Acting
Jay O. Sanders
EN, ES, IT cinema · 139 credits
Born
16 April 1953 (age 73)
Birthplace
Austin, Texas, USA
Also known as Jay Sanders · Jay Olcutt Sanders · جی او. ساندرس
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.
Known for
Filmography
Remain
as Reece
His Three Daughters
as Vincent
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Girl From the North Country
as Nick Laine
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos
as Self - Narrator
Decoding the Universe: Quantum
as Self - Narrator
Outrage
as Frank Brand
The Road to Galena
as John Baird
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
as Ambassador Jones
The Assistant
as Boss (voice)
That Hopey Changey Thing
as Richard Apple
Regular Singing
as Richard Apple
Sweet and Sad
as Richard Apple
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as Richard Apple
Sorry
as Richard Apple
And So We Come Forth
as Richard Apple
Incidental Moments of the Day
as Richard Apple
DC Noir
as Sgt. Peters
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
2019
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
as Narrator (voice)
The Violin Alone
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
as Narrator (voice)
Vice
2018
Vice
as Governor
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
as Narrator (voice)
Broken Places
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: First Face of America
as Narrator (voice)
Ghosts of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
as Self - Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
as Narrator (voice)
Holocaust Escape Tunnel
as Narrator (voice)
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
as George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
as George Gabriel
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
as George Gabriel
Catfight
as Angry Guy
Iceman Reborn
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
as Narrator (voice)
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Narrator (voice)
Dawn of Humanity
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
as Narrator (voice)
Northern Borders
as Agent Sanders
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
as Narrator (voice)
The Gathering Swarms
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
as Self - Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
as Narrator (voice)
The Man Who Saved the World
as Narrator (voice)
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
as Narrator (voice)
Earth from Space
as Narrator (voice)
A Novel Romance
as Walter Evans
The Jewel
as Mr. Rothman
Green Lantern
as Carl Ferris
Edge of Darkness
as Whitehouse
Riddles of the Sphinx
as Narrator (voice)
Secrets of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
The Undying
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
I Hate Valentine's Day
as Tim the Delivery Guy
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
as Narrator (voice)
Revolutionary Road
as Bart Pollock
Cadillac Records
as Mr. Feder
Kill the Day
2008
Kill the Day
as Dr. Susskind
Greetings from the Shore
as Commodore Callaghan
The Valley of Light
as Howard
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
as Narrator (voice)
Happenstance
as Bob
Wedding Daze
as Sheriff
Half Nelson
as Russ Dunne
The Day After Tomorrow
as Frank Harris
Hair High
as Football Announcer (voice)
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Douglas Duncan
Abby Singer
as Kevin's Father
Citizen Berlusconi
as Narrator
Along Came a Spider
as Kyle Craig
Dead Dog
as Frank Edmonds
My Husband's Double Life
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Mike Potter
Boss of Bosses
as Joseph O'Brien
Picnic
as Howard Bevens
Wild Costa Rica
as Narrator
Endsville
2000
Endsville
as Bo Tatum
The Confession
as Jack Renoble
Earthly Possessions
as Zack Emery
Music of the Heart
as Dan Paxton
ATF
as Sam Sinclair
Tumbleweeds
as Dan Miller
The Jack Bull
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
The Odd Couple II
as Leroy
The Matchmaker
as Senator John McGlory
Kiss the Girls
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
For Richer or Poorer
as Samuel Yoder
The Prosecutors
as DA Alan Baker
Daylight
as Steven Crighton
The Big Green
as Jay Huffer
Three Wishes
as Coach Schramka
Down Came a Blackbird
as Jan Talbeck
Silver Strand
as Lucas Hughes
Kiss of Death
as Federal Agent
Angels in the Outfield
as Ranch Wilder
Nobody's Children
as Joe Stevens
State of Emergency
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
My Boyfriend's Back
as Sheriff McCloud
Rio Shannon
as John Cleary
Hostages
as Terry Anderson
JFK
as Lou Ivon
V.I. Warshawski
as Murray Ryerson
Meeting Venus
as Stephen Taylor
Defenseless
as Bull Dozer
Mr. Destiny
as Jackie Earle
Glory
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Cold Sassy Tree
as Clayton McAllister
Just Like in the Movies
as Ryan Legrand
The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Trooper Joe
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Curtis
Cross Creek
as Charles Rawlings
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Dick Willey
Eddie Macon's Run
as Rudy Potts
Hanky Panky
as Katz
Starstruck
as Mr. Miller
The Day Christ Died
as Peter
Starting Over
as Larry