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