Jay O. Sanders
Born April 16, 1953 (Age: 73)
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Austin, Texas, USA
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.
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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Filmography
Remain
2026
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as
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Age: 73
Queens of Combat: Rome's Female Gladiators
2026
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as Narrator
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Age: 72
The Assistant
2020
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as Boss (voice)
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Age: 66
Saving the Dead Sea
2019
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as
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Age: 66
No Image
Vice
2018
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as Governor
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Age: 64
Ghosts of Stonehenge
2017
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 64
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
2015
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 62
No Image
The River
2013
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as Phil
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Age: 59
The Man Who Saved the World
2012
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 59
No Image
I'm Coming Over
2011
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as Walter
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Age: 58
Green Lantern
2011
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as Carl Ferris
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Age: 58
Edge of Darkness
2010
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as Whitehouse
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Age: 56
Riddles of the Sphinx
2010
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 56
Secrets of Stonehenge
2010
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as Narrator (voice)
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Age: 56
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
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as Tim the Delivery Guy
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Age: 56
Revolutionary Road
2008
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as Bart Pollock
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Age: 55
Cadillac Records
2008
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as Mr. Feder
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Age: 55
Happenstance
2007
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as Bob
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Age: 54
Wedding Daze
2006
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as Sheriff
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Age: 53
Half Nelson
2006
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as Russ Dunne
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Age: 53
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
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as Frank Harris
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Age: 51
Abby Singer
2003
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as Kevin's Father
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Age: 50
Salem Witch Trials
2002
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as Thomas Putnam
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Age: 49
Along Came a Spider
2001
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as Kyle Craig
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Age: 47
Picnic
2000
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as Howard Bevens
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Age: 47
Wild Costa Rica
2000
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as Narrator
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Age: 46
Tumbleweeds
1999
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as Dan Miller
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Age: 46
Music of the Heart
1999
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as Dan Paxton
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Age: 46
The Odd Couple II
1998
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as Leroy
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Age: 44
Wrestling with Alligators
1998
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as Rick
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Age: 44
For Richer or Poorer
1997
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as Samuel Yoder
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Age: 44
The Matchmaker
1997
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as Senator John McGlory
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Age: 44
Kiss the Girls
1997
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as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
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Age: 44
Daylight
1996
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as Steven Crighton
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Age: 43
The Prosecutors
1996
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as DA Alan Baker
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Age: 43
Three Wishes
1995
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as Coach Schramka
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Age: 42
Kiss of Death
1995
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as Federal Agent
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Age: 42
Angels in the Outfield
1994
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as Ranch Wilder
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Age: 41
Rio Shannon
1993
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as John Cleary
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Age: 40
My Boyfriend's Back
1993
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as Sheriff McCloud
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Age: 40
Hostages
1992
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as Terry Anderson
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Age: 39
JFK
1991
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as Lou Ivon
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Age: 38
Meeting Venus
1991
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as Stephen Taylor
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Age: 38
Defenseless
1991
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as Bull Dozer
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Age: 38
V.I. Warshawski
1991
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as Murray Ryerson
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Age: 38
Mr. Destiny
1990
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as Jackie Earle
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Age: 37
Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990
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as Tom Marshall
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Age: 37
Glory
1989
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as Gen. George Crockett Strong
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Age: 36
Cold Sassy Tree
1989
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as Clayton McAllister
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Age: 36
Just Like in the Movies
1989
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as Ryan Legrand
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Age: 36
The Prince of Pennsylvania
1988
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as Trooper Joe
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Age: 35
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988
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as Kirby
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Age: 35
No Image
The Revolt of Mother
1988
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as Adam Penn
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Age: 34
The Misfit Brigade
1987
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as Tiny
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Age: 34
Eddie Macon's Run
1983
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as Rudy Potts
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Age: 29
Hanky Panky
1982
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as Katz
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Age: 29
Starstruck
1981
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as Mr. Miller
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Age: 28
The Day Christ Died
1980
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as Peter
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Age: 26
Starting Over
1979
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as Larry
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Age: 26