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 actor. He is noted for his TV roles as Bill Weller on Blindspot, Jack Bryant on Manhunt, Chief Tom Lidell on The Sinner, Det. John Maynard on Widows, Capt. Joseph Hannah on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and mob lawyer Steven Kordo in NBC's detective series Crime Story (1986-1988), as well as his film roles on The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Green Lantern (2011), and the Alex Cross films starring Morgan Freeman.
He has appeared in many other notable films, including Glory (1989), Mr. Destiny (1990), JFK (1991), Angels in the Outfield (1994), The Big Green (1995), Daylight (1996), The Matchmaker (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), Tumbleweeds (1999), Music of the Heart (1999), Half Nelson (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), and Revolutionary Road (2008).
He is also known as the narrator for the PBS series Wide Angle from 2002–2009 and has served as narrator for a number of Nova episodes and documentary specials starting in 2007.
He is the voice of D.S. McKenna in the Red Dead Redemption video game series.
Acting
(2024)
His Three Daughters
as Vincent
(2024)
Girl From the North Country
as Nick Laine
(2024)
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
(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)
Sorry
as Richard Apple
(2020)
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as Richard Apple
(2020)
That Hopey Changey Thing
as Richard Apple
(2020)
Incidental Moments of the Day
as Richard Apple
(2020)
Sweet and Sad
as Richard Apple
(2020)
Regular Singing
as Richard Apple
(2020)
(2020)
And So We Come Forth
as Richard Apple
(2019)
DC Noir
as Sgt. Peters
(2019)
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
(2019)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
as Narrator (voice)
(2019)
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
as Narrator (voice)
(2019)
The Violin Alone
as Narrator (voice)
(2019)
(2018)
Broken Places
as Narrator (voice)
(2018)
Vice
as Governor
(2018)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
as Narrator (voice)
(2018)
NOVA: First Face of America
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
Ghosts of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
What Did You Expect?
as George Gabriel
(2017)
Women of a Certain Age
as George Gabriel
(2017)
Hungry
as George Gabriel
(2017)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
as Narrator (voice)
(2017)
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
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: Life's Rocky Start
as Narrator (voice)
(2016)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
as Narrator (voice)
(2016)
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
Northern Borders
as Agent Sanders
(2015)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
Dawn of Humanity
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
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: Ground Zero Supertower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(2013)
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
as Narrator (voice)
(2012)
The Man Who Saved the World
as Narrator (voice)
(2012)
Earth from Space
as Narrator (voice)
(2012)
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
as Narrator (voice)
(2011)
Green Lantern
as Carl Ferris
(2011)
A Novel Romance
as Walter Evans
(2011)
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Himself
(2011)
I'm Coming Over
as Walter
(2011)
The Jewel
as Mr. Rothman
(2010)
Edge of Darkness
as Whitehouse
(2010)
Nova: Building the Great Cathedrals
as Self - Narrator
(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)
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
as Narrator (voice)
(2008)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
as Cliff
(2007)
The Valley of Light
as Howard
(2007)
Greetings from the Shore
as Commodore Callaghan
(2007)
Happenstance
as Bob
(2007)
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
as Narrator (voice)
(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)
Abby Singer
as Kevin's Father
(2003)
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Douglas Duncan
(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)
Boss of Bosses
as Joseph O'Brien
(2001)
Dead Dog
as Frank Edmonds
(2001)
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Mike Potter
(2000)
Picnic
as Howard Bevens
(2000)
Wild Costa Rica
as Narrator
(1999)
The Jack Bull
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
(1999)
Music of the Heart
as Dan Paxton
(1999)
The Confession
as Jack Renoble
(1999)
Tumbleweeds
as Dan Miller
(1999)
Earthly Possessions
as Zack Emery
(1999)
(1999)
ATF
as Sam Sinclair
(1998)
The Odd Couple II
as Leroy
(1998)
Wrestling with Alligators
as Rick
(1997)
Kiss the Girls
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
(1997)
For Richer or Poorer
as Samuel Yoder
(1997)
The Matchmaker
as Senator John McGlory
(1996)
Daylight
as Steven Crighton
(1996)
The Prosecutors
as DA Alan Baker
(1995)
Kiss of Death
as Federal Agent
(1995)
The Big Green
as Jay Huffer
(1995)
Three Wishes
as Coach Schramka
(1995)
Silver Strand
as Lucas Hughes
(1995)
Down Came a Blackbird
as Jan Talbeck
(1994)
Angels in the Outfield
as Ranch Wilder
(1994)
Nobody's Children
as Joe Stevens
(1994)
State of Emergency
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
(1993)
My Boyfriend's Back
as Sheriff McCloud
(1993)
Rio Shannon
as John Cleary
(1992)
Hostages
as Terry Anderson
(1991)
JFK
as Lou Ivon
(1991)
V.I. Warshawski
as Murray Ryerson
(1991)
Defenseless
as Bull Dozer
(1991)
Meeting Venus
as Stephen Taylor
(1990)
Mr. Destiny
as Jackie Earle
(1990)
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
as Tom Marshall
(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)
Cross Creek
as Charles Rawlings
(1983)
Eddie Macon's Run
as Rudy Potts
(1983)
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Dick Willey
(1982)
Hanky Panky
as Katz
(1981)
Starstruck
as Mr. Miller
(1980)
The Day Christ Died
as Peter
(1979)
Starting Over
as Larry