Jay O. Sanders

Acting

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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Fullname:

Jay O. Sanders

Date of Birth:

1953-04-16

Country:

Austin, Texas, USA

Media of

Jay O. Sanders

Photos (21)

Filmography of

Jay O. Sanders

Found 135 movies in total

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Outrage

Frank Brand

... 2023

The Road to Galena

John Baird

... 2022

... 2020

And So We Come Forth

Richard Apple

... 2020

... 2020

... 2020

That Hopey Changey Thing

Richard Apple

... 2020

Regular Singing

Richard Apple

... 2020

Sweet and Sad

Richard Apple

... 2020

Sorry

Richard Apple

... 2020

The Assistant

Boss (voice)

... 2020

NOVA: Decoding da Vinci

Narrator (voice)

... 2019

Uncle Vanya

Vanya

... 2019

DC Noir

Sgt. Peters

... 2019

... 2019

The Violin Alone

Narrator (voice)

... 2019

Broken Places

Narrator (voice)

... 2018

... 2018

NOVA: First Face of America

Narrator (voice)

... 2018

Vice

Governor

... 2018

Ghosts of Stonehenge

Narrator (voice)

... 2017

Holocaust Escape Tunnel

Narrator (voice)

... 2017

NOVA: Why Trains Crash

Narrator (voice)

... 2017

... 2017

Catfight

Angry Guy

... 2016

NOVA: Iceman Reborn

Narrator (voice)

... 2016

... 2016

NOVA: Life's Rocky Start

Narrator (voice)

... 2016

NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare

Narrator (voice)

... 2016

... 2015

NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark

Narrator (voice)

... 2015

Dawn of Humanity

Narrator (voice)

... 2015

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

Narrator (voice)

... 2015

Northern Borders

Agent Sanders

... 2015

The Mystery of Mona Lisa

Narrator (voice)

... 2014

The Gathering Swarms

Narrator (voice)

... 2014

NOVA: Cold Case JFK

Narrator (voice)

... 2013

NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower

Self - Narrator (voice)

... 2013

The River

Phil

... 2013

... 2013

The Man Who Saved the World

Narrator (voice)

... 2012

... 2012

Earth from Space

Narrator (voice)

... 2012

A Novel Romance

Walter Evans

... 2011

... 2011

Green Lantern

Carl Ferris

... 2011

The Jewel

Mr. Rothman

... 2011

Edge of Darkness

Whitehouse

... 2010

Riddles of the Sphinx

Narrator (voice)

... 2010

Secrets of Stonehenge

Narrator (voice)

... 2010

I Hate Valentine's Day

Tim the Delivery Guy

... 2009

The Undying

Dr. Russell Lassiter

... 2009

Revolutionary Road

Bart Pollock

... 2008

Cadillac Records

Mr. Feder

... 2008

NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs

Narrator (voice)

... 2008

Kill the Day

Dr. Susskind

... 2008

Greetings from the Shore

Commodore Callaghan

... 2007

... 2007

... 2007

Wedding Daze

Sheriff

... 2006

Half Nelson

Russ Dunne

... 2006

The Day After Tomorrow

Frank Harris

... 2004

Hair High

Football Announcer (voice)

... 2004

Abby Singer

Kevin's Father

... 2003

... 2003

Salem Witch Trials

Thomas Putnam

... 2002

Dead Dog

Frank Edmonds

... 2001

... 2001

Boss of Bosses

Joseph O'Brien

... 2001

Along Came a Spider

Kyle Craig

... 2001

My Husband's Double Life

Patrick Hennessy Welsh

... 2001

Picnic

Howard Bevens

... 2000

Wild Costa Rica

Narrator

... 2000

Earthly Possessions

Zack Emery

... 1999

Tumbleweeds

Dan Miller

... 1999

Music of the Heart

Dan Paxton

... 1999

ATF

Sam Sinclair

... 1999

The Jack Bull

Atty. Gen. Metcalfe

... 1999

The Confession

Jack Renoble

... 1999

... 1998

For Richer or Poorer

Samuel Yoder

... 1997

The Matchmaker

Senator John McGlory

... 1997

Kiss the Girls

FBI Agent Kyle Craig

... 1997

Daylight

Steven Crighton

... 1996

The Prosecutors

DA Alan Baker

... 1996

Silver Strand

Lucas Hughes

... 1995

Three Wishes

Coach Schramka

... 1995

Down Came a Blackbird

Jan Talbeck

... 1995

The Big Green

Jay Huffer

... 1995

Kiss of Death

Federal Agent

... 1995

Angels in the Outfield

Ranch Wilder

... 1994

Nobody's Children

Joe Stevens

... 1994

State of Emergency

Dr. Jeffrey Forrest

... 1994

Rio Shannon

John Cleary

... 1993

My Boyfriend's Back

Sheriff McCloud

... 1993

Hostages

Terry Anderson

... 1992

JFK

Lou Ivon

... 1991

Meeting Venus

Stephen Taylor

... 1991

Defenseless

Bull Dozer

... 1991

V.I. Warshawski

Murray Ryerson

... 1991

Mr. Destiny

Jackie Earle

... 1990

Glory

Gen. George Crockett Strong

... 1989

Cold Sassy Tree

Clayton McAllister

... 1989

... 1989

... 1988

... 1988

... 1987

A Doctor's Story

Dr. Curtis

... 1984

Cross Creek

Charles Rawlings

... 1983

Eddie Macon's Run

Rudy Potts

... 1983

... 1982

Starstruck

Mr. Miller

... 1981

... 1980

... 1979