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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

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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
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BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
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That Hopey Changey Thing
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Regular Singing
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And So We Come Forth
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Saving the Dead Sea
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DC Noir
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Uncle Vanya
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Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
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The Violin Alone
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NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
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Vice
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2018
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NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
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Broken Places
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NOVA: First Face of America
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Ghosts of Stonehenge
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NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
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NOVA: Iceman Reborn
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NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
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Catfight
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Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
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Dawn of Humanity
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NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
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Northern Borders
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Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
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The Gathering Swarms
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The River
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The Man Who Saved the World
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Earth from Space
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Green Lantern
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Secrets of Stonehenge
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The Undying
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I Hate Valentine's Day
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Revolutionary Road
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Cadillac Records
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The Dissection of Thanksgiving
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Greetings from the Shore
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Earthly Possessions
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Music of the Heart
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Tumbleweeds
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The Jack Bull
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Down Came a Blackbird
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Silver Strand
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Kiss of Death
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Angels in the Outfield
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Starstruck
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The Day Christ Died
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Starting Over
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