Acting credits
163
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Jay O. Sanders
Acting
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Movies: 127Series: 37Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 6067
IMDb ID: nm0761587
Known for: Acting
Born: April 16, 1953
Age: 72
Place of birth: Austin, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2026
Years active: 76
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q1319653
Also known as
Jay Sanders • Jay Olcutt Sanders • جی او. ساندرس
Other jobs
Presenter (1)
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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Movies
Movie credits linked with Jay O. Sanders.
8.0
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators
as Narrator
2026 Movie
7.0
Girl From the North Country
as Nick Laine
2024 Movie
6.8
His Three Daughters
as Vincent
2024 Movie
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
2024 Movie
4.6
Outrage
as Frank Brand
2023 Movie
5.8
When You Finish Saving the World
as Roger
2023 Movie
6.8
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
as Ambassador Jones
2022 Movie
4.3
The Road to Galena
as John Baird
2022 Movie
Incidental Moments of the Day
as Richard Apple
2020 Movie
And So We Come Forth
as Richard Apple
2020 Movie
Tapes
2020 Movie
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as Richard Apple
2020 Movie
6.5
Sorry
as Richard Apple
2020 Movie
6.5
Sweet and Sad
as Richard Apple
2020 Movie
That Hopey Changey Thing
as Richard Apple
2020 Movie
Regular Singing
as Richard Apple
2020 Movie
6.3
The Assistant
as Boss (voice)
2020 Movie
7.5
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
as Narrator (voice)
2019 Movie
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
2019 Movie
3.2
DC Noir
as Sgt. Peters
2019 Movie
Saving the Dead Sea
2019 Movie
The Violin Alone
as Narrator (voice)
2019 Movie
Broken Places
as Narrator (voice)
2018 Movie
5.8
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
as Narrator (voice)
2018 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jay O. Sanders.
10.0
Decoding the Universe
as Narrator • 2 eps
2024 Series
Stars in the House
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.6
Manhunt
as Jack Bryant • 7 eps
2017 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
as Cray • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.4
Blindspot
as Bill Weller • 10 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Sneaky Pete
as Sam • 15 eps
2015 Series
8.3
True Detective
as Billy Lee Tuttle • 2 eps
2014 Series
6.5
Pan Am
as Douglas Vanderway • 3 eps
2011 Series
8.1
Person of Interest
as Special Counsel • 9 eps
2011 Series
7.2
Unforgettable
as Jonathan Hedstrom • 1 eps
2011 Series
10.0
Hunting the Edge of Space
Presenter • 2 eps
2011 Series
7.0
Body of Proof
as Harvey Brady • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
as Jimmy Reagan • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Judge Hal Ferris • 2 eps
2009 Series
7.4
Damages
as Calder Security Executive • 1 eps
2007 Series
10.0
Widows
as Detective John Maynard • 4 eps
2002 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Harry Rowan, Sr. • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.3
Secrets of the Dead
as Narrator (voice) • 2 eps
2000 Series
10.0
Wonderland
as Ed Butowski • 1 eps
2000 Series
5.7
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
as Xander • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
as Ed Barkley • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.1
New York Undercover
as Howard • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Nick Taska / Bill Fallon • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.9
Northern Exposure
as Dr. John Summer • 1 eps
1990 Series