Jay O. Sanders
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1953
- Birthplace
- Austin, Texas, USA
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 2027
as Reece
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators 2026
as Narrator
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum 2025
as Narration
Girl From the North Country 2024
as Nick Laine
Decoding the Universe: Quantum 2024
as Self - Narrator
His Three Daughters 2024
as Vincent
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch 2024
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos 2024
as Self - Narrator
Outrage 2023
as Frank Brand
When You Finish Saving the World 2023
as Roger
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths 2022
as Ambassador Jones
The Road to Galena 2022
as John Baird
Incidental Moments of the Day 2020
as Richard Apple
And So We Come Forth 2020
as Richard Apple
Tapes 2020
Actor
What Do We Need to Talk About? 2020
as Richard Apple
Sorry 2020
as Richard Apple
Sweet and Sad 2020
as Richard Apple
Regular Singing 2020
as Richard Apple
That Hopey Changey Thing 2020
as Richard Apple
The Assistant 2020
as Boss (voice)
Uncle Vanya 2019
as Vanya
World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII 2019
as Narrator
DC Noir 2019
as Sgt. Peters
Saving the Dead Sea 2019
Actor
- Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files 2019
as Narrator (voice)
The Violin Alone 2019
as Narrator (voice)
Broken Places 2018
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers 2018
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: First Face of America 2018
as Narrator (voice)
- Vice
Vice 2018
as Governor
Ghosts of Stonehenge 2017
as Narrator (voice)
Holocaust Escape Tunnel 2017
as Narrator (voice)
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
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry 2017
as George Gabriel
Catfight 2017
as Angry Guy
NOVA: Why Trains Crash 2017
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs 2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts 2016
as Narrator (voice)
Iceman Reborn 2016
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice 2016
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start 2016
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare 2016
as Narrator (voice)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time 2015
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse 2015
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark 2015
as Narrator (voice)
Dawn of Humanity 2015
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery 2015
as Narrator (voice)
Northern Borders 2015
as Agent Sanders
The Gathering Swarms 2014
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Cold Case JFK 2013
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower 2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The River
The River 2013
as Phil
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? 2013
as Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Saved the World 2012
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword 2012
as Narrator (voice)
Earth from Space 2012
as Narrator (voice)
A Novel Romance 2011
as Walter Evans
- I'm Coming Over
I'm Coming Over 2011
as Walter
Green Lantern 2011
as Carl Ferris
Adventures in Plymptoons! 2011
as Self
The Jewel 2011
as Mr. Rothman
Edge of Darkness 2010
as Whitehouse
Riddles of the Sphinx 2010
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of Stonehenge 2010
as Narrator (voice)
I Hate Valentine's Day 2009
as Tim the Delivery Guy
The Undying 2009
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
Revolutionary Road 2008
as Bart Pollock
Cadillac Records 2008
as Mr. Feder
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs 2008
as Narrator (voice)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving 2008
as Cliff
- Kill the Day
Kill the Day 2008
as Dr. Susskind
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial 2007
as Narrator (voice)
Greetings from the Shore 2007
as Commodore Callaghan
Happenstance 2007
as Bob
The Valley of Light 2007
as Howard
Wedding Daze 2006
as Sheriff
Half Nelson 2006
as Russ Dunne
The Day After Tomorrow 2004
as Frank Harris
Hair High 2004
as Football Announcer (voice)
Abby Singer 2003
as Kevin's Father
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear 2003
as Douglas Duncan
Citizen Berlusconi 2003
as Narrator
Dead Dog 2001
as Frank Edmonds
The Last Brickmaker in America 2001
as Mike Potter
Boss of Bosses 2001
as Joseph O'Brien
Along Came a Spider 2001
as Kyle Craig
My Husband's Double Life 2001
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
- Endsville
Endsville 2000
as Bo Tatum
Picnic 2000
as Howard Bevens
Wild Costa Rica 2000
as Narrator
Earthly Possessions 1999
as Zack Emery
Tumbleweeds 1999
as Dan Miller
Music of the Heart 1999
as Dan Paxton
ATF 1999
as Sam Sinclair
The Secret Life of Girls 1999
Actor
The Jack Bull 1999
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
The Confession 1999
as Jack Renoble
The Odd Couple II 1998
as Leroy
Wrestling with Alligators 1998
as Rick
For Richer or Poorer 1997
as Samuel Yoder
The Matchmaker 1997
as Senator John McGlory
Kiss the Girls 1997
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Daylight 1996
as Steven Crighton
The Prosecutors 1996
as DA Alan Baker
Silver Strand 1995
as Lucas Hughes
Three Wishes 1995
as Coach Schramka
Down Came a Blackbird 1995
as Jan Talbeck
The Big Green 1995
as Jay Huffer
Kiss of Death 1995
as Federal Agent
Angels in the Outfield 1994
as Ranch Wilder
Nobody's Children 1994
as Joe Stevens
State of Emergency 1994
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
Rio Shannon 1993
as John Cleary
My Boyfriend's Back 1993
as Sheriff McCloud
Hostages 1992
as Terry Anderson
JFK 1991
as Lou Ivon
Meeting Venus 1991
as Stephen Taylor
Defenseless 1991
as Bull Dozer
V.I. Warshawski 1991
as Murray Ryerson
Mr. Destiny 1990
as Jackie Earle
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler 1990
as Tom Marshall
Glory 1989
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Cold Sassy Tree 1989
as Clayton McAllister
Just Like in the Movies 1989
as Ryan Legrand
The Prince of Pennsylvania 1988
as Trooper Joe
Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988
as Kirby
- The Revolt of Mother
The Revolt of Mother 1988
as Adam Penn
The Misfit Brigade 1987
as Tiny
A Doctor's Story 1984
as Dr. Curtis
Cross Creek 1983
as Charles Rawlings
Eddie Macon's Run 1983
as Rudy Potts
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story 1983
as Dick Willey
Hanky Panky 1982
as Katz
Starstruck 1981
as Mr. Miller
The Day Christ Died 1980
as Peter
Starting Over 1979
as Larry
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