
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 ForActing
- Born16 April 1953 (age 72)
- Place of BirthAustin, Texas, USA
Jay O. Sanders

- Known ForActing
- Born16 April 1953 (age 72)
- Place of BirthAustin, Texas, USA

His Three Daughters
2024

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

Girl From the North Country
2024

When You Finish Saving the World
2023

Outrage
2023

The Road to Galena
2022

BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
2022

The Assistant
2020

That Hopey Changey Thing
2020

Regular Singing
2020

Sweet and Sad
2020

Sorry
2020

What Do We Need to Talk About?
2020

And So We Come Forth
2020

Tapes
2020

Incidental Moments of the Day
2020

Saving the Dead Sea
2019

DC Noir
2019

Uncle Vanya
2019
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
2019

The Violin Alone
2019

NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
2019
Vice
2018

NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
2018

Broken Places
2018

NOVA: First Face of America
2018

Ghosts of Stonehenge
2017

NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
2017

NOVA: Why Trains Crash
2017

NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
2017

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

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

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

NOVA: Iceman Reborn
2016

NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
2016

NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
2016

NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
2016

Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
2016

Catfight
2016

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

Dawn of Humanity
2015

NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
2015

NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
2015

Northern Borders
2015

Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
2015

The Gathering Swarms
2014

The Mystery of Mona Lisa
2014
The River
2013

NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
2013

NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
2013

NOVA: Cold Case JFK
2013

The Man Who Saved the World
2012

NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
2012

Earth from Space
2012
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2011

A Novel Romance
2011
I'm Coming Over
2011

The Jewel
2011

Green Lantern
2011

Edge of Darkness
2010

Riddles of the Sphinx
2010

Secrets of Stonehenge
2010

Nova: Building the Great Cathedrals
2010
The Undying
2009

I Hate Valentine's Day
2009

NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
2008

Revolutionary Road
2008

Cadillac Records
2008

The Dissection of Thanksgiving
2008

Greetings from the Shore
2007

The Valley of Light
2007

NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
2007

Happenstance
2007

Wedding Daze
2006

Half Nelson
2006

The Day After Tomorrow
2004

Hair High
2004

D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
2003

Abby Singer
2003

Salem Witch Trials
2002

Along Came a Spider
2001

Dead Dog
2001

My Husband's Double Life
2001

The Last Brickmaker in America
2001

Boss of Bosses
2001

Picnic
2000

Wild Costa Rica
2000

The Secret Life of Girls
1999

The Confession
1999

Earthly Possessions
1999

Music of the Heart
1999

ATF
1999

Tumbleweeds
1999

The Jack Bull
1999

Wrestling with Alligators
1998

The Odd Couple II
1998

The Matchmaker
1997

Kiss the Girls
1997

For Richer or Poorer
1997

The Prosecutors
1996

Daylight
1996

The Big Green
1995

Three Wishes
1995

Down Came a Blackbird
1995

Silver Strand
1995

Kiss of Death
1995

Angels in the Outfield
1994

Nobody's Children
1994

State of Emergency
1994

My Boyfriend's Back
1993

Rio Shannon
1993

Hostages
1992

JFK
1991

V.I. Warshawski
1991

Meeting Venus
1991

Defenseless
1991

Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
1990

Mr. Destiny
1990

Glory
1989

Cold Sassy Tree
1989

Just Like in the Movies
1989

Tucker: The Man and His Dream
1988

The Prince of Pennsylvania
1988

The Misfit Brigade
1987

A Doctor's Story
1984

Cross Creek
1983

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
1983

Eddie Macon's Run
1983

Hanky Panky
1982

Starstruck
1981

The Day Christ Died
1980
