Jay O. Sanders
Actor
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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Filmography
Green Lantern
as Carl Ferris 2011
Revolutionary Road
as Bart Pollock 2008
JFK
as Lou Ivon 1991
Along Came a Spider
as Kyle Craig 2001
Kiss the Girls
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig 1997
Glory
as Gen. George Crockett Strong 1989
Edge of Darkness
as Whitehouse 2010
Daylight
as Steven Crighton 1996
Half Nelson
as Russ Dunne 2006
The Assistant
as Boss (voice) 2020
Angels in the Outfield
as Ranch Wilder 1994
Cadillac Records
as Mr. Feder 2008
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Kirby 1988
Wedding Daze
as Sheriff 2006
Kiss of Death
as Federal Agent 1995
I Hate Valentine's Day
as Tim the Delivery Guy 2009