Jay O. Sanders

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.

Remain
2026
His Three Daughters
2024
Vincent
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
2024
Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Girl From the North Country
2024
Nick Laine
When You Finish Saving the World
2023
Roger
Outrage
2023
Frank Brand
The Road to Galena
2022
John Baird
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
2022
Ambassador Jones
The Assistant
2020
Boss (voice)
That Hopey Changey Thing
2020
Richard Apple
Sweet and Sad
2020
Richard Apple
Sorry
2020
Richard Apple
Regular Singing
2020
Richard Apple
What Do We Need to Talk About?
2020
Richard Apple
And So We Come Forth
2020
Richard Apple
Tapes
2020
Incidental Moments of the Day
2020
Richard Apple
Saving the Dead Sea
2019
DC Noir
2019
Sgt. Peters
Uncle Vanya
2019
Vanya
The Violin Alone
2019
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
2019
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
2018
Narrator (voice)
Broken Places
2018
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: First Face of America
2018
Narrator (voice)
Ghosts of Stonehenge
2017
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
2017
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
2017
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
2017
Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
2017
George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
2017
George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
2017
George Gabriel
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
2016
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
2016
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
2016
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
2016
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
2016
Narrator (voice)
Catfight
2016
Angry Guy
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015
Narrator (voice)
Dawn of Humanity
2015
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
2015
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
2015
Narrator (voice)
Northern Borders
2015
Agent Sanders
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
2015
Narrator (voice)
The Gathering Swarms
2014
Narrator (voice)
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
2014
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
2013
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
2013
Self - Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
2013
Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Saved the World
2012
Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
2012
Narrator (voice)
Earth from Space
2012
Narrator (voice)
A Novel Romance
2011
Walter Evans
The Jewel
2011
Mr. Rothman
Green Lantern
2011
Carl Ferris
Edge of Darkness
2010
Whitehouse
Riddles of the Sphinx
2010
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of Stonehenge
2010
Narrator (voice)
Nova: Building the Great Cathedrals
2010
Self - Narrator
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
Tim the Delivery Guy
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
2008
Narrator (voice)
Revolutionary Road
2008
Bart Pollock
Cadillac Records
2008
Mr. Feder
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
2008
Cliff
Greetings from the Shore
2007
Commodore Callaghan
The Valley of Light
2007
Howard
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
2007
Narrator (voice)
Happenstance
2007
Bob
Wedding Daze
2006
Sheriff
Half Nelson
2006
Russ Dunne
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
Frank Harris
Hair High
2004
Football Announcer (voice)
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
2003
Douglas Duncan
Abby Singer
2003
Kevin's Father
Salem Witch Trials
2002
Thomas Putnam
Along Came a Spider
2001
Kyle Craig
Dead Dog
2001
Frank Edmonds
My Husband's Double Life
2001
Patrick Hennessy Welsh
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001
Mike Potter
Boss of Bosses
2001
Joseph O'Brien
Picnic
2000
Howard Bevens
Wild Costa Rica
2000
Narrator
The Secret Life of Girls
1999
The Confession
1999
Jack Renoble
Earthly Possessions
1999
Zack Emery
Music of the Heart
1999
Dan Paxton
ATF
1999
Sam Sinclair
Tumbleweeds
1999
Dan Miller
The Jack Bull
1999
Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
Wrestling with Alligators
1998
Rick
The Odd Couple II
1998
Leroy
The Matchmaker
1997
Senator John McGlory
Kiss the Girls
1997
FBI Agent Kyle Craig
For Richer or Poorer
1997
Samuel Yoder
The Prosecutors
1996
DA Alan Baker
Daylight
1996
Steven Crighton
The Big Green
1995
Jay Huffer
Three Wishes
1995
Coach Schramka
Down Came a Blackbird
1995
Jan Talbeck
Silver Strand
1995
Lucas Hughes
Kiss of Death
1995
Federal Agent
Angels in the Outfield
1994
Ranch Wilder
Nobody's Children
1994
Joe Stevens
State of Emergency
1994
Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
Sheriff McCloud
Rio Shannon
1993
John Cleary
Hostages
1992
Terry Anderson
JFK
1991
Lou Ivon
V.I. Warshawski
1991
Murray Ryerson
Meeting Venus
1991
Stephen Taylor
Defenseless
1991
Bull Dozer
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
Tom Marshall
Mr. Destiny
1990
Jackie Earle
Glory
1989
Gen. George Crockett Strong
Cold Sassy Tree
1989
Clayton McAllister
Just Like in the Movies
1989
Ryan Legrand
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
Kirby
The Prince of Pennsylvania
1988
Trooper Joe
The Misfit Brigade
1987
Tiny
A Doctor's Story
1984
Dr. Curtis
Cross Creek
1983
Charles Rawlings
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983
Dick Willey
Eddie Macon's Run
1983
Rudy Potts
Hanky Panky
1982
Katz
Starstruck
1981
Mr. Miller
The Day Christ Died
1980
Peter
Starting Over
1979
Larry