Green Lantern2011
As Carl Ferris
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Jay O. Sanders
Born
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.
Filmography (140)
The Day After Tomorrow2004
As Frank Harris
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Kiss the Girls1997
As FBI Agent Kyle Craig
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Along Came a Spider2001
As Kyle Craig
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Remain2027
Revolutionary Road2008
As Bart Pollock
TMDb 7.0 / 10
JFK1991
As Lou Ivon
TMDb 7.6 / 10
Glory1989
As Gen. George Crockett Strong
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Daylight1996
As Steven Crighton
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Edge of Darkness2010
As Whitehouse
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Wedding Daze2006
As Sheriff
TMDb 5.6 / 10
The Assistant2020
As Boss (voice)
TMDb 6.3 / 10
ATF1999
As Sam Sinclair
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Kiss of Death1995
As Federal Agent
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Starting Over1979
As Larry
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Iceman Reborn2016
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.7 / 10
Half Nelson2006
As Russ Dunne
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Valley of Light2007
As Howard
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Angels in the Outfield1994
As Ranch Wilder
TMDb 6.0 / 10
V.I. Warshawski1991
As Murray Ryerson
TMDb 4.8 / 10
Cadillac Records2008
As Mr. Feder
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Hanky Panky1982
As Katz
TMDb 5.3 / 10
His Three Daughters2024
As Vincent
TMDb 6.8 / 10
For Richer or Poorer1997
As Samuel Yoder
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Odd Couple II1998
As Leroy
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Big Green1995
As Jay Huffer
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Tucker: The Man and His Dream1988
As Kirby
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Catfight2017
As Angry Guy
TMDb 5.6 / 10
When You Finish Saving the World2023
As Roger
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Silver Strand1995
As Lucas Hughes
TMDb 4.4 / 10
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci2019
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Jack Bull1999
As Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Mr. Destiny1990
As Jackie Earle
TMDb 6.3 / 10
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths2022
As Ambassador Jones
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Three Wishes1995
As Coach Schramka
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Boss of Bosses2001
As Joseph O'Brien
TMDb 5.5 / 10
The Confession1999
As Jack Renoble
TMDb 5.8 / 10
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear2003
As Douglas Duncan
TMDb 6.4 / 10
My Boyfriend's Back1993
As Sheriff McCloud
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The Undying2009
As Dr. Russell Lassiter
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Happenstance2007
As Bob
TMDb 1.0 / 10
I Hate Valentine's Day2009
As Tim the Delivery Guy
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Northern Borders2015
As Agent Sanders
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Music of the Heart1999
As Dan Paxton
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Uncle Vanya2019
As Vanya
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler1990
As Tom Marshall
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Tapes2020
Regular Singing2020
As Richard Apple
Cross Creek1983
As Charles Rawlings
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Eddie Macon's Run1983
As Rudy Potts
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Endsville
Endsville2000
As Bo Tatum
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Abby Singer2003
As Kevin's Father
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Misfit Brigade1987
As Tiny
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Defenseless1991
As Bull Dozer
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Hair High2004
As Football Announcer (voice)
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Prince of Pennsylvania1988
As Trooper Joe
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Tumbleweeds1999
As Dan Miller
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Matchmaker1997
As Senator John McGlory
TMDb 6.1 / 10
My Husband's Double Life2001
As Patrick Hennessy Welsh
TMDb 5.5 / 10
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery2015
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.8 / 10
A Novel Romance2011
As Walter Evans
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Greetings from the Shore2007
As Commodore Callaghan
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Picnic2000
As Howard Bevens
TMDb 5.3 / 10
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice2016
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Outrage2023
As Frank Brand
TMDb 4.9 / 10
Meeting Venus1991
As Stephen Taylor
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Dead Dog2001
As Frank Edmonds
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Sorry2020
As Richard Apple
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Broken Places2018
As Narrator (voice)
Sweet and Sad2020
As Richard Apple
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Incidental Moments of the Day2020
As Richard Apple
Earth from Space2012
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.9 / 10
Girl From the North Country2024
As Nick Laine
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Jewel2011
As Mr. Rothman
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Day Christ Died1980
As Peter
TMDb 6.3 / 10
A Doctor's Story1984
As Dr. Curtis
TMDb 6.7 / 10
And So We Come Forth2020
As Richard Apple
Just Like in the Movies1989
As Ryan Legrand
TMDb 8.3 / 10
World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWII2019
As Narrator
The Secret Life of Girls1999
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Citizen Berlusconi2003
As Narrator
TMDb 7.2 / 10
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword2012
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Road to Galena2022
As John Baird
TMDb 4.3 / 10
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time2015
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.3 / 10
That Hopey Changey Thing2020
As Richard Apple
Cold Sassy Tree1989
As Clayton McAllister
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Nobody's Children1994
As Joe Stevens
TMDb 5.8 / 10
DC Noir2019
As Sgt. Peters
TMDb 3.2 / 10
The Rise & Fall of the Colosseum2025
As Narration
Wrestling with Alligators1998
As Rick
TMDb 10.0 / 10
NOVA: Cold Case JFK2013
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
The Revolt of Mother
The Revolt of Mother1988
As Adam Penn
Down Came a Blackbird1995
As Jan Talbeck
TMDb 8.1 / 10
The Prosecutors1996
As DA Alan Baker
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Last Brickmaker in America2001
As Mike Potter
TMDb 8.0 / 10
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs2017
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Rio Shannon1993
As John Cleary
NOVA: First Face of America2018
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.4 / 10
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?2017
As George Gabriel
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers2018
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators2026
As Narrator
TMDb 8.0 / 10
State of Emergency1994
As Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
TMDb 5.7 / 10
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial2007
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 9.3 / 10
Wild Costa Rica2000
As Narrator
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Holocaust Escape Tunnel2017
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.2 / 10
The Gathering Swarms2014
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
What Do We Need to Talk About?2020
As Richard Apple
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts2016
As Narrator (voice)
I'm Coming Over
I'm Coming Over2011
As Walter
TMDb 3.0 / 10
Ghosts of Stonehenge2017
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry2017
As George Gabriel
Decoding the Universe: Quantum2024
As Self - Narrator
The Man Who Saved the World2012
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Adventures in Plymptoons!2011
As Self
TMDb 2.0 / 10
Riddles of the Sphinx2010
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs2008
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Saving the Dead Sea2019
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos2024
As Self - Narrator
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Vice
Vice2018
As Governor
The Violin Alone2019
As Narrator (voice)
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story1983
As Dick Willey
TMDb 7.3 / 10
Hostages1992
As Terry Anderson
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Mystery of Mona Lisa2014
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start2016
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.1 / 10
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch2024
As Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Starstruck1981
As Mr. Miller
TMDb 8.0 / 10
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower2013
As Self - Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dawn of Humanity2015
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Secrets of Stonehenge2010
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Earthly Possessions1999
As Zack Emery
TMDb 6.0 / 10
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?2013
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age2017
As George Gabriel
The River
The River2013
As Phil
TMDb 8.5 / 10
The Dissection of Thanksgiving2008
As Cliff
NOVA: Why Trains Crash2017
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse2015
As Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files2019
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 4.0 / 10
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark2015
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Kill the Day
Kill the Day2008
As Dr. Susskind
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare2016
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb