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Jay O. Sanders
ActorBorn April 16, 1953 (72 years)
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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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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Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2024 | Girl From the North Country · as Nick Laine |
| 2024 | Girl from the North Country · as Nick Laine |
| 2024 | Lost Treasures of Angkor: Ancient Laos Revealed (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2024 | Decoding the Universe (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2023 | His Three Daughters · as Vincent |
| 2023 | Outrage · as Frank Brand |
| 2022 | When You Finish Saving the World · as Roger |
| 2022 | Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths · as Ambassador Jones |
| 2022 | The Road to Galena · as John Baird |
| 2019 | The Assistant · as Boss (voice) |
| 2019 | NOVA: Decoding da Vinci · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2019 | DC Noir · as Sgt. Peters |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 | Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | The Accidental Wolf (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2018 | Broken Places · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | NOVA: First Face of America · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Ghosts of Stonehenge · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | The Sinner (TV Series) · as Chief Tom Lidell |
| 2017 | Manhunt (2017) (TV Series) · as Jack Bryant |
| 2017 | Holocaust Escape Tunnel · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | NOVA: Why Trains Crash · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | The Violin Alone · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Isaac Hecker and the Journey of Catholic America · as Pope Leo Xiii |
| 2016 | Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | NOVA: Iceman Reborn · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2016 | NOVA: Life's Rocky Start · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Chicago Med (TV Series) · as Cray |
| 2015 | Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Blindspot (TV Series) · as Bill Weller |
| 2015 | Dawn of Humanity · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | Sneaky Pete (TV Series) · as Sam |
| 2015 | NOVA: The Great Math Mystery · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2015 | American Odyssey (TV Series) · as Alex |
| 2015 | Wild Costa Rica · as Narrator |
| 2014 | True Detective (TV Series) · as Billy Lee Tuttle |
| 2013 | NOVA: Cold Case JFK · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2013 | Hostages (US) (TV Series) · as Lynn Shipley |
| 2013 | Northern Borders · as Agent Sanders |
| 2012 | The Man Who Stopped WW3: Revealed/The Man Who Saved the World · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2012 | Earth from Space · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | A Novel Romance · as Walter Evans |
| 2011 | Pan Am (TV Series) · as Douglas Vanderway |
| 2011 | Person of Interest (TV Series) · as Special Counsel |
| 2011 | Unforgettable (TV Series) · as Jonathan Hedstrom |
| 2011 | Green Lantern · as Carl Ferris |
| 2011 | The Jewel · as Mr. Rothman |
| 2011 | Body of Proof (TV Series) · as Harvey Brady |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Blue Bloods (TV Series) · as Jimmy Reagan |
| 2010 | Edge of Darkness · as Whitehouse |
| 2010 | Riddles of the Sphinx · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2010 | Secrets of Stonehenge · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2009 | The Good Wife (TV Series) · as Judge Hal Ferris |
| 2009 | I Hate Valentine's Day · as Tim The Delivery Guy |
| 2009 | The Undying · as Dr. Russell Lassiter |
| 2008 | Revolutionary Road · as Bart Pollock |
| 2008 | Cadillac Records · as Mr. Feder |
| 2008 | The Dissection of Thanksgiving · as Cliff |
| 2007 | Greetings from the Shore · as Commodore Callaghan |
| 2007 | Damages (TV Series) · as Calder Security Executive |
| 2006 | The Valley of Light · as Howard |
| 2006 | Wedding Daze · as Sheriff |
| 2006 | Half Nelson · as Russ Dunne |
| 2005 | Shooting Livien · as Colin Livien |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow · as Frank Harris |
| 2004 | Hair High · as Football Announcer (voice) |
| 2004 | Aging Out · as Narrator |
| 2003 | Abby Singer · as Kevin's Father |
| 2003 | D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear · as Douglas Duncan |
| 2002 | Salem Witch Trials · as Thomas Putnam |
| 2002 | Hack (TV Series) · as Mitchell Olshansky |
| 2002 | Widows (TV Series) · as Detective John Maynard |
| 2002 | Wide Angle (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2001 | Dead Dog · as Frank Edmonds |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) · as Joseph Hannah |
| 2001 | The Last Brickmaker in America · as Mike Potter |
| 2001 | Boss of Bosses · as Joseph O'brien |
| 2001 | Along Came a Spider · as Kyle Craig |
| 2001 | My Husband's Double Life · as Patrick Hennessy Welsh |
| 2000 | Secrets of the Dead (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2000 | Picnic · as Howard Bevens |
| 2000 | Wonderland (TV Series) · as Ed Butowski |
| 2000 | Endsville · as Bo Tatum |
| 1999 | Tumbleweeds · as Dan Miller |
| 1999 | Music of the Heart · as Dan Paxton |
| 1999 | ATF · as Sam Sinclair |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | The Jack Bull · as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe |
| 1999 | Earthly Possessions · as Zack Emery |
| 1999 | The Confession · as Jack Renoble |
| 1998 | The Odd Couple II · as Leroy |
| 1998 | Wrestling with Alligators · as Rick |
| 1997 | For Richer or Poorer · as Samuel Yoder |
| 1997 | The MatchMaker · as Senator John Mcglory |
| 1997 | Kiss the Girls · as Fbi Agent Kyle Craig |
| 1997 | Nothing Sacred (TV Series) · as Alex |
| 1996 | Daylight · as Steven Crighton |
| 1996 | The Prosecutors · as Da Alan Baker |
| 1995 | Silver Strand · as Lucas Hughes |
| 1995 | Three Wishes · as Coach Schramka |
| 1995 | Down Came a Blackbird · as Jan Talbeck |
| 1995 | The Big Green · as Jay Huffer |
| 1995 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (TV Series) · as Xander |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death · as Federal Agent |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits (1995) (TV Series) · as Ed Barkley |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Howard |
| 1994 | Angels in the Outfield · as Ranch Wilder |
| 1994 | Nobody's Children · as Joe Stevens |
| 1994 | State of Emergency · as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest |
| 1993 | My Boyfriend's Back · as Sheriff Mccloud |
| 1993 | Tribeca (TV Series) · as Dick Woodward |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Crossroads (1992) (TV Series) · as Kurt |
| 1991 | JFK · as Lou Ivon |
| 1991 | Meeting Venus · as Stephen Taylor |
| 1991 | Defenseless · as Bull Dozer |
| 1991 | V.I. Warshawski · as Murray Ryerson |
| 1990 | Mr. Destiny · as Jackie Earle |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Nick Taska / Bill Fallon |
| 1990 | Northern Exposure (TV Series) · as Dr. John Summer |
| 1990 | Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler · as Tom Marshall |
| 1989 | Glory · as Gen. George Crockett Strong |
| 1989 | Cold Sassy Tree · as Clayton Mcallister |
| 1989 | Just Like in the Movies · as Ryan Legrand |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | The Young Riders (TV Series) · as Longley |
| 1989 | A Man Called Hawk (TV Series) · as Officer Brogan |
| 1988 | Roseanne (TV Series) · as Ziggy |
| 1988 | The Prince of Pennsylvania · as Trooper Joe |
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream · as Kirby |
| 1987 | Private Eye (TV Series) · as Nick Cleary |
| 1987 | The Misfit Brigade · as Tiny |
| 1986 | Rage of Angels: The Story Continues · as Argath Winnet |
| 1986 | Crime Story (TV Series) · as Steve Kordo |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Detective Michael Phillips |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) · as Father Crawford |
| 1984 | Miami Vice (TV Series) · as Det. Tim Duryea |
| 1984 | A Doctor's Story · as Dr. Curtis |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie (TV Series) · as Tim Merr |
| 1983 | Cross Creek · as Charles Rawlings |
| 1983 | AfterMASH (TV Series) · as Dr. Gene Pfeiffer |
| 1983 | Eddie Macon's Run · as Rudy Potts |
| 1983 | Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story · as Dick Willey |
| 1982 | Nature (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1982 | Hanky Panky · as Katz |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Adam Penn |
| 1980 | Texas (TV Series) · as Seth |
| 1980 | The Day Christ Died · as Peter |
| 1979 | Starting Over · as Larry |
| 1979 | The Scarlet Letter (TV Series) · as Robert Salter |
| 1974 | NOVA (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Mr. Miller |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Howard |