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