Actor
Jay O. Sanders
Known for Acting
Born 1953-04-16 in Austin, Texas, USA
Age 73
Mostly Romance, Horror, Mystery
1Films in catalog
139Credits
1979 to 2027Years active
39Trailers on Reactr
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.
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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 · Trailer
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 · Trailer
as Roger
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
2022 · Trailer
as Ambassador Jones
The Road to Galena
2022 · Trailer
as John Baird
Incidental Moments of the Day
2020
as Richard Apple
And So We Come Forth
2020
as Richard Apple
Tapes
2020
What Do We Need to Talk About?
2020
as Richard Apple
Regular Singing
2020
as Richard Apple
That Hopey Changey Thing
2020
as Richard Apple
Sorry
2020
as Richard Apple
Sweet and Sad
2020
as Richard Apple
The Assistant
2020 · Trailer
as Boss (voice)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Uncle Vanya
2019
as Vanya
World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII
2019
as Narrator
DC Noir
2019 · Trailer
as Sgt. Peters
Saving the Dead Sea
2019
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
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 · Trailer
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
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
2011 · Trailer
as Walter
Green Lantern
2011 · Trailer
as Carl Ferris
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011
as Self
The Jewel
2011
as Mr. Rothman
Edge of Darkness
2010 · Trailer
as Whitehouse
Riddles of the Sphinx
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of Stonehenge
2010
as Narrator (voice)
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009 · Trailer
as Tim the Delivery Guy
The Undying
2009
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
Revolutionary Road
2008 · Trailer
as Bart Pollock
Cadillac Records
2008 · Trailer
as Mr. Feder
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
2008
as Narrator (voice)
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
2008
as Cliff
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 · Trailer
as Sheriff
Half Nelson
2006 · Trailer
as Russ Dunne
The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · Trailer
as Frank Harris
Hair High
2004 · Trailer
as Football Announcer (voice)
Abby Singer
2003 · Trailer
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 · Trailer
as Joseph O'Brien
Along Came a Spider
2001 · Trailer
as Kyle Craig
My Husband's Double Life
2001
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
Endsville
2000
as Bo Tatum
Picnic
2000
as Howard Bevens
Wild Costa Rica
2000
as Narrator
Earthly Possessions
1999
as Zack Emery
Tumbleweeds
1999 · Trailer
as Dan Miller
Music of the Heart
1999 · Trailer
as Dan Paxton
ATF
1999
as Sam Sinclair
The Secret Life of Girls
1999
The Jack Bull
1999 · Trailer
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
The Confession
1999
as Jack Renoble
The Odd Couple II
1998 · Trailer
as Leroy
Wrestling with Alligators
1998
as Rick
For Richer or Poorer
1997 · Trailer
as Samuel Yoder
The Matchmaker
1997
as Senator John McGlory
Kiss the Girls
1997 · Trailer
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Daylight
1996 · Trailer
as Steven Crighton
The Prosecutors
1996
as DA Alan Baker
Silver Strand
1995
as Lucas Hughes
Three Wishes
1995 · Trailer
as Coach Schramka
Down Came a Blackbird
1995
as Jan Talbeck
The Big Green
1995 · Trailer
as Jay Huffer
Kiss of Death
1995 · Trailer
as Federal Agent
Angels in the Outfield
1994 · Trailer
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 · Trailer
as Sheriff McCloud
Hostages
1992
as Terry Anderson
JFK
1991 · Trailer
as Lou Ivon
Meeting Venus
1991
as Stephen Taylor
Defenseless
1991
as Bull Dozer
V.I. Warshawski
1991
as Murray Ryerson
Mr. Destiny
1990 · Trailer
as Jackie Earle
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
as Tom Marshall
Glory
1989 · Trailer
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 · Trailer
as Trooper Joe
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988 · Trailer
as Kirby
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 · Trailer
as Rudy Potts
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983 · Trailer
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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