Jay O. Sanders
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 above from the Wikipedia article Jay O. Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (44)
Remain
2026
Girl From the North Country
as Nick Laine
2024
His Three Daughters
as Vincent
2024
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
as Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
2024
Outrage
as Frank Brand
2023
When You Finish Saving the World
as Roger
2023
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
as Ambassador Jones
2022
The Road to Galena
as John Baird
2022
Incidental Moments of the Day
as Richard Apple
2020
And So We Come Forth
as Richard Apple
2020
Tapes
2020
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as Richard Apple
2020
That Hopey Changey Thing
as Richard Apple
2020
Sweet and Sad
as Richard Apple
2020
Sorry
as Richard Apple
2020
Regular Singing
as Richard Apple
2020
The Assistant
as Boss (voice)
2020
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
as Narrator (voice)
2019
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
2019
DC Noir
as Sgt. Peters
2019
Saving the Dead Sea
2019
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
as Narrator (voice)
2019
The Violin Alone
as Narrator (voice)
2019
Broken Places
as Narrator (voice)
2018
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
as Narrator (voice)
2018
NOVA: First Face of America
as Narrator (voice)
2018
Vice
as Governor
2018
Ghosts of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
2017
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
as Narrator (voice)
2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
as George Gabriel
2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
as George Gabriel
2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
as George Gabriel
2017
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
as Narrator (voice)
2017
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
as Narrator (voice)
2017
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
as Narrator (voice)
2016
Catfight
as Angry Guy
2016
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
as Narrator (voice)
2016
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
as Narrator (voice)
2016
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
as Narrator (voice)
2016
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
as Narrator (voice)
2016
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
as Narrator (voice)
2015
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Dawn of Humanity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
