Jay O. Sanders
Jay O. Sanders
Jay Olcutt Sanders (born April 16, 1953) is an American actor. He is noted for his TV roles as Bill Weller on Blindspot, Jack Bryant on Manhunt, Chief Tom Lidell on The Sinner, Det. John Maynard on Widows, Capt. Joseph Hannah on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, and mob lawyer Steven Kordo in NBC's detective series Crime Story (1986-1988), as well as his film roles on The Day After Tomorrow (2004), Green Lantern (2011), and the Alex Cross films starring Morgan Freeman. He has appeared in many other notable films, including Glory (1989), Mr. Destiny (1990), JFK (1991), Angels in the Outfield (1994), The Big Green (1995), Daylight (1996), The Matchmaker (1997), For Richer or Poorer (1997), Tumbleweeds (1999), Music of the Heart (1999), Half Nelson (2006), Cadillac Records (2008), and Revolutionary Road (2008). He is also known as the narrator for the PBS series Wide Angle from 2002–2009 and has served as narrator for a number of Nova episodes and documentary specials starting in 2007. He is the voice of D.S. McKenna in the Red Dead Redemption video game series.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 12.079
Birthday 1953-04-16
Place of Birth Austin, Texas, USA
Also Known As Jay Sanders , Jay Olcutt Sanders ,
The Day After Tomorrow
2004

The Day After Tomorrow

Along Came a Spider
2001

Along Came a Spider

Starstruck
1981

Starstruck

JFK
1991

JFK

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
2003

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear

The Matchmaker
1997

The Matchmaker

The Misfit Brigade
1987

The Misfit Brigade

My Boyfriend's Back
1993

My Boyfriend's Back

Wedding Daze
2006

Wedding Daze

Half Nelson
2006

Half Nelson

Angels in the Outfield
1994

Angels in the Outfield

Edge of Darkness
2010

Edge of Darkness

Kiss the Girls
1997

Kiss the Girls

The Big Green
1995

The Big Green

The Road to Galena
2022

The Road to Galena

V.I. Warshawski
1991

V.I. Warshawski

The Man Who Saved the World
2012

The Man Who Saved the World

When You Finish Saving the World
2023

When You Finish Saving the World

Three Wishes
1995

Three Wishes

Dead Dog
2001

Dead Dog

Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990

Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler

Greetings from the Shore
2008

Greetings from the Shore

Starting Over
1979

Starting Over

The Secret Life of Girls
1999

The Secret Life of Girls

Down Came a Blackbird
1995

Down Came a Blackbird

Vice
2018

Vice

Cross Creek
1983

Cross Creek

NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
2008

NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs

Ghosts of Stonehenge
2017

Ghosts of Stonehenge

His Three Daughters
2024

His Three Daughters

Wrestling with Alligators
1998

Wrestling with Alligators

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

My Husband's Double Life
2001

My Husband's Double Life

Outrage
2023

Outrage

The Confession
1999

The Confession

Earthly Possessions
1999

Earthly Possessions

Glory
1989

Glory

Cold Sassy Tree
1989

Cold Sassy Tree

Revolutionary Road
2008

Revolutionary Road

The Last Brickmaker in America
2001

The Last Brickmaker in America

Hair High
2004

Hair High

The Prosecutors
1996

The Prosecutors

Daylight
1996

Daylight

The Gathering Swarms
2014

The Gathering Swarms

Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011

Adventures in Plymptoons!

Music of the Heart
1999

Music of the Heart

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
2022

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science
2017

Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science

A Novel Romance
2011

A Novel Romance

Cadillac Records
2008

Cadillac Records

For Richer or Poorer
1997

For Richer or Poorer

Nobody's Children
1994

Nobody's Children

Salem Witch Trials
2002

Salem Witch Trials

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
2024

Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch

The Valley of Light
2007

The Valley of Light

The River
2013

The River

The Undying
2009

The Undying

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

ATF
1999

ATF

Hanky Panky
1982

Hanky Panky

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
2015

Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time

Just Like in the Movies
1989

Just Like in the Movies

I'm Coming Over
2011

I'm Coming Over

I Hate Valentine's Day
2009

I Hate Valentine's Day

Saving the Dead Sea
2019

Saving the Dead Sea

NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
2017

NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs

A Doctor's Story
1984

A Doctor's Story

Eddie Macon's Run
1983

Eddie Macon's Run

NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
2012

NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword

Hostages
1992

Hostages

NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
2007

NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial

Dawn of Humanity
2015

Dawn of Humanity

NOVA: Iceman Reborn
2016

NOVA: Iceman Reborn

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
2015

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
2013

NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?

The Day Christ Died
1980

The Day Christ Died

Abby Singer
2003

Abby Singer

The Dissection of Thanksgiving
2008

The Dissection of Thanksgiving

NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
2013

NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower

NOVA: Cold Case JFK
2013

NOVA: Cold Case JFK

NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
2016

NOVA: Life's Rocky Start

NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
2016

NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice

NOVA: Why Trains Crash
2017

NOVA: Why Trains Crash

NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
2015

NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark

NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
2016

NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare

The Jewel
2011

The Jewel

The Odd Couple II
1998

The Odd Couple II

Earth from Space
2012

Earth from Space

Tumbleweeds
1999

Tumbleweeds

Silver Strand
1995

Silver Strand

DC Noir
2019

DC Noir

Boss of Bosses
2001

Boss of Bosses

NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
2017

NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel

Hungry
2017

Hungry

What Did You Expect?
2017

What Did You Expect?

Women of a Certain Age
2017

Women of a Certain Age

NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
2018

NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers

Uncle Vanya
2019

Uncle Vanya

Rio Shannon
1993

Rio Shannon

The Assistant
2020

The Assistant

Broken Places
2018

Broken Places

That Hopey Changey Thing
2020

That Hopey Changey Thing

Meeting Venus
1991

Meeting Venus

Green Lantern
2011

Green Lantern

Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
2019

Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files

The Jack Bull
1999

The Jack Bull

Mr. Destiny
1990

Mr. Destiny

Regular Singing
2020

Regular Singing

Sweet and Sad
2020

Sweet and Sad

Sorry
2020

Sorry

What Do We Need to Talk About?
2020

What Do We Need to Talk About?

Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
2016

Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

The Prince of Pennsylvania
1988

The Prince of Pennsylvania

State of Emergency
1994

State of Emergency

And So We Come Forth
2020

And So We Come Forth

The Mystery of Mona Lisa
2014

The Mystery of Mona Lisa

Tapes
2020

Tapes

Kiss of Death
1995

Kiss of Death

Northern Borders
2015

Northern Borders

Catfight
2016

Catfight

Defenseless
1991

Defenseless

Picnic
2000

Picnic

Incidental Moments of the Day
2020

Incidental Moments of the Day

Riddles of the Sphinx
2010

Riddles of the Sphinx

The Violin Alone
2019

The Violin Alone

Secrets of Stonehenge
2010

Secrets of Stonehenge

My Husband's Double Life
2001

My Husband's Double Life

NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
2019

NOVA: Decoding da Vinci

Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
2015

Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse

NOVA: First Face of America
2018

NOVA: First Face of America

Happenstance
2007

Happenstance

Wild Costa Rica
2000

Wild Costa Rica

Girl From the North Country
2024

Girl From the North Country