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
| Birth Location | Austin, Texas, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1953-04-16 |
Movies
Outrage
as Frank Brand
2023
His Three Daughters
as Vincent
2023
When You Finish Saving the World
as Roger
2023
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
as Ambassador Jones
2022
The Road to Galena
as John Baird
2022
Incidental Moments of the Day
as Richard Apple
2020
And So We Come Forth
as Richard Apple
2020
2020
What Do We Need to Talk About?
as Richard Apple
2020
Regular Singing
as Richard Apple
2020
Sweet and Sad
as Richard Apple
2020
That Hopey Changey Thing
as Richard Apple
2020
The Assistant
as Boss (voice)
2020
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci
as Narrator (voice)
2019
Uncle Vanya
as Vanya
2019
DC Noir
as Sgt. Peters
2019
Secrets of the Dead: The Nero Files
as Narrator (voice)
2019
The Violin Alone
as Narrator (voice)
2019
Broken Places
as Narrator (voice)
2018
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers
as Narrator (voice)
2018
NOVA: First Face of America
as Narrator (voice)
2018
Vice
as Governor
2018
Ghosts of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
2017
NOVA: Holocaust Escape Tunnel
as Narrator (voice)
2017
Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science
as Narrator (voice)
2017
Women of a Certain Age
as George Gabriel
2017
What Did You Expect?
as George Gabriel
2017
Hungry
as George Gabriel
2017
Catfight
as Angry Guy
2017
NOVA: Why Trains Crash
as Narrator (voice)
2017
NOVA: Secrets of the Sky Tombs
as Narrator (voice)
2017
Secrets of the Dead: Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
as Narrator (voice)
2016
NOVA: Iceman Reborn
as Narrator (voice)
2016
NOVA: Mystery Beneath the Ice
as Narrator (voice)
2016
NOVA: Life's Rocky Start
as Narrator (voice)
2016
NOVA: Secret Tunnel Warfare
as Narrator (voice)
2016
Inside Einstein's Mind: The Enigma of Space and Time
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Secrets of the Dead: The Real Trojan Horse
as Narrator (voice)
2015
NOVA: Secrets of Noah's Ark
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Dawn of Humanity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
as Narrator (voice)
2015
Northern Borders
as Agent Sanders
2015
Sorry
as Richard Apple
2014
The Mystery of Mona Lisa
as Narrator (voice)
2014
The Gathering Swarms
as Narrator (voice)
2014
NOVA: Cold Case JFK
as Narrator (voice)
2013
NOVA: Ground Zero Supertower
as Narrator (voice)
2013
The River
as Phil
2013
NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
as Narrator (voice)
2013
Earth from Space
as Narrator (voice)
2012
The Man Who Saved the World
as Narrator (voice)
2012
NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
as Narrator (voice)
2012
A Novel Romance
as Walter Evans
2011
I'm Coming Over
as Walter
2011
Green Lantern
as Carl Ferris
2011
Adventures in Plymptoons!
as Himself
2011
The Jewel
as Mr. Rothman
2011
Edge of Darkness
as Whitehouse
2010
Riddles of the Sphinx
as Narrator (voice)
2010
Secrets of Stonehenge
as Narrator (voice)
2010
I Hate Valentine's Day
as Tim the Delivery Guy
2009
The Undying
as Dr. Russell Lassiter
2009
Revolutionary Road
as Bart Pollock
2008
Cadillac Records
as Mr. Feder
2008
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
as Narrator (voice)
2008
The Dissection of Thanksgiving
as Cliff
2008
Greetings from the Shore
as Commodore Callaghan
2008
NOVA: Judgement Day - Intelligent Design on Trial
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Happenstance
as Bob
2007
The Valley of Light
as Howard
2007
Wedding Daze
as Sheriff
2006
Half Nelson
as Russ Dunne
2006
The Day After Tomorrow
as Frank Harris
2004
Hair High
as Football Announcer (voice)
2004
Abby Singer
as Kevin's Father
2003
D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear
as Douglas Duncan
2003
Salem Witch Trials
as Thomas Putnam
2002
Dead Dog
as Frank Edmonds
2001
The Last Brickmaker in America
as Mike Potter
2001
Boss of Bosses
as Joseph O'Brien
2001
Along Came a Spider
as Kyle Craig
2001
My Husband's Double Life
as Timothy Michael Kingsbury
2001
My Husband's Double Life
as Patrick Hennessy Welsh
2001
Picnic
as Howard Bevens
2000
Tumbleweeds
as Dan Miller
1999
Music of the Heart
as Dan Paxton
1999
ATF
as Sam Sinclair
1999
The Jack Bull
as Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
1999
The Confession
as Jack Renoble
1999
Earthly Possessions
as Zack Emery
1999
The Odd Couple II
as Leroy
1998
Wrestling with Alligators
as Rick
1998
For Richer or Poorer
as Samuel Yoder
1997
The Matchmaker
as Senator John McGlory
1997
Kiss the Girls
as FBI Agent Kyle Craig
1997
Daylight
as Steven Crighton
1996
The Prosecutors
as DA Alan Baker
1996
Silver Strand
as Lucas Hughes
1995
Three Wishes
as Coach Schramka
1995
Down Came a Blackbird
as Jan Talbeck
1995
The Big Green
as Jay Huffer
1995
Kiss of Death
as Federal Agent
1995
Angels in the Outfield
as Ranch Wilder
1994
Nobody's Children
as Joe Stevens
1994
State of Emergency
as Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
1994
Rio Shannon
as John Cleary
1993
My Boyfriend's Back
as Sheriff McCloud
1993
Hostages
as Terry Anderson
1992
JFK
as Lou Ivon
1991
1991
Defenseless
as Bull Dozer
1991
V.I. Warshawski
as Murray Ryerson
1991
Mr. Destiny
as Jackie Earle
1990
Revealing Evidence - Stalking the Honolulu Strangler
as Tom Marshall
1990
Glory
as Gen. George Crockett Strong
1989
Cold Sassy Tree
as Clayton McAllister
1989
Just Like in the Movies
as Ryan Legrand
1989
The Prince of Pennsylvania
as Trooper Joe
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Kirby
1988
The Misfit Brigade
as Tiny
1987
A Doctor's Story
as Dr. Curtis
1984
Cross Creek
as Charles Rawlings
1983
Eddie Macon's Run
as Rudy Potts
1983
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
as Dick Willey
1983
Hanky Panky
as Katz
1982
Starstruck
as Mr. Miller
1981
The Day Christ Died
as Peter
1980
Starting Over
as Larry
1979
Jay O. Sanders hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
