Jay O. Sanders Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

Acting

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

The Day After Tomorrow movie poster
MOVIE

The Day After Tomorrow

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The Day After Tomorrow
Frank Harris
Along Came a Spider movie poster
MOVIE

Along Came a Spider

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Along Came a Spider
Kyle Craig
Starstruck movie poster
MOVIE

Starstruck

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Starstruck
Mr. Miller
JFK movie poster
MOVIE

JFK

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JFK
Lou Ivon
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear movie poster
MOVIE

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

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D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Douglas Duncan
The Matchmaker movie poster
MOVIE

The Matchmaker

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The Matchmaker
Senator John McGlory
The Misfit Brigade movie poster
MOVIE

The Misfit Brigade

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The Misfit Brigade
Tiny
My Boyfriend's Back movie poster
MOVIE

My Boyfriend's Back

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My Boyfriend's Back
Sheriff McCloud
Wedding Daze movie poster
MOVIE

Wedding Daze

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Wedding Daze
Sheriff
Half Nelson movie poster
MOVIE

Half Nelson

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Half Nelson
Russ Dunne

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