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