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Jay O. Sanders

Jay O. Sanders

Birthday: 1953-04-16 | Place of Birth: 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 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Decoding the Universe

as    Narrator

2024
His Three Daughters

as    Vincent

2023
Outrage

as    Frank Brand

2023
2022
2022
The Road to Galena

as    John Baird

2020
The Assistant

as    Boss (voice)

2020
Incidental Moments of the Day

as    Richard Apple

2020
That Hopey Changey Thing

as    Richard Apple

2020
Sorry

as    Richard Apple

2020
Sweet and Sad

as    Richard Apple

2020
Regular Singing

as    Richard Apple

2020
What Do We Need to Talk About?

as    Richard Apple

2020
And So We Come Forth

as    Richard Apple

2019
DC Noir

as    Sgt. Peters

2019
Uncle Vanya

as    Vanya

2018
NOVA: First Face of America

as    Narrator (voice)

2017
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs

as    Narrator (voice)

2017
Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

as    Narrator (voice)

2017
Ghosts of Stonehenge

as    Narrator (voice)

2017
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel

as    Narrator (voice)

2016
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start

as    Narrator (voice)