
Jay O. Sanders
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.
TV Shows(30)

Decoding the Universe
Narrator

Stars in the House
Self

Manhunt
Jack Bryant

Blindspot
Bill Weller

Chicago Med
Cray

Sneaky Pete
Sam

True Detective
Billy Lee Tuttle

Person of Interest
Special Counsel

Pan Am
Douglas Vanderway

Unforgettable
Jonathan Hedstrom

Body of Proof
Harvey Brady

Blue Bloods
Jimmy Reagan

The Good Wife
Judge Hal Ferris

Damages
Calder Security Executive

Salem Witch Trials
Thomas Putnam

Widows
Detective John Maynard

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Harry Rowan, Sr.

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Joseph Hannah

Wonderland
Ed Butowski

Secrets of the Dead
Narrator (voice)