Jay O. Sanders
Acting
Born: Apr 16, 1953
From: Austin, Texas, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| His Three Daughters | Vincent | 2024 | 6.842 |
| When You Finish Saving the World | Roger | 2023 | 5.833 |
| The Road to Galena | John Baird | 2022 | 4.3 |
| Vice | Governor | 2018 | — |
| Ghosts of Stonehenge | Narrator (voice) | 2017 | 6.0 |
| The Man Who Saved the World | Narrator (voice) | 2012 | 8.0 |
| Edge of Darkness | Whitehouse | 2010 | 6.415 |
| NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs | Narrator (voice) | 2008 | 7.2 |
| Greetings from the Shore | Commodore Callaghan | 2007 | 6.1 |
| Wedding Daze | Sheriff | 2006 | 5.616 |
| Half Nelson | Russ Dunne | 2006 | 6.64 |
| The Day After Tomorrow | Frank Harris | 2004 | 6.553 |
| D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear | Douglas Duncan | 2003 | 6.444 |
| Along Came a Spider | Kyle Craig | 2001 | 6.348 |
| Dead Dog | Frank Edmonds | 2001 | 4.5 |
| The Secret Life of Girls | 1999 | 6.5 | |
| The Matchmaker | Senator John McGlory | 1997 | 6.152 |
| Kiss the Girls | FBI Agent Kyle Craig | 1997 | 6.528 |
| The Big Green | Jay Huffer | 1995 | 5.599 |
| Three Wishes | Coach Schramka | 1995 | 6.274 |
| Down Came a Blackbird | Jan Talbeck | 1995 | 8.143 |
| Angels in the Outfield | Ranch Wilder | 1994 | 6.0 |
| My Boyfriend's Back | Sheriff McCloud | 1993 | 5.725 |
| JFK | Lou Ivon | 1991 | 7.602 |
| V.I. Warshawski | Murray Ryerson | 1991 | 4.75 |
| Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler | Tom Marshall | 1990 | 8.0 |
| The Misfit Brigade | Tiny | 1987 | 5.76 |
| Cross Creek | Charles Rawlings | 1983 | 6.58 |
| Starstruck | Mr. Miller | 1981 | 8.0 |
| Starting Over | Larry | 1979 | 6.396 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1953 |
| From | Austin, Texas, USA |