Jay O. Sanders

Personal Info

Birthday

April 16, 1953

(72 years old)

Place of Birth

Austin, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Jay Sanders

Jay Olcutt Sanders

جی او. ساندرس

Jay O. Sanders

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).

Known For

Law & Order

Blue Bloods

Blindspot

Chicago Med

True Detective

Nature

Sneaky Pete

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Filmography

2024
Girl From the North Country
as Nick Laine
His Three Daughters
as Vincent
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
2023
Outrage
as Frank Brand
When You Finish Saving the World
as Roger
2022
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
as Ambassador Jones
The Road to Galena
as John Baird
2020
Incidental Moments of the Day
as Richard Apple
And So We Come Forth
as Richard Apple
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as Richard Apple
Regular Singing
as Richard Apple
Sorry
as Richard Apple
That Hopey Changey Thing
as Richard Apple
Sweet and Sad
as Richard Apple
The Assistant
as Boss (voice)
2019
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
as Narrator (voice)
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
DC Noir
as Sgt. Peters
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
as Narrator (voice)
The Violin Alone
as Narrator (voice)
2018
Broken Places
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: First Face of America
as Narrator (voice)
Vice
as Governor
2017
Ghosts of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
as Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
as George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
as George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
as George Gabriel
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
as Narrator (voice)
2016
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
as Narrator (voice)
Catfight
as Angry Guy
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
as Narrator (voice)
Dawn of Humanity
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
as Narrator (voice)
Northern Borders
as Agent Sanders
2014
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
as Narrator (voice)
The Gathering Swarms
as Narrator (voice)
2013
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The River
as Phil
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
as Narrator (voice)
2012
Earth from Space
as Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Saved the World
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
as Narrator (voice)
2011
A Novel Romance
as Walter Evans
I'm Coming Over
as Walter
Green Lantern
as Carl Ferris
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Self
The Jewel
as Mr. Rothman
2010
Nova: Building the Great Cathedrals
as Self - Narrator
Edge of Darkness
as Whitehouse
Riddles of the Sphinx
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
2009
I Hate Valentine's Day
as Tim the Delivery Guy
The Undying
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
2008
Revolutionary Road
as Bart Pollock
Cadillac Records
as Mr. Feder
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
as Narrator (voice)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
as Cliff
Kill the Day
as Dr. Susskind
2007
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
as Narrator (voice)
Greetings from the Shore
as Commodore Callaghan
Happenstance
as Bob
The Valley of Light
as Howard
2006
Wedding Daze
as Sheriff
Half Nelson
as Russ Dunne
2004
The Day After Tomorrow
as Frank Harris
Hair High
as Football Announcer (voice)
2003
Abby Singer
as Kevin's Father
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Douglas Duncan
2002
Salem Witch Trials
as Thomas Putnam
2001
Dead Dog
as Frank Edmonds
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Mike Potter
Boss of Bosses
as Joseph O'Brien
Along Came a Spider
as Kyle Craig
My Husband's Double Life
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
2000
Picnic
as Howard Bevens
Wild Costa Rica
as Narrator
1999
Tumbleweeds
as Dan Miller
Music of the Heart
as Dan Paxton
ATF
as Sam Sinclair
The Jack Bull
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
The Confession
as Jack Renoble
Earthly Possessions
as Zack Emery
1998
The Odd Couple II
as Leroy
Wrestling with Alligators
as Rick
1997
For Richer or Poorer
as Samuel Yoder
The Matchmaker
as Senator John McGlory
Kiss the Girls
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
1996
Daylight
as Steven Crighton
The Prosecutors
as DA Alan Baker
1995
Silver Strand
as Lucas Hughes
Three Wishes
as Coach Schramka
Down Came a Blackbird
as Jan Talbeck
The Big Green
as Jay Huffer
Kiss of Death
as Federal Agent
1994
Angels in the Outfield
as Ranch Wilder
Nobody's Children
as Joe Stevens
State of Emergency
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
1993
Rio Shannon
as John Cleary
My Boyfriend's Back
as Sheriff McCloud
1992
Hostages
as Terry Anderson
1991
JFK
as Lou Ivon
Meeting Venus
as Stephen Taylor
Defenseless
as Bull Dozer
V.I. Warshawski
as Murray Ryerson
1990
Mr. Destiny
as Jackie Earle
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
as Tom Marshall
1989
Glory
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Cold Sassy Tree
as Clayton McAllister
Just Like in the Movies
as Ryan Legrand
1988
The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Trooper Joe
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Kirby
1987
The Misfit Brigade
as Tiny
1984
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Curtis
1983
Cross Creek
as Charles Rawlings
Eddie Macon's Run
as Rudy Potts
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Dick Willey
1982
Hanky Panky
as Katz
1981
Starstruck
as Mr. Miller
1980
The Day Christ Died
as Peter
1979
Starting Over
as Larry