
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay O. Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: April 16, 1953 · Austin, Texas, USA
Filmography (96)

His Three Daughters
2024

Outrage
2023

When You Finish Saving the World
2023

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
2022

The Road to Galena
2022

Stars in the House
2020

The Assistant
2020

NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
2018

NOVA: First Face of America
2018

Manhunt
2017

Holocaust Escape Tunnel
2017

Catfight
2016

NOVA: Iceman Reborn
2016

NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
2016

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015

Chicago Med
2015

Blindspot
2015

Sneaky Pete
2015

Northern Borders
2015

True Detective
2014

A Novel Romance
2011

Pan Am
2011

Person of Interest
2011

Unforgettable
2011

Green Lantern
2011

Body of Proof
2011

The Jewel
2011

Blue Bloods
2010

Edge of Darkness
2010

The Good Wife
2009

I Hate Valentine's Day
2009

The Undying
2009

Revolutionary Road
2008

Cadillac Records
2008

Greetings from the Shore
2007

Damages
2007

The Valley of Light
2007

Wedding Daze
2006

Half Nelson
2006

The Day After Tomorrow
2004

Hair High
2004

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
2003

Salem Witch Trials
2002

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001

Boss of Bosses
2001

Along Came a Spider
2001

My Husband's Double Life
2001

Secrets of the Dead
2000

Earthly Possessions
1999

Tumbleweeds
1999

Music of the Heart
1999

The Jack Bull
1999

The Confession
1999

The Odd Couple II
1998

For Richer or Poorer
1997

The Matchmaker
1997

Kiss the Girls
1997

Daylight
1996

Three Wishes
1995

Down Came a Blackbird
1995

The Big Green
1995

Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995

Kiss of Death
1995

The Outer Limits
1995

New York Undercover
1994

Angels in the Outfield
1994

My Boyfriend's Back
1993

Hostages
1992

JFK
1991

Meeting Venus
1991

Defenseless
1991

V.I. Warshawski
1991

Mr. Destiny
1990

Law & Order
1990

Northern Exposure
1990

Glory
1989

Booker
1989

Roseanne
1988

The Prince of Pennsylvania
1988

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988

The Misfit Brigade
1987

Crime Story
1986

L.A. Law
1986

Spenser: For Hire
1985

Miami Vice
1984

Kate & Allie
1984

Cross Creek
1983

Eddie Macon's Run
1983

Nature
1982

Hanky Panky
1982

Texas
1980

Starting Over
1979

The Scarlet Letter
1979

NOVA
1974

ABC Afterschool Special
1972

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
