Jay O. Sanders
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.
Filmography
Remain
Remain
His Three Daughters
as Vincent
His Three Daughters
as Vincent
Outrage
as Frank Brand
Outrage
as Frank Brand
When You Finish Saving the World
as Roger
When You Finish Saving the World
as Roger
The Road to Galena
as John Baird
The Road to Galena
as John Baird
Incidental Moments of the Day
as Richard Apple
Incidental Moments of the Day
as Richard Apple
Tapes
Tapes
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as Richard Apple
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as Richard Apple
That Hopey Changey Thing
as Richard Apple
That Hopey Changey Thing
as Richard Apple
Regular Singing
as Richard Apple
Regular Singing
as Richard Apple
The Assistant
as Boss (voice)
The Assistant
as Boss (voice)
DC Noir
as Sgt. Peters
DC Noir
as Sgt. Peters
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
as Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
as George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
as George Gabriel
Catfight
as Angry Guy
Catfight
as Angry Guy
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
as Narrator (voice)
Northern Borders
as Agent Sanders
Northern Borders
as Agent Sanders
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Saved the World
as Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Saved the World
as Narrator (voice)
A Novel Romance
as Walter Evans
A Novel Romance
as Walter Evans
I'm Coming Over
as Walter
I'm Coming Over
as Walter
Green Lantern
as Carl Ferris
Green Lantern
as Carl Ferris
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Self
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Self
The Jewel
as Mr. Rothman
The Jewel
as Mr. Rothman
Edge of Darkness
as Whitehouse
Edge of Darkness
as Whitehouse
Revolutionary Road
as Bart Pollock
Revolutionary Road
as Bart Pollock
Cadillac Records
as Mr. Feder
Cadillac Records
as Mr. Feder
Greetings from the Shore
as Commodore Callaghan
Greetings from the Shore
as Commodore Callaghan
Wedding Daze
as Sheriff
Wedding Daze
as Sheriff
Half Nelson
as Russ Dunne
Half Nelson
as Russ Dunne
The Day After Tomorrow
as Frank Harris
The Day After Tomorrow
as Frank Harris
Hair High
as Football Announcer (voice)
Hair High
as Football Announcer (voice)
Abby Singer
as Kevin's Father
Abby Singer
as Kevin's Father
Dead Dog
as Frank Edmonds
Dead Dog
as Frank Edmonds
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Mike Potter
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Mike Potter
Along Came a Spider
as Kyle Craig
Along Came a Spider
as Kyle Craig
My Husband's Double Life
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
My Husband's Double Life
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
Endsville
as Bo Tatum
Endsville
as Bo Tatum
Earthly Possessions
as Zack Emery
Earthly Possessions
as Zack Emery
Tumbleweeds
as Dan Miller
Tumbleweeds
as Dan Miller
Music of the Heart
as Dan Paxton
Music of the Heart
as Dan Paxton
ATF
as Sam Sinclair
ATF
as Sam Sinclair
The Secret Life of Girls
The Secret Life of Girls
The Confession
as Jack Renoble
The Confession
as Jack Renoble
The Odd Couple II
as Leroy
The Odd Couple II
as Leroy
For Richer or Poorer
as Samuel Yoder
For Richer or Poorer
as Samuel Yoder
The Matchmaker
as Senator John McGlory
The Matchmaker
as Senator John McGlory
Kiss the Girls
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Kiss the Girls
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Daylight
as Steven Crighton
Daylight
as Steven Crighton
Down Came a Blackbird
as Jan Talbeck
Down Came a Blackbird
as Jan Talbeck
The Big Green
as Jay Huffer
The Big Green
as Jay Huffer
Kiss of Death
as Federal Agent
Kiss of Death
as Federal Agent
Nobody's Children
as Joe Stevens
Nobody's Children
as Joe Stevens
State of Emergency
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
State of Emergency
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
Rio Shannon
as John Cleary
Rio Shannon
as John Cleary
My Boyfriend's Back
as Sheriff McCloud
My Boyfriend's Back
as Sheriff McCloud
Hostages
as Terry Anderson
Hostages
as Terry Anderson
JFK
as Lou Ivon
JFK
as Lou Ivon
Defenseless
as Bull Dozer
Defenseless
as Bull Dozer
V.I. Warshawski
as Murray Ryerson
V.I. Warshawski
as Murray Ryerson
Mr. Destiny
as Jackie Earle
Mr. Destiny
as Jackie Earle
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
as Tom Marshall
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
as Tom Marshall
Glory
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Glory
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Just Like in the Movies
as Ryan Legrand
Just Like in the Movies
as Ryan Legrand
The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Trooper Joe
The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Trooper Joe
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Kirby
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Kirby
The Revolt of Mother
as Adam Penn
The Revolt of Mother
as Adam Penn
The Misfit Brigade
as Tiny
The Misfit Brigade
as Tiny
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Curtis
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Curtis
Cross Creek
as Charles Rawlings
Cross Creek
as Charles Rawlings
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Dick Willey
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Dick Willey
Hanky Panky
as Katz
Hanky Panky
as Katz
Starstruck
as Mr. Miller
Starstruck
as Mr. Miller
Starting Over
as Larry
Starting Over
as Larry