Jay O. Sanders
Actor

Jay O. Sanders

9 Movies
1 TV Shows
10 Credits
Personal Info
Known For Acting
Known Credits 10
Birthday April 16, 1953 (73 years old)
Place of Birth Austin, Texas, USA
Also Known As Jay Sanders , Jay Olcutt Sanders , جی او. Ψ³Ψ§Ω†Ψ―Ψ±Ψ³
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Biography

Jay Olcutt SandersΒ (born April 16, 1953) is an American film, theatre and television actor and playwright. He frequently appears in playsΒ off-BroadwayΒ atΒ The Public Theatre.Β He has received aΒ Drama Desk AwardΒ and aΒ New York Drama Critics' Circle Award.

Sanders made his off-Broadway debut in aΒ Shakespeare in the ParkΒ production ofΒ Henry VΒ in 1976. He originated the role of Bradley inΒ Sam Shepard'sΒ Buried ChildΒ (1978).Β He made hisΒ BroadwayΒ debut in the playΒ Loose EndsΒ (1979). He returned to Broadway inΒ The Caine Mutiny Court-MartialΒ (1983),Β Saint JoanΒ (1993),Β PygmalionΒ (2007),Β Girl from the North Country (2020), andΒ Purlie VictoriousΒ (2023).

He made his feature film debut in the comedyΒ Starting OverΒ (1979). He had notable roles in films such asΒ Cross CreekΒ (1983),Β Tucker: The Man and His DreamΒ (1988),Β GloryΒ (1989),Β JFK (1991),Β HostagesΒ (1992),Β Angels in the Outfield (1994),Β Music of the HeartΒ (1999),Β Tumbleweeds (1999), andΒ Revolutionary RoadΒ (2008). He took recurring roles in television series includingΒ Law & Order: Criminal Intent,Β The Good Wife,Β Person of Interest,Β Blindspot, andΒ Sneaky Pete. He has served as the narrator for the showsΒ Wide Angle,Β Nova,Β andΒ Secrets of the Dead.

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Filmography (174)

Remain 2027
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators 2026
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum 2025
His Three Daughters 2024
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch 2024
Girl From the North Country 2024
Decoding the Universe 2024
When You Finish Saving the World 2023
Outrage 2023
The Road to Galena 2022
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths 2022
The Assistant 2020
That Hopey Changey Thing 2020
Regular Singing 2020
Sweet and Sad 2020
What Do We Need to Talk About? 2020
Sorry 2020
And So We Come Forth 2020
Tapes 2020
Incidental Moments of the Day 2020
Stars in the House 2020
Saving the Dead Sea 2019
DC Noir 2019
Uncle Vanya 2019
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files 2019
The Violin Alone 2019
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci 2019
World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII 2019
Vice 2018
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers 2018
Broken Places 2018
NOVA: First Face of America 2018
Ghosts of Stonehenge 2017
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs 2017
NOVA: Why Trains Crash 2017
Holocaust Escape Tunnel 2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry 2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age 2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect? 2017
Catfight 2017
Manhunt 2017
Iceman Reborn 2016
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start 2016
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice 2016
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare 2016
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts 2016
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time 2015
Dawn of Humanity 2015
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery 2015
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark 2015
Northern Borders 2015
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse 2015
Blindspot 2015
Chicago Med 2015
Sneaky Pete 2015
The Gathering Swarms 2014
The Mystery of Mona Lisa 2014
True Detective 2014
The River 2013
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? 2013
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower 2013
NOVA: Cold Case JFK 2013
The Man Who Saved the World 2012
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword 2012
Earth from Space 2012
Adventures in Plymptoons! 2011
A Novel Romance 2011
I'm Coming Over 2011
The Jewel 2011
Green Lantern 2011
Person of Interest 2011
Pan Am 2011
Unforgettable 2011
Body of Proof 2011
Edge of Darkness 2010
Riddles of the Sphinx 2010
Secrets of Stonehenge 2010
Blue Bloods 2010
The Undying 2009
I Hate Valentine's Day 2009
The Good Wife 2009
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs 2008
Revolutionary Road 2008
Cadillac Records 2008
The Dissection of Thanksgiving 2008
Kill the Day 2008
Greetings from the Shore 2007
The Valley of Light 2007
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial 2007
Happenstance 2007
Damages 2007
Wedding Daze 2006
Half Nelson 2006
The Day After Tomorrow 2004
Hair High 2004
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear 2003
Abby Singer 2003
Salem Witch Trials 2003
Salem Witch Trials 2002
Widows 2002
Along Came a Spider 2001
Dead Dog 2001
My Husband's Double Life 2001
The Last Brickmaker in America 2001
Boss of Bosses 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001
Picnic 2000
Wild Costa Rica 2000
Wonderland 2000
Secrets of the Dead 2000
The Secret Life of Girls 1999
The Confession 1999
Earthly Possessions 1999
Music of the Heart 1999
ATF 1999
Tumbleweeds 1999
The Jack Bull 1999
Wrestling with Alligators 1998
The Odd Couple II 1998
The Matchmaker 1997
Kiss the Girls 1997
For Richer or Poorer 1997
The Prosecutors 1996
Daylight 1996 The Big Green 1995 Three Wishes 1995
Down Came a Blackbird 1995
Silver Strand 1995
Kiss of Death 1995
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years 1995
The Outer Limits 1995
Angels in the Outfield 1994
Nobody's Children 1994
State of Emergency 1994
New York Undercover 1994
My Boyfriend's Back 1993
Rio Shannon 1993
Hostages 1992
JFK 1991
V.I. Warshawski 1991
Meeting Venus 1991
Defenseless 1991
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler 1990
Mr. Destiny 1990
Northern Exposure 1990
Law & Order 1990
Glory 1989
Cold Sassy Tree 1989
Just Like in the Movies 1989
Booker 1989
Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988
The Prince of Pennsylvania 1988
The Revolt of Mother 1988
Roseanne 1988
The Misfit Brigade 1987
L.A. Law 1986
Crime Story 1986
Spenser: For Hire 1985
A Doctor's Story 1984
Kate & Allie 1984
Miami Vice 1984
Cross Creek 1983
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story 1983
Eddie Macon's Run 1983
Hanky Panky 1982
Nature 1982
Starstruck 1981
The Day Christ Died 1980
Texas 1980
Starting Over 1979
The Scarlet Letter 1979
NOVA 1974
ABC Afterschool Special 1972
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951