Jay O. Sanders
male
Born on April 16, 1953 (72 years old)
From Austin, Texas, USA
Known for Acting
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). 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.
Cast Credits
- 2026
- 2024
- 2023
- 2022
- 2020
The Assistant
as
Boss (voice)
2020
That Hopey Changey Thing
as
Richard Apple
2020
Regular Singing
as
Richard Apple
2020
Sweet and Sad
as
Richard Apple
2020
Sorry
as
Richard Apple
2020
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as
Richard Apple
2020
And So We Come Forth
as
Richard Apple
2020
Tapes
2020
Incidental Moments of the Day
as
Richard Apple
2020
Stars in the House
as
Self
2020
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Ghosts of Stonehenge
as
Narrator (voice)
2017
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
as
Narrator (voice)
2017
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
as
Narrator (voice)
2017
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
as
Narrator (voice)
2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
as
George Gabriel
2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
as
George Gabriel
2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
as
George Gabriel
2017
Manhunt
as
Jack Bryant
2017
- 2016
- 2015
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
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Narrator (voice)
2015
Dawn of Humanity
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Narrator (voice)
2015
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
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Narrator (voice)
2015
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
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Narrator (voice)
2015
Northern Borders
as
Agent Sanders
2015
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
as
Narrator (voice)
2015
Blindspot
as
Bill Weller
2015
Chicago Med
as
Cray
2015
Sneaky Pete
as
Sam
2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- no image
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as
Self
2011
A Novel Romance
as
Walter Evans
2011
- no image
I'm Coming Over
as
Walter
2011
The Jewel
as
Mr. Rothman
2011
Green Lantern
as
Carl Ferris
2011
Person of Interest
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Special Counsel
2011
Pan Am
as
Douglas Vanderway
2011
Unforgettable
as
Jonathan Hedstrom
2011
Body of Proof
as
Harvey Brady
2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
Along Came a Spider
as
Kyle Craig
2001
Dead Dog
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Frank Edmonds
2001
My Husband's Double Life
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Patrick Hennessy Welsh
2001
The Last Brickmaker in America
as
Mike Potter
2001
Boss of Bosses
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Joseph O'Brien
2001
My Husband's Double Life
as
Timothy Michael Kingsbury
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as
Harry Rowan, Sr.
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as
Joseph Hannah
2001
- 2000
- 1999
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- 1972
- 1951
