Born 1953 (age 73) · Austin, Texas, USA
Appears in 174 titles

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

The Day After Tomorrow
6.6
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
as Frank Harris
Green Lantern
5.2
Green Lantern
2011
as Carl Ferris
Revolutionary Road
7.0
Revolutionary Road
2008
as Bart Pollock
JFK
7.6
JFK
1991
as Lou Ivon
Along Came a Spider
6.3
Along Came a Spider
2001
as Kyle Craig
Kiss the Girls
6.5
Kiss the Girls
1997
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Glory
7.5
Glory
1989
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
Edge of Darkness
6.4
Edge of Darkness
2010
as Whitehouse
Daylight
6.1
Daylight
1996
as Steven Crighton
Half Nelson
6.6
Half Nelson
2006
as Russ Dunne
The Assistant
6.3
The Assistant
2020
as Boss (voice)
Angels in the Outfield
6.0
Angels in the Outfield
1994
as Ranch Wilder
Cadillac Records
7.1
Cadillac Records
2008
as Mr. Feder
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Wedding Daze
5.6
Wedding Daze
2006
as Sheriff
Kiss of Death
5.7
Kiss of Death
1995
as Federal Agent
His Three Daughters
6.8
His Three Daughters
2024
as Vincent
I Hate Valentine's Day
5.4
I Hate Valentine's Day
2009
as Tim the Delivery Guy
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
6.8
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
2022
as Ambassador Jones
For Richer or Poorer
6.0
For Richer or Poorer
1997
as Samuel Yoder