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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Remain
Character:
Release Date:22/10/2026
Girl From the North Country
Character:Nick Laine
Release Date:21/11/2024
His Three Daughters
Character:Vincent
Release Date:05/09/2024
Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Character:Ol' Cap'n Cotchipee
Release Date:24/05/2024
Outrage
Character:Frank Brand
Release Date:01/12/2023
When You Finish Saving the World
Character:Roger
Release Date:20/01/2023
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Character:Ambassador Jones
Release Date:27/10/2022
The Road to Galena
Character:John Baird
Release Date:08/07/2022
Incidental Moments of the Day
Character:Richard Apple
Release Date:10/09/2020
And So We Come Forth
Character:Richard Apple
Release Date:01/07/2020
Tapes
Character:
Release Date:17/06/2020
What Do We Need to Talk About?
Character:Richard Apple
Release Date:29/04/2020
That Hopey Changey Thing
Character:Richard Apple
Release Date:21/04/2020
Regular Singing
Character:Richard Apple
Release Date:21/04/2020
Sweet and Sad
Character:Richard Apple
Release Date:21/04/2020
Sorry
Character:Richard Apple
Release Date:21/04/2020
The Assistant
Character:Boss (voice)
Release Date:31/01/2020
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/11/2019
Uncle Vanya
Character:Vanya
Release Date:23/08/2019
DC Noir
Character:Sgt. Peters
Release Date:29/04/2019
Saving the Dead Sea
Character:
Release Date:19/04/2019
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:20/02/2019
The Violin Alone
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:29/01/2019
Broken Places
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/10/2018
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:28/02/2018
NOVA: First Face of America
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:07/02/2018
Vice
Character:Governor
Release Date:01/01/2018
Ghosts of Stonehenge
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/10/2017
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:19/04/2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Three: Women of a Certain Age
Character:George Gabriel
Release Date:24/03/2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play Two: What Did You Expect?
Character:George Gabriel
Release Date:23/03/2017
The Gabriels: Election Year in the Life of One Family, Play One: Hungry
Character:George Gabriel
Release Date:22/03/2017
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/02/2017
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:04/01/2017
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/11/2016
Catfight
Character:Angry Guy
Release Date:09/09/2016
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:17/02/2016
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:20/01/2016
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/01/2016
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:06/01/2016
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/11/2015
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/10/2015
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:07/10/2015
Dawn of Humanity
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:10/09/2015
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:15/04/2015
Northern Borders
Character:Agent Sanders
Release Date:16/01/2015
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:09/07/2014
The Gathering Swarms
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:21/05/2014
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:13/11/2013
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Release Date:11/09/2013
The River
Character:Phil
Release Date:05/04/2013
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/01/2013
The Man Who Saved the World
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:22/10/2012
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:10/10/2012
Earth from Space
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:06/05/2012
A Novel Romance
Character:Walter Evans
Release Date:11/11/2011
I'm Coming Over
Character:Walter
Release Date:14/08/2011
Green Lantern
Character:Carl Ferris
Release Date:14/06/2011
Adventures in Plymptoons!
Character:Self
Release Date:30/05/2011
The Jewel
Character:Mr. Rothman
Release Date:04/03/2011
Edge of Darkness
Character:Whitehouse
Release Date:28/01/2010
Riddles of the Sphinx
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:19/01/2010
Secrets of Stonehenge
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:02/01/2010
I Hate Valentine's Day
Character:Tim the Delivery Guy
Release Date:27/06/2009
The Undying
Character:Dr. Russell Lassiter
Release Date:01/01/2009
Revolutionary Road
Character:Bart Pollock
Release Date:19/12/2008
Cadillac Records
Character:Mr. Feder
Release Date:05/12/2008
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:07/10/2008
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
Character:Cliff
Release Date:01/10/2008
Kill the Day
Character:Dr. Susskind
Release Date:07/04/2008
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:18/09/2007
Greetings from the Shore
Character:Commodore Callaghan
Release Date:28/08/2007
Happenstance
Character:Bob
Release Date:04/05/2007
The Valley of Light
Character:Howard
Release Date:28/01/2007
Wedding Daze
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:09/09/2006
Half Nelson
Character:Russ Dunne
Release Date:11/08/2006
The Day After Tomorrow
Character:Frank Harris
Release Date:26/05/2004
Hair High
Character:Football Announcer (voice)
Release Date:17/04/2004
Abby Singer
Character:Kevin's Father
Release Date:28/10/2003
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
Character:Douglas Duncan
Release Date:17/10/2003
Salem Witch Trials
Character:Thomas Putnam
Release Date:24/12/2002
Dead Dog
Character:Frank Edmonds
Release Date:17/10/2001
The Last Brickmaker in America
Character:Mike Potter
Release Date:23/09/2001
Boss of Bosses
Character:Joseph O'Brien
Release Date:03/06/2001
Along Came a Spider
Character:Kyle Craig
Release Date:06/04/2001
My Husband's Double Life
Character:Patrick Hennessy Welsh
Release Date:12/03/2001
My Husband's Double Life
Character:Timothy Michael Kingsbury
Release Date:12/03/2001
Picnic
Character:Howard Bevens
Release Date:16/04/2000
Wild Costa Rica
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/01/2000
Earthly Possessions
Character:Zack Emery
Release Date:29/12/1999
Tumbleweeds
Character:Dan Miller
Release Date:24/11/1999
Music of the Heart
Character:Dan Paxton
Release Date:29/10/1999
ATF
Character:Sam Sinclair
Release Date:06/09/1999
The Secret Life of Girls
Character:
Release Date:29/05/1999
The Jack Bull
Character:Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
Release Date:17/04/1999
The Confession
Character:Jack Renoble
Release Date:26/03/1999
The Odd Couple II
Character:Leroy
Release Date:09/04/1998
Wrestling with Alligators
Character:Rick
Release Date:18/01/1998
For Richer or Poorer
Character:Samuel Yoder
Release Date:11/12/1997
The Matchmaker
Character:Senator John McGlory
Release Date:03/10/1997
Kiss the Girls
Character:FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Release Date:29/09/1997
Daylight
Character:Steven Crighton
Release Date:06/12/1996
The Prosecutors
Character:DA Alan Baker
Release Date:02/12/1996
Silver Strand
Character:Lucas Hughes
Release Date:23/11/1995
Three Wishes
Character:Coach Schramka
Release Date:27/10/1995
Down Came a Blackbird
Character:Jan Talbeck
Release Date:22/10/1995
The Big Green
Character:Jay Huffer
Release Date:29/09/1995
Kiss of Death
Character:Federal Agent
Release Date:21/04/1995
Angels in the Outfield
Character:Ranch Wilder
Release Date:15/07/1994
Nobody's Children
Character:Joe Stevens
Release Date:03/03/1994
State of Emergency
Character:Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
Release Date:21/02/1994
Rio Shannon
Character:John Cleary
Release Date:14/08/1993
My Boyfriend's Back
Character:Sheriff McCloud
Release Date:06/08/1993
Hostages
Character:Terry Anderson
Release Date:23/09/1992
JFK
Character:Lou Ivon
Release Date:20/12/1991
Meeting Venus
Character:Stephen Taylor
Release Date:18/09/1991
Defenseless
Character:Bull Dozer
Release Date:23/08/1991
V.I. Warshawski
Character:Murray Ryerson
Release Date:26/07/1991
Mr. Destiny
Character:Jackie Earle
Release Date:12/10/1990
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
Character:Tom Marshall
Release Date:03/06/1990
Glory
Character:Gen. George Crockett Strong
Release Date:15/12/1989
Cold Sassy Tree
Character:Clayton McAllister
Release Date:16/10/1989
Just Like in the Movies
Character:Ryan Legrand
Release Date:04/10/1989
The Prince of Pennsylvania
Character:Trooper Joe
Release Date:10/10/1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Character:Kirby
Release Date:12/08/1988
The Revolt of Mother
Character:Adam Penn
Release Date:17/02/1988
The Misfit Brigade
Character:Tiny
Release Date:02/07/1987
A Doctor's Story
Character:Dr. Curtis
Release Date:23/04/1984
Cross Creek
Character:Charles Rawlings
Release Date:21/09/1983
Eddie Macon's Run
Character:Rudy Potts
Release Date:23/03/1983
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Character:Dick Willey
Release Date:08/03/1983
Hanky Panky
Character:Katz
Release Date:04/06/1982
Starstruck
Character:Mr. Miller
Release Date:14/10/1981
The Day Christ Died
Character:Peter
Release Date:26/03/1980
Starting Over
Character:Larry
Release Date:05/10/1979
Television Appearances
Decoding the Universe
Character:Narrator
Stars in the House
Character:Self
Manhunt
Character:Jack Bryant
Chicago Med
Character:Cray
Blindspot
Character:Bill Weller
Sneaky Pete
Character:Sam
True Detective
Character:Billy Lee Tuttle
Pan Am
Character:Douglas Vanderway
Person of Interest
Character:Special Counsel
Unforgettable
Character:Jonathan Hedstrom
Body of Proof
Character:Harvey Brady
Blue Bloods
Character:Jimmy Reagan
The Good Wife
Character:Judge Hal Ferris
Damages
Character:Calder Security Executive
Widows
Character:Detective John Maynard
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Harry Rowan, Sr.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Joseph Hannah
Secrets of the Dead
Character:Narrator (voice)
Wonderland
Character:Ed Butowski
Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years
Character:Xander
The Outer Limits
Character:Ed Barkley
New York Undercover
Character:Howard
Law & Order
Character:Nick Taska / Bill Fallon
Law & Order
Character:Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick
Northern Exposure
Character:Dr. John Summer
Booker
Character:Gordon Rudd
Roseanne
Character:Ziggy
Crime Story
Character:Steve Kordo
L.A. Law
Character:Detective Michael Phillips
Spenser: For Hire
Character:Father Crawford
Miami Vice
Character:Det. Tim Duryea
Kate & Allie
Character:Tim Merr
Nature
Character:Narrator (voice)
Texas
Character:Seth
The Scarlet Letter
Character:Robert Salter
NOVA
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
ABC Afterschool Special
Character:Mr. Miller
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Howard
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