Acting
Jay O. Sanders
Born Apr 16, 1953 · Austin, Texas, USA
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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Acting
Remain
2027
Romance · Mystery · Thriller
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators
2026
Documentary · History
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum
2025
Documentary
Girl From the North Country
2024
Drama · Music
Decoding the Universe: Quantum
2024
Documentary
His Three Daughters
2024
Drama · Comedy
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
2024
Comedy · TV Movie
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos
2024
Documentary
Decoding the Universe
2024
Outrage
2023
Thriller
When You Finish Saving the World
2023
Drama · Comedy
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
2022
Comedy · Drama
The Road to Galena
2022
Drama
Incidental Moments of the Day
2020
Drama
And So We Come Forth
2020
Drama
Tapes
2020
Comedy
What Do We Need to Talk About?
2020
Drama
That Hopey Changey Thing
2020
Drama
Regular Singing
2020
Drama
Sweet and Sad
2020
Drama
Sorry
2020
Drama
The Assistant
2020
Drama
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
2019
Documentary · History
Uncle Vanya
2019
World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII
2019
Documentary · War
DC Noir
2019
Crime
Saving the Dead Sea
2019
Documentary
The Violin Alone
2019
Documentary · Music
Broken Places
2018
Documentary
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
2018
Documentary
NOVA: First Face of America
2018
Documentary · History
Ghosts of Stonehenge
2017
Documentary
Manhunt
2017
Crime · Mystery
Holocaust Escape Tunnel
2017
Documentary · History
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
2017
Drama
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
2017
Drama
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
2017
Drama
Catfight
2017
Comedy · Drama
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
2017
Documentary · Mystery
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
2017
Documentary
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
2016
Documentary · History · Mystery
Iceman Reborn
2016
Documentary · History
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
2016
Documentary · Mystery
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
2016
Documentary · History
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
2016
Documentary · History · War
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015
Documentary · History
Chicago Med
2015
Drama
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
2015
Documentary · History
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
2015
Documentary · History
Blindspot
2015
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Dawn of Humanity
2015
Documentary · History · TV Movie
Sneaky Pete
2015
Drama · Crime
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
2015
Documentary · History · Mystery
Northern Borders
2015
Drama
The Gathering Swarms
2014
Documentary
True Detective
2014
Drama · Mystery
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
2013
Documentary · History · Mystery
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
2013
Documentary
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
2013
Documentary · History
The Man Who Saved the World
2012
Documentary · History · War
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
2012
Documentary · History
Earth from Space
2012
Documentary
A Novel Romance
2011
Romance · Comedy · Drama
Pan Am
2011
Drama
Person of Interest
2011
Action & Adventure · Crime · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Unforgettable
2011
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Green Lantern
2011
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011
Documentary
Body of Proof
2011
Drama · Crime · Mystery
The Jewel
2011
Drama
Blue Bloods
2010
Crime · Drama
Edge of Darkness
2010
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Riddles of the Sphinx
2010
Documentary · History · TV Movie
Secrets of Stonehenge
2010
Documentary · History · Mystery
The Good Wife
2009
Drama
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
Comedy · Romance
The Undying
2009
Thriller
Revolutionary Road
2008
Drama · Romance
Cadillac Records
2008
Drama · History · Music
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
2008
Documentary · History · Mystery
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
2008
Drama · Comedy
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
2007
Documentary
Greetings from the Shore
2007
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Damages
2007
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Happenstance
2007
Drama · Comedy · Romance
The Valley of Light
2007
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Wedding Daze
2006
Comedy · Romance
Half Nelson
2006
Drama
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
Science Fiction · Thriller · Adventure
Hair High
2004
Animation · Horror · Comedy
Abby Singer
2003
Drama · Comedy
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
2003
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Citizen Berlusconi
2003
Documentary
Salem Witch Trials
2003
Drama
Widows
2002
Crime · Drama
Dead Dog
2001
Comedy · Drama
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Drama
The Last Brickmaker in America
2001
Drama · TV Movie
Boss of Bosses
2001
Drama · Crime · TV Movie
Along Came a Spider
2001
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
My Husband's Double Life
2001
Drama · Mystery · TV Movie
Secrets of the Dead
2000
Documentary · Mystery
Picnic
2000
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Wonderland
2000
Drama
Wild Costa Rica
2000
Documentary
Earthly Possessions
1999
Crime · Drama · Romance
Tumbleweeds
1999
Comedy · Drama
Music of the Heart
1999
Drama · Music
ATF
1999
Action · Crime · Drama
The Secret Life of Girls
1999
Comedy · Drama
The Jack Bull
1999
Western · TV Movie
The Confession
1999
Drama · Thriller
The Odd Couple II
1998
Adventure · Comedy
Wrestling with Alligators
1998
Drama
For Richer or Poorer
1997
Comedy · Romance
The Matchmaker
1997
Comedy · Romance
Kiss the Girls
1997
Thriller · Crime · Mystery
Daylight
1996
Action · Adventure · Thriller
The Prosecutors
1996
Drama · TV Movie
Silver Strand
1995
TV Movie · Action
Three Wishes
1995
Fantasy · Family · Drama
Down Came a Blackbird
1995
Drama · Family · TV Movie
The Big Green
1995
Family · Comedy
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
1995
Western
Kiss of Death
1995
Crime · Thriller · Drama
The Outer Limits
1995
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
New York Undercover
1994
Drama · Crime
Angels in the Outfield
1994
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Nobody's Children
1994
Drama · TV Movie
State of Emergency
1994
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Rio Shannon
1993
Drama · TV Movie
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
Comedy · Romance · Horror
Hostages
1992
Drama · TV Movie
JFK
1991
Drama · Thriller · History
Meeting Venus
1991
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Defenseless
1991
Thriller · Mystery
V.I. Warshawski
1991
Crime · Mystery
Mr. Destiny
1990
Fantasy · Comedy · Science Fiction
Law & Order
1990
Crime · Drama
Northern Exposure
1990
Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
Thriller · TV Movie
Glory
1989
Drama · History · War
Cold Sassy Tree
1989
Drama · TV Movie
Just Like in the Movies
1989
Comedy · Drama
Booker
1989
Drama
Roseanne
1988
Comedy
The Prince of Pennsylvania
1988
Drama · Comedy
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
Drama
The Misfit Brigade
1987
War · Action · Adventure
Crime Story
1986
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
L.A. Law
1986
Drama · War & Politics
Spenser: For Hire
1985
Drama · Crime · Mystery
Miami Vice
1984
Crime · Drama
A Doctor's Story
1984
Drama · TV Movie
Kate & Allie
1984
Comedy · Drama · Family
Cross Creek
1983
Drama · Romance
Eddie Macon's Run
1983
Drama · Action · Thriller
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983
Drama · Music · TV Movie
Nature
1982
Documentary · Family
Hanky Panky
1982
Mystery · Action · Comedy
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Starstruck
1981
Drama · Music · Romance
Texas
1980
Soap
The Day Christ Died
1980
Drama · TV Movie
Starting Over
1979
Comedy · Romance
The Scarlet Letter
1979
Drama
ABC Afterschool Special
1972
Drama
Great Performances
1971
Comedy · Documentary · Drama