Jay O. Sanders
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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
Credits
Green Lantern (2011)
as Carl Ferris
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
as Frank Harris
Kiss the Girls (1997)
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Glory (1989)
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Revolutionary Road (2008)
as Bart Pollock
Edge of Darkness (2010)
as Whitehouse
Along Came a Spider (2001)
as Kyle Craig
JFK (1991)
as Lou Ivon
Kiss of Death (1995)
as Federal Agent
Daylight (1996)
as Steven Crighton
Remain (2027)
Actor
The Assistant (2020)
as Boss (voice)
His Three Daughters (2024)
as Vincent
Cadillac Records (2008)
as Mr. Feder
Angels in the Outfield (1994)
as Ranch Wilder
Starting Over (1979)
as Larry
When You Finish Saving the World (2023)
as Roger
Wedding Daze (2006)
as Sheriff
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
as Ambassador Jones
Half Nelson (2006)
as Russ Dunne
The Odd Couple II (1998)
as Leroy
For Richer or Poorer (1997)
as Samuel Yoder
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
as Kirby
Hanky Panky (1982)
as Katz
Catfight (2017)
as Angry Guy
I Hate Valentine's Day (2009)
as Tim the Delivery Guy
The Big Green (1995)
as Jay Huffer
V.I. Warshawski (1991)
as Murray Ryerson
Mr. Destiny (1990)
as Jackie Earle
My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
as Sheriff McCloud
The Jack Bull (1999)
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
The Valley of Light (2007)
as Howard
Music of the Heart (1999)
as Dan Paxton
Iceman Reborn (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Three Wishes (1995)
as Coach Schramka
Eddie Macon's Run (1983)
as Rudy Potts
ATF (1999)
as Sam Sinclair
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003)
as Douglas Duncan
The Prince of Pennsylvania (1988)
as Trooper Joe
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler (1990)
as Tom Marshall
Boss of Bosses (2001)
as Joseph O'Brien
The Confession (1999)
as Jack Renoble
Hair High (2004)
as Football Announcer (voice)
The Road to Galena (2022)
as John Baird
Northern Borders (2015)
as Agent Sanders
Defenseless (1991)
as Bull Dozer
Citizen Berlusconi (2003)
as Narrator
Silver Strand (1995)
as Lucas Hughes
The Misfit Brigade (1987)
as Tiny
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983)
as Dick Willey
Uncle Vanya (2019)
as Vanya
My Husband's Double Life (2001)
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
The Day Christ Died (1980)
as Peter
Endsville (2000)
as Bo Tatum
Cross Creek (1983)
as Charles Rawlings
The Undying (2009)
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
Just Like in the Movies (1989)
as Ryan Legrand
Abby Singer (2003)
as Kevin's Father
Greetings from the Shore (2007)
as Commodore Callaghan
The Matchmaker (1997)
as Senator John McGlory
The Secret Life of Girls (1999)
Actor
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Meeting Venus (1991)
as Stephen Taylor
Regular Singing (2020)
as Richard Apple
Down Came a Blackbird (1995)
as Jan Talbeck
The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
as Mike Potter
Incidental Moments of the Day (2020)
as Richard Apple
Happenstance (2007)
as Bob
Earthly Possessions (1999)
as Zack Emery
State of Emergency (1994)
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
That Hopey Changey Thing (2020)
as Richard Apple
Girl From the North Country (2024)
as Nick Laine
A Novel Romance (2011)
as Walter Evans
Holocaust Escape Tunnel (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Cold Sassy Tree (1989)
as Clayton McAllister
A Doctor's Story (1984)
as Dr. Curtis
And So We Come Forth (2020)
as Richard Apple
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch (2024)
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Tumbleweeds (1999)
as Dan Miller
Tapes (2020)
Actor
I'm Coming Over (2011)
as Walter
The Revolt of Mother (1988)
as Adam Penn
Picnic (2000)
as Howard Bevens
Outrage (2023)
as Frank Brand
Sorry (2020)
as Richard Apple
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry (2017)
as George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect? (2017)
as George Gabriel
The Prosecutors (1996)
as DA Alan Baker
The Man Who Saved the World (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age (2017)
as George Gabriel
Dawn of Humanity (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum (2025)
as Narration
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
The Jewel (2011)
as Mr. Rothman
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Rio Shannon (1993)
as John Cleary
What Do We Need to Talk About? (2020)
as Richard Apple
The Dissection of Thanksgiving (2008)
as Cliff
Saving the Dead Sea (2019)
Actor
Wild Costa Rica (2000)
as Narrator
Riddles of the Sphinx (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Dead Dog (2001)
as Frank Edmonds
Wrestling with Alligators (1998)
as Rick
NOVA: Cold Case JFK (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? (2013)
as Narrator (voice)
Adventures in Plymptoons! (2011)
as Self
DC Noir (2019)
as Sgt. Peters
Nobody's Children (1994)
as Joe Stevens
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators (2026)
as Narrator
Starstruck (1981)
as Mr. Miller
Earth from Space (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower (2013)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Hostages (1992)
as Terry Anderson
World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII (2019)
as Narrator
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Ghosts of Stonehenge (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts (2016)
as Narrator (voice)
Sweet and Sad (2020)
as Richard Apple
The River (2013)
as Phil
Vice (2018)
as Governor
Secrets of Stonehenge (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
The Violin Alone (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos (2024)
as Self - Narrator
The Gathering Swarms (2014)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
Decoding the Universe: Quantum (2024)
as Self - Narrator
Broken Places (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs (2008)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Why Trains Crash (2017)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: First Face of America (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files (2019)
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark (2015)
as Narrator (voice)
Kill the Day (2008)
as Dr. Susskind
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare (2016)
as Narrator (voice)