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Aliases: Jay Sanders , Jay Olcutt Sanders , جی او. ساندرس

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Austin, Texas, USA

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Movie Involvements: 99

TV Involvements: 27


Most Famous Work

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay O. Sanders, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Blue Bloods
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8

Blue Bloods

(2010) Jimmy Reagan
Law & Order
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7

Law & Order

(1990) Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick
True Detective
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8

True Detective

(2014) Billy Lee Tuttle
Nature
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8

Nature

(1982) Narrator (voice)
Blindspot
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7

Blindspot

(2015) Bill Weller
Sneaky Pete
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7

Sneaky Pete

(2015) Sam
NOVA
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7

NOVA

(1974) Narrator (voice)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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8

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

(2001) Harry Rowan, Sr.

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Frank Brand
Narrator
Vincent
Roger
2022 Ambassador Jones
John Baird
2020 Richard Apple
Richard Apple
N/A
Richard Apple
Richard Apple
Richard Apple
Richard Apple
Boss (voice)
2019 Narrator (voice)
Vanya
Sgt. Peters
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
2018 Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Governor
2017 Narrator (voice)
Jack Bryant
Narrator (voice)
George Gabriel
George Gabriel
George Gabriel
Angry Guy
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
2016 Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
2015 Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Bill Weller
Narrator (voice)
Sam
Narrator (voice)
Agent Sanders
2014 Richard Apple
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Billy Lee Tuttle
2013 Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Phil
Narrator (voice)
2012 Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
2011 Walter Evans
Douglas Vanderway
Special Counsel
Jonathan Hedstrom
Walter
Carl Ferris
Himself
Harvey Brady
Mr. Rothman
2010 Jimmy Reagan
Whitehouse
Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
2009 Tim the Delivery Guy
Dr. Russell Lassiter
2008 Bart Pollock
Mr. Feder
Narrator (voice)
Cliff
Commodore Callaghan
2007 Narrator (voice)
Bob
Howard
2006 Sheriff
Russ Dunne
2004 Frank Harris
Football Announcer (voice)
2003 Kevin's Father
Douglas Duncan
2002 Thomas Putnam
Detective John Maynard
2001 Frank Edmonds
Joseph Hannah
Harry Rowan, Sr.
Mike Potter
Joseph O'Brien
Kyle Craig
Patrick Hennessy Welsh
Timothy Michael Kingsbury
2000 Narrator (voice)
Howard Bevens
1999 Dan Miller
Dan Paxton
Sam Sinclair
N/A
Atty. Gen. Metcalfe
Jack Renoble
Zack Emery
1998 Leroy
Rick
1997 Samuel Yoder
Senator John McGlory
FBI Agent Kyle Craig
1996 Steven Crighton
DA Alan Baker
1995 Lucas Hughes
Coach Schramka
Jan Talbeck
Jay Huffer
Xander
Federal Agent
Ed Barkley
1994 Howard
Ranch Wilder
Joe Stevens
Dr. Jeffrey Forrest
1993 John Cleary
Sheriff McCloud
1992 Terry Anderson
1991 Lou Ivon
N/A
Bull Dozer
Murray Ryerson
1990 Jackie Earle
Nick Taska / Bill Fallon
Defense Attorney Alan Fenwick
Dr. John Summer
Tom Marshall
1989 Gen. George Crockett Strong
Clayton McAllister
Ryan Legrand
Gordon Rudd
1988 Ziggy
Trooper Joe
Kirby
1987 Tiny
1986 Steve Kordo
Detective Michael Phillips
1985 Father Crawford
1984 Det. Tim Duryea
Dr. Curtis
Tim Merr
1983 Dr. Gene Pfeiffer
Charles Rawlings
Rudy Potts
Dick Willey
1982 Narrator (voice)
Katz
1981 Mr. Miller
1980 Peter
1979 Larry
Robert Salter
1974 Narrator (voice)
1972 Mr. Miller
1951 Howard
Year Character Movie/Tv

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