice)
(2014)
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
as Narrator (voice)
(2013)
The River
as Phil
(2013)
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
as Narrator (voice)
(2013)
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
as Narrator (voice)
(2013)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2012)
The Man Who Saved the World
as Narrator (voice)
(2012)
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
as Narrator (voice)
(2012)
Earth from Space
as Narrator (voice)
(2011)
Green Lantern
as Carl Ferris
(2011)
The Jewel
as Mr. Rothman
(2011)
A Novel Romance
as Walter Evans
(2011)
I'm Coming Over
as Walter
(2011)
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Self
(2010)
Edge of Darkness
as Whitehouse
(2010)
Secrets of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
(2010)
Riddles of the Sphinx
as Narrator (voice)
(2009)
I Hate Valentine's Day
as Tim the Delivery Guy
(2009)
The Undying
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
(2008)
Revolutionary Road
as Bart Pollock
(2008)
Cadillac Records
as Mr. Feder
(2008)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
as Cliff
(2008)
Kill the Day
as Dr. Susskind
(2008)
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
as Narrator (voice)
(2007)
The Valley of Light
as Howard
(2007)
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
as Narrator (voice)
(2007)
Greetings from the Shore
as Commodore Callaghan
(2007)
Happenstance
as Bob
(2006)
Wedding Daze
as Sheriff
(2006)
Half Nelson
as Russ Dunne
(2004)
The Day After Tomorrow
as Frank Harris
(2004)
Hair High
as Football Announcer (voice)
(2003)
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Douglas Duncan
(2003)
Abby Singer
as Kevin's Father
(2002)
Salem Witch Trials
as Thomas Putnam
(2001)
Along Came a Spider
as Kyle Craig
(2001)
My Husband's Double Life
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
(2001)
My Husband's Double Life
as Timothy Michael Kingsbury
(2001)
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Mike Potter
(2001)
Dead Dog
as Frank Edmonds
(2001)
Boss of Bosses
as Joseph O'Brien
(2000)
Picnic
as Howard Bevens
(2000)
Wild Costa Rica
as Narrator
(1999)
Tumbleweeds
as Dan Miller
(1999)
The Jack Bull
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
(1999)
Earthly Possessions
as Zack Emery
(1999)
The Confession
as Jack Renoble
(1999)
Music of the Heart
as Dan Paxton
(1999)
ATF
as Sam Sinclair
(1999)
(1998)
The Odd Couple II
as Leroy
(1998)
Wrestling with Alligators
as Rick
(1997)
Kiss the Girls
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
(1997)
The Matchmaker
as Senator John McGlory
(1997)
For Richer or Poorer
as Samuel Yoder
(1996)
The Prosecutors
as DA Alan Baker
(1996)
Daylight
as Steven Crighton
(1995)
Down Came a Blackbird
as Jan Talbeck
(1995)
The Big Green
as Jay Huffer
(1995)
Kiss of Death
as Federal Agent
(1995)
Three Wishes
as Coach Schramka
(1995)
Silver Strand
as Lucas Hughes
(1994)
Angels in the Outfield
as Ranch Wilder
(1994)
State of Emergency
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
(1994)
Nobody's Children
as Joe Stevens
(1993)
Rio Shannon
as John Cleary
(1993)
My Boyfriend's Back
as Sheriff McCloud
(1992)
Hostages
as Terry Anderson
(1991)
JFK
as Lou Ivon
(1991)
Defenseless
as Bull Dozer
(1991)
V.I. Warshawski
as Murray Ryerson
(1991)
Meeting Venus
as Stephen Taylor
(1990)
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
as Tom Marshall
(1990)
Mr. Destiny
as Jackie Earle
(1989)
Glory
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
(1989)
Cold Sassy Tree
as Clayton McAllister
(1989)
Just Like in the Movies
as Ryan Legrand
(1988)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Kirby
(1988)
The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Trooper Joe
(1987)
The Misfit Brigade
as Tiny
(1984)
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Curtis
(1983)
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Dick Willey
(1983)
Cross Creek
as Charles Rawlings
(1983)
Eddie Macon's Run
as Rudy Potts
(1982)
Hanky Panky
as Katz
(1981)
Starstruck
as Mr. Miller
(1980)
The Day Christ Died
as Peter
(1979)
Starting Over
as Larry