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), 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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Movies
Girl From the North Country
Nick Laine
His Three Daughters
Vincent
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Outrage
Frank Brand
When You Finish Saving the World
Roger
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Ambassador Jones
The Road to Galena
John Baird
Incidental Moments of the Day
Richard Apple
And So We Come Forth
Richard Apple
Tapes
What Do We Need to Talk About?
Richard Apple
That Hopey Changey Thing
Richard Apple
Regular Singing
Richard Apple
Sweet and Sad
Richard Apple
Sorry
Richard Apple
The Assistant
Boss (voice)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
Narrator (voice)
Uncle Vanya
Vanya
DC Noir
Sgt. Peters
Saving the Dead Sea
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
Narrator (voice)
The Violin Alone
Narrator (voice)
Broken Places
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: First Face of America
Narrator (voice)
Vice
Governor
Ghosts of Stonehenge
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
George Gabriel
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
Narrator (voice)
Catfight
Angry Guy
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
Narrator (voice)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
Narrator (voice)
Dawn of Humanity
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
Narrator (voice)
Northern Borders
Agent Sanders
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
Narrator (voice)
The Gathering Swarms
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
Narrator (voice)
The River
Phil
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Saved the World
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
Narrator (voice)
Earth from Space
Narrator (voice)
A Novel Romance
Walter Evans
I'm Coming Over
Walter
Green Lantern
Carl Ferris
The Jewel
Mr. Rothman
Edge of Darkness
Whitehouse
Riddles of the Sphinx
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of Stonehenge
Narrator (voice)
I Hate Valentine's Day
Tim the Delivery Guy
The Undying
Dr. Russell Lassiter
Revolutionary Road
Bart Pollock
Cadillac Records
Mr. Feder
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
Narrator (voice)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
Cliff
Kill the Day
Dr. Susskind
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
Narrator (voice)
Greetings from the Shore
Commodore Callaghan
Happenstance
Bob
The Valley of Light
Howard
Wedding Daze
Sheriff
Half Nelson
Russ Dunne
The Day After Tomorrow
Frank Harris
Hair High
Football Announcer (voice)
Abby Singer
Kevin's Father
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Douglas Duncan
Salem Witch Trials
Thomas Putnam
Dead Dog
Frank Edmonds
The Last Brickmaker in America
Mike Potter
Boss of Bosses
Joseph O'Brien
Along Came a Spider
Kyle Craig
My Husband's Double Life
Patrick Hennessy Welsh
Picnic
Howard Bevens
Wild Costa Rica
Narrator
Earthly Possessions
Zack Emery
Tumbleweeds
Dan Miller
Music of the Heart
Dan Paxton
ATF
Sam Sinclair
The Secret Life of Girls
The Jack Bull
Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
The Confession
Jack Renoble
The Odd Couple II
Leroy
Wrestling with Alligators
Rick
For Richer or Poorer
Samuel Yoder
The Matchmaker
Senator John McGlory
Kiss the Girls
FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Daylight
Steven Crighton
The Prosecutors
DA Alan Baker
Silver Strand
Lucas Hughes
Three Wishes
Coach Schramka
Down Came a Blackbird
Jan Talbeck
The Big Green
Jay Huffer
Kiss of Death
Federal Agent
Angels in the Outfield
Ranch Wilder
Nobody's Children
Joe Stevens
State of Emergency
Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
Rio Shannon
John Cleary
My Boyfriend's Back
Sheriff McCloud
Hostages
Terry Anderson
JFK
Lou Ivon
Meeting Venus
Stephen Taylor
Defenseless
Bull Dozer
V.I. Warshawski
Murray Ryerson
Mr. Destiny
Jackie Earle
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Tom Marshall
Glory
Gen. George Crockett Strong
Cold Sassy Tree
Clayton McAllister
Just Like in the Movies
Ryan Legrand
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Trooper Joe
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Kirby
The Misfit Brigade
Tiny
A Doctor's Story
Dr. Curtis
Cross Creek
Charles Rawlings
Eddie Macon's Run
Rudy Potts
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Dick Willey
Hanky Panky
Katz
Starstruck
Mr. Miller
The Day Christ Died
Peter
Starting Over
Larry
TV Series
Decoding the Universe
Narrator
2 Episodes
Manhunt
Jack Bryant
7 Episodes
Chicago Med
Cray
1 Episode
Blindspot
Bill Weller
10 Episodes
Sneaky Pete
Sam
15 Episodes
True Detective
Billy Lee Tuttle
2 Episodes
Pan Am
Douglas Vanderway
3 Episodes
Person of Interest
Special Counsel
9 Episodes
Unforgettable
Jonathan Hedstrom
1 Episode
Body of Proof
Harvey Brady
1 Episode
Blue Bloods
Jimmy Reagan
1 Episode
The Good Wife
Judge Hal Ferris
2 Episodes
Damages
Calder Security Executive
1 Episode
Widows
Detective John Maynard
4 Episodes
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Harry Rowan, Sr.
1 Episode
Secrets of the Dead
Narrator (voice)
1 Episode
Wonderland
Ed Butowski
1 Episode
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Xander
1 Episode
The Outer Limits
Ed Barkley
1 Episode
New York Undercover
Howard
1 Episode
Law & Order
Nick Taska / Bill Fallon
1 Episode
Northern Exposure
Dr. John Summer
1 Episode
Booker
Gordon Rudd
1 Episode
Roseanne
Ziggy
2 Episodes
Crime Story
Steve Kordo
24 Episodes
L.A. Law
Detective Michael Phillips
1 Episode
Spenser: For Hire
Father Crawford
1 Episode
Miami Vice
Det. Tim Duryea
1 Episode
Kate & Allie
Tim Merr
1 Episode
Nature
Narrator (voice)
5 Episodes
Texas
Seth
3 Episodes
The Scarlet Letter
Robert Salter
4 Episodes
ABC Afterschool Special
Mr. Miller
1 Episode
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Howard
1 Episode