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Jay O. Sanders
Known for acting
Born April 16, 1953 in 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.
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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 and TV shows
Law & OrderTV · 1990
Blue BloodsTV · 2010
Person of InterestTV · 2011
Law & Order: Criminal IntentTV · 2001
Chicago MedTV · 2015
The Good WifeTV · 2009
NOVATV · 1974
Great PerformancesTV · 1971
True DetectiveTV · 2014
L.A. LawTV · 1986
Miami ViceTV · 1984
UnforgettableTV · 2011
American PlayhouseTV · 1982
BlindspotTV · 2015
NatureTV · 1982
DamagesTV · 2007
The Outer LimitsTV · 1995
Northern ExposureTV · 1990
Body of ProofTV · 2011
Sneaky PeteTV · 2015
Stars in the HouseTV · 2020
New York UndercoverTV · 1994
ABC Afterschool SpecialTV · 1972
Crime StoryTV · 1986
ManhuntTV · 2017
Spenser: For HireTV · 1985
Kate & AllieTV · 1984
Edge of DarknessMovie · 2010
TexasTV · 1980
Green LanternMovie · 2011
The Day After TomorrowMovie · 2004
RoseanneTV · 1988
Secrets of the DeadTV · 2000
Pan AmTV · 2011
BookerTV · 1989
Revolutionary RoadMovie · 2008
Kiss the GirlsMovie · 1997
Along Came a SpiderMovie · 2001
GloryMovie · 1989
JFKMovie · 1991
RemainMovie · 2027
His Three DaughtersMovie · 2024
DaylightMovie · 1996
WonderlandTV · 2000
Wedding DazeMovie · 2006
The AssistantMovie · 2020
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw YearsTV · 1995
Cadillac RecordsMovie · 2008
Hallmark Hall of FameTV · 1951
Kiss of DeathMovie · 1995
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of TruthsMovie · 2022
The Odd Couple IIMovie · 1998
Half NelsonMovie · 2006
The Big GreenMovie · 1995
Angels in the OutfieldMovie · 1994
When You Finish Saving the WorldMovie · 2023
CatfightMovie · 2017
For Richer or PoorerMovie · 1997
Starting OverMovie · 1979
Hanky PankyMovie · 1982
Tucker: The Man and His DreamMovie · 1988
Salem Witch TrialsTV · 2003
Mr. DestinyMovie · 1990
The Jack BullMovie · 1999
WidowsTV · 2002
Iceman RebornMovie · 2016
My Boyfriend's BackMovie · 1993
Abby SingerMovie · 2003
Music of the HeartMovie · 1999
V.I. WarshawskiMovie · 1991
Three WishesMovie · 1995
I Hate Valentine's DayMovie · 2009
Boss of BossesMovie · 2001
The Scarlet LetterTV · 1979
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of FearMovie · 2003
OutrageMovie · 2023
The ConfessionMovie · 1999
The Misfit BrigadeMovie · 1987
The Valley of LightMovie · 2007
TapesMovie · 2020
HappenstanceMovie · 2007
The Prince of PennsylvaniaMovie · 1988
The UndyingMovie · 2009
Hair HighMovie · 2004
Northern BordersMovie · 2015
Hunting the Edge of SpaceTV · 2011
Cross CreekMovie · 1983
ATFMovie · 1999
DefenselessMovie · 1991
The Road to GalenaMovie · 2022
Silver StrandMovie · 1995
Citizen BerlusconiMovie · 2003
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female GladiatorsMovie · 2026
Uncle VanyaMovie · 2019
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton PatchMovie · 2024
The Secret Life of GirlsMovie · 1999
TumbleweedsMovie · 1999
Eddie Macon's RunMovie · 1983
The MatchmakerMovie · 1997
Just Like in the MoviesMovie · 1989
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the IceMovie · 2016
A Novel RomanceMovie · 2011
Regular SingingMovie · 2020
NOVA: The Great Math MysteryMovie · 2015
Decoding the UniverseTV · 2024
And So We Come ForthMovie · 2020
That Hopey Changey ThingMovie · 2020
My Husband's Double LifeMovie · 2001
Saving the Dead SeaMovie · 2019
PicnicMovie · 2000
The Rise & Fall of the ColosseumMovie · 2025
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. StoryMovie · 1983
Meeting VenusMovie · 1991
The Last Brickmaker in AmericaMovie · 2001
Incidental Moments of the DayMovie · 2020
NOVA: Decoding da VinciMovie · 2019
Wrestling with AlligatorsMovie · 1998
Decoding the Universe: QuantumMovie · 2024
The Dissection of ThanksgivingMovie · 2008
Girl From the North CountryMovie · 2024