Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

Acting

Born April 16, 1953 · 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 De…

Known for

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990

NOVA

NOVA

1974

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

2010

Person of Interest

Person of Interest

2011

Nature

Nature

1982

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Acting(176)

2026Queens of Combat: Rome's Female GladiatorsNarrator

2025The Rise & Fall of the ColosseumNarration

2024Girl From the North CountryNick Laine

2024Decoding the Universe: QuantumSelf - Narrator

2024His Three DaughtersVincent

2024Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton PatchOl' Cap'n Cotchipee

2024Decoding the Universe: CosmosSelf - Narrator

2024Decoding the UniverseNarrator

2023OutrageFrank Brand

2023When You Finish Saving the WorldRoger

2022BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of TruthsAmbassador Jones

2022The Road to GalenaJohn Baird

2020Incidental Moments of the DayRichard Apple

2020And So We Come ForthRichard Apple

2020What Do We Need to Talk About?Richard Apple

2020That Hopey Changey ThingRichard Apple

2020Regular SingingRichard Apple

2020Sweet and SadRichard Apple

2020SorryRichard Apple

2020Stars in the HouseSelf

2020The AssistantBoss (voice)

2019NOVA: Decoding da VinciNarrator (voice)

2019Uncle VanyaVanya

2019World War Speed: The Drugs That Won WWIINarrator

2019DC NoirSgt. Peters

2019Saving the Dead Sea

2019Secrets of the Dead: The Nero FilesNarrator (voice)

2019The Violin AloneNarrator (voice)

2018Broken PlacesNarrator (voice)

2018NOVA: Prediction by the NumbersNarrator (voice)

2018NOVA: First Face of AmericaNarrator (voice)

2018ViceGovernor

2017Ghosts of StonehengeNarrator (voice)

2017ManhuntWatson Bryant

2017Holocaust Escape TunnelNarrator (voice)

2017The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain AgeGeorge Gabriel

2017The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?George Gabriel

2017The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: HungryGeorge Gabriel

2017CatfightAngry Guy

2017NOVA: Why Trains CrashNarrator (voice)

2017NOVA: Secrets of the Sky TombsNarrator (voice)

2016Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant BeastsNarrator (voice)

2016Iceman RebornNarrator (voice)

2016NOVA: Mystery Beneath the IceNarrator (voice)

2016NOVA: Life's Rocky StartNarrator (voice)

2016NOVA: Secret Tunnel WarfareNarrator (voice)

2015Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and TimeNarrator (voice)

2015Chicago MedCray

2015Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan HorseNarrator (voice)

2015NOVA: Secrets of Noah's ArkNarrator (voice)

2015BlindspotBill Weller

2015Dawn of HumanityNarrator (voice)

2015Sneaky PeteSam

2015NOVA: The Great Math MysteryNarrator (voice)

2015Northern BordersAgent Sanders

2014The Mystery of Mona LisaNarrator (voice)

2014The Gathering SwarmsNarrator (voice)

2014True DetectiveBilly Lee Tuttle

2013NOVA: Cold Case JFKNarrator (voice)

2013NOVA: Ground Zero SupertowerSelf - Narrator (voice)

2013The RiverPhil

2013NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?Narrator (voice)

2012The Man Who Saved the WorldNarrator (voice)

2012NOVA: Secrets of the Viking SwordNarrator (voice)

2012Earth from SpaceNarrator (voice)

2011A Novel RomanceWalter Evans

2011Pan AmDouglas Vanderway

2011Person of InterestSpecial Counsel

2011UnforgettableJonathan Hedstrom

2011I'm Coming OverWalter

2011Green LanternCarl Ferris

2011Adventures in Plymptoons!Self

2011Body of ProofHarvey Brady

2011The JewelMr. Rothman

2010Blue BloodsJimmy Reagan

2010Edge of DarknessWhitehouse

2010Riddles of the SphinxNarrator (voice)

2010Secrets of StonehengeNarrator (voice)

2009The Good WifeJudge Hal Ferris

2009I Hate Valentine's DayTim the Delivery Guy

2009The UndyingDr. Russell Lassiter

2008Revolutionary RoadBart Pollock

2008Cadillac RecordsMr. Feder

2008NOVA: Arctic DinosaursNarrator (voice)

2008The Dissection of ThanksgivingCliff

2008Kill the DayDr. Susskind

2007NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on TrialNarrator (voice)

2007Greetings from the ShoreCommodore Callaghan

2007DamagesCalder Security Executive

2007HappenstanceBob

2007The Valley of LightHoward

2006Wedding DazeSheriff

2006Half NelsonRuss Dunne

2004The Day After TomorrowFrank Harris

2004Hair HighFootball Announcer (voice)

2003Abby SingerKevin's Father

2003D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of FearDouglas Duncan

2003Salem Witch TrialsThomas Putnam

2002WidowsDetective John Maynard

2001Dead DogFrank Edmonds

2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentHarry Rowan, Sr.

2001The Last Brickmaker in AmericaMike Potter

2001Boss of BossesJoseph O'Brien

2001Along Came a SpiderKyle Craig

2001My Husband's Double LifePatrick Hennessy Welsh

2000Secrets of the DeadNarrator (voice)

2000PicnicHoward Bevens

2000WonderlandEd Butowski

2000Wild Costa RicaNarrator

1999Earthly PossessionsZack Emery

1999TumbleweedsDan Miller

1999Music of the HeartDan Paxton

1999ATFSam Sinclair

1999The Secret Life of Girls

1999The Jack BullAtty. Gen. Metcalfe

1999The ConfessionJack Renoble

1998The Odd Couple IILeroy

1998Wrestling with AlligatorsRick

1997For Richer or PoorerSamuel Yoder

1997The MatchmakerSenator John McGlory

1997Kiss the GirlsFBI Agent Kyle Craig

1996DaylightSteven Crighton

1996The ProsecutorsDA Alan Baker

1995Silver StrandLucas Hughes

1995Three WishesCoach Schramka

1995Down Came a BlackbirdJan Talbeck

1995The Big GreenJay Huffer

1995Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw YearsXander

1995Kiss of DeathFederal Agent

1995The Outer LimitsEd Barkley

1994New York UndercoverHoward

1994Angels in the OutfieldRanch Wilder

1994Nobody's ChildrenJoe Stevens

1994State of EmergencyDr. Jeffrey Forrest

1993Rio ShannonJohn Cleary

1993My Boyfriend's BackSheriff McCloud

1992HostagesTerry Anderson

1991JFKLou Ivon

1991Meeting VenusStephen Taylor

1991DefenselessBull Dozer

1991V.I. WarshawskiMurray Ryerson

1990Mr. DestinyJackie Earle

1990Law & OrderNick Taska / Bill Fallon

1990Northern ExposureDr. John Summer

1990Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu StranglerTom Marshall

1989GloryGen. George Crockett Strong

1989Cold Sassy TreeClayton McAllister

1989Just Like in the MoviesRyan Legrand

1989BookerGordon Rudd

1988RoseanneZiggy

1988The Prince of PennsylvaniaTrooper Joe

1988Tucker: The Man and His DreamKirby

1988The Revolt of MotherAdam Penn

1987The Misfit BrigadeTiny

1986Crime StorySteve Kordo

1986L.A. LawDetective Michael Phillips

1985Spenser: For HireFather Crawford

1984Miami ViceDet. Tim Duryea

1984A Doctor's StoryDr. Curtis

1984Kate & AllieTim Merr

1983Cross CreekCharles Rawlings

1983Eddie Macon's RunRudy Potts

1983Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. StoryDick Willey

1982NatureNarrator (voice)

1982Hanky PankyKatz

1982American PlayhouseAdam Penn

1981StarstruckMr. Miller

1980The Day Christ DiedPeter

1979Starting OverLarry

1979The Scarlet LetterRobert Salter

1974NOVASelf - Narrator (voice)

1972ABC Afterschool SpecialMr. Miller

1951Hallmark Hall of FameHoward

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