Jay O. Sanders

ActorCrew Apr 16 (age 72) Austin, Texas, USA 1972–2027 (55 year career)

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Biography

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 Broad…

Known For

Film

JFK

Lou Ivon

Film

The Day After Tomorrow

Frank Harris

Film

Revolutionary Road

Bart Pollock

Film

Glory

Gen. George Crockett Strong

Film

Kiss the Girls

FBI Agent Kyle Craig

Film

Along Came a Spider

Kyle Craig

Film

Edge of Darkness

Whitehouse

Film

Green Lantern

Carl Ferris

Filmography

Acting (174)

Movies (135)

Remain

2027 Upcoming

Feb 4

Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators

as Narrator

His Three Daughters

as Vincent

Girl From the North Country

2024

as Nick Laine

6.9

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

2024

as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee

When You Finish Saving the World

as Roger

Outrage

as Frank Brand

The Road to Galena

as John Baird

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

as Ambassador Jones

The Assistant

as Boss (voice)

That Hopey Changey Thing

2020

as Richard Apple

Sorry

2020

as Richard Apple

6.5

Tapes

2020

Incidental Moments of the Day

2020

as Richard Apple

Regular Singing

2020

as Richard Apple

Sweet and Sad

2020

as Richard Apple

6.5

What Do We Need to Talk About?

2020

as Richard Apple

And So We Come Forth

2020

as Richard Apple

NOVA: Decoding da Vinci

2019

as Narrator (voice)

7.5

Saving the Dead Sea

2019

Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files

2019

as Narrator (voice)

4.0

Uncle Vanya

2019

as Vanya

DC Noir

2019

as Sgt. Peters

3.2

The Violin Alone

2019

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA: First Face of America

2018

as Narrator (voice)

7.4

Vice

2018

as Governor

Broken Places

2018

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers

2018

as Narrator (voice)

5.8

Holocaust Escape Tunnel

as Narrator (voice)

Ghosts of Stonehenge

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA: Why Trains Crash

2017

as Narrator (voice)

7.0

The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry

2017

as George Gabriel

The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age

2017

as George Gabriel

The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?

2017

as George Gabriel

NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA: Iceman Reborn

as Narrator (voice)

Catfight

as Angry Guy

NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice

2016

as Narrator (voice)

7.0

NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare

2016

as Narrator (voice)

7.0

NOVA: Life's Rocky Start

2016

as Narrator (voice)

8.1

Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

2016

as Narrator (voice)

Dawn of Humanity

as Narrator (voice)

Northern Borders

as Agent Sanders

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

2015

as Narrator (voice)

7.8

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time

2015

as Narrator (voice)

7.3

NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark

2015

as Narrator (voice)

6.0

Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse

2015

as Narrator (voice)

The Mystery of Mona Lisa

as Narrator (voice)

The Gathering Swarms

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?

as Narrator (voice)

The River

as Phil

NOVA: Cold Case JFK

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower

2013

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.0

The Man Who Saved the World

as Narrator (voice)

Earth from Space

as Narrator (voice)

NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

as Narrator (voice)

Green Lantern

as Carl Ferris

A Novel Romance

as Walter Evans

The Jewel

as Mr. Rothman

I'm Coming Over

as Walter

Adventures in Plymptoons!

as Self

Edge of Darkness

as Whitehouse

Secrets of Stonehenge

2010

as Narrator (voice)

8.0

Riddles of the Sphinx

2010

as Narrator (voice)

6.0

The Undying

2009

as Dr. Russell Lassiter

4.5

I Hate Valentine's Day

2009

as Tim the Delivery Guy

Revolutionary Road

as Bart Pollock

Cadillac Records

as Mr. Feder

Kill the Day

as Dr. Susskind

NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs

2008

as Narrator (voice)

7.2

The Dissection of Thanksgiving

2008

as Cliff

NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial

as Narrator (voice)

The Valley of Light

as Howard

Happenstance

as Bob

Greetings from the Shore

2007

as Commodore Callaghan

Wedding Daze

as Sheriff

Half Nelson

as Russ Dunne

The Day After Tomorrow

2004

as Frank Harris

6.5

Hair High

2004

as Football Announcer (voice)

6.4

Abby Singer

2003

as Kevin's Father

6.3

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

as Douglas Duncan

Salem Witch Trials

as Thomas Putnam

Along Came a Spider

as Kyle Craig

My Husband's Double Life

2001

as Patrick Hennessy Welsh

Boss of Bosses

as Joseph O'Brien

Dead Dog

as Frank Edmonds

The Last Brickmaker in America

as Mike Potter

Wild Costa Rica

as Narrator

Picnic

as Howard Bevens

The Confession

as Jack Renoble

Music of the Heart

as Dan Paxton

Tumbleweeds

as Dan Miller

ATF

as Sam Sinclair

The Jack Bull

as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe

6.4

Earthly Possessions

1999

as Zack Emery

5.9

The Secret Life of Girls

The Odd Couple II

as Leroy

Wrestling with Alligators

1998

as Rick

10.0

Kiss the Girls

1997

as FBI Agent Kyle Craig

For Richer or Poorer

as Samuel Yoder

The Matchmaker

as Senator John McGlory

Daylight

as Steven Crighton

The Prosecutors

as DA Alan Baker

Kiss of Death

as Federal Agent

Silver Strand

as Lucas Hughes

The Big Green

as Jay Huffer

Three Wishes

as Coach Schramka

Down Came a Blackbird

1995

as Jan Talbeck

8.2

Angels in the Outfield

1994

as Ranch Wilder

6.0

State of Emergency

1994

as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest

Nobody's Children

as Joe Stevens

My Boyfriend's Back

as Sheriff McCloud

Rio Shannon

as John Cleary

Hostages

as Terry Anderson

JFK

as Lou Ivon

V.I. Warshawski

as Murray Ryerson

Meeting Venus

as Stephen Taylor

Defenseless

as Bull Dozer

Mr. Destiny

as Jackie Earle

Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler

1990

as Tom Marshall

Glory

1989

as Gen. George Crockett Strong

7.5

Just Like in the Movies

1989

as Ryan Legrand

8.0

Cold Sassy Tree

1989

as Clayton McAllister

6.5

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

1988

as Kirby

6.7

The Prince of Pennsylvania

1988

as Trooper Joe

5.5

The Revolt of Mother

1988

as Adam Penn

The Misfit Brigade

as Tiny

A Doctor's Story

as Dr. Curtis

Cross Creek

as Charles Rawlings

Eddie Macon's Run

as Rudy Potts

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

as Dick Willey

Hanky Panky

as Katz

Starstruck

as Mr. Miller

The Day Christ Died

as Peter

Starting Over

as Larry

Television (39)

Decoding the Universe

2024

as Narrator

10.0

Stars in the House

2020

as Self

Manhunt

as Jack Bryant

Chicago Med

as Cray

Blindspot

as Bill Weller

Sneaky Pete

as Sam

True Detective

as Billy Lee Tuttle

Person of Interest

as Special Counsel

Unforgettable

as Jonathan Hedstrom

Body of Proof

as Harvey Brady

Pan Am

as Douglas Vanderway

Blue Bloods

as Jimmy Reagan

The Good Wife

as Judge Hal Ferris

Damages

as Calder Security Executive

7.4

Salem Witch Trials

2003

as Thomas Putnam

Widows

2002

as Detective John Maynard

10.0

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Joseph Hannah

7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Harry Rowan, Sr.

Secrets of the Dead

as Narrator (voice)

Wonderland

as Ed Butowski

The Outer Limits

as Ed Barkley

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years

as Xander

New York Undercover

as Howard

Law & Order

as Nick Taska / Bill Fallon

Northern Exposure

as Dr. John Summer

Booker

as Gordon Rudd

Roseanne

as Ziggy

L.A. Law

as Detective Michael Phillips

Crime Story

as Steve Kordo

Crime Story

as Steve Kordo

Spenser: For Hire

as Father Crawford

Miami Vice

as Det. Tim Duryea

Kate & Allie

as Tim Merr

Nature

as Narrator (voice)

Texas

as Seth

The Scarlet Letter

as Robert Salter

NOVA

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.0

ABC Afterschool Special

1972

as Mr. Miller

6.4

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Howard

8.6

Crew (1)

Television (1)

Hunting the Edge of Space

2011

Presenter